Overview
- IG Metall reports about 2,300 of 2,900 mandates counted so far, roughly 80% of seats in workplaces that have voted.
- Across Volkswagen sites the union holds about 85% of mandates, or 304 of 359 seats, despite a lower 74.8% share at the Wolfsburg plant.
- Turnout varied by site, with participation below 60% in Wolfsburg and near 55% in Salzgitter, which union officials say will be analyzed.
- Zentrum made targeted gains: 21% and nine of 43 seats at Mercedes Stuttgart‑Untertürkheim, two seats at VW Braunschweig (6.5%), and two at Audi Ingolstadt (3.7%).
- Other alternative lists advanced as well, including Bündnis Freie Betriebsräte with four seats each at VW Zwickau and Chemnitz, while IG Metall still won 29 of 35 seats in Zwickau.