VW Executives Face Cake Attack, Shouting Activists in Berlin
- Protesters glue themselves to roads, interrupt CEO AGM speech
- Carmaker under pressure to halt China slide, software issues
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Volkswagen AG contended with a combative atmosphere at the carmaker’s annual general meeting in Berlin as climate protesters blocked access to the venue and shouting activists interrupted speeches from management.
Around a dozen people staged a protest that blocked traffic, arguing the carmaker was “making climate-damaging decisions,” ahead of the start of the meeting on Wednesday. Once underway at Berlin’s City Cube venue, the event saw protesters shout accusations of forced labor in China during speeches from Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume and Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch.