Volkswagen Group sought to defuse mounting tension with labor leaders by agreeing to negotiations to safeguard factories as the automaker faces billions of euros in costs for its emissions-cheating scandal.VW presented a unified front with management, labor and key shareholders all backing the effort, according to a statement following a meeting of top supervisory board members on Monday.
CEO Matthias Mueller will lead the talks with labor chief Bernd Osterloh, who said last week that Herbert Diess, chief of the VW brand, "lacks reliability."
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