FRANKFURT — Factory shutdowns would be a wrong move by Volkswagen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, adding that Europe's largest carmaker had a responsibility to its employees.

Volkswagen is in a bitter dispute with staff over pay cuts and possible plant closures aimed at countering high costs in Germany and massively cheaper Asian rivals entering Europe.

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