[In its effort to push through reforms, the automaker's ...

[In its effort to push through reforms, the automaker's management draws more support from Lower Saxony, which now has a conservative premier, Christian Wulff. He appears concerned about the company's long-term prospects as well as jobs for his state.] We can't be a toy for politicians that play (with) us once in awhile, ... Governments come and go but we have to be there for the long run.