Audi's Hungarian plant closed by strike in blow to economy

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Audi's Hungarian factory, one of the largest production plants in the Volkswagen group, shut on Thursday as workers began a one-week strike for higher wages.A union representing more than half of the plant's 13,000 workers said it was ready to go the full 168 hours to force a deal, adding it could prolong the stoppage or call further strikes, threatening a major contributor to Hungary's economy."Work has come to a complete stop at the entire plant," AHFSZ spokesman Tibor..