U.S. officials have said executives from three German automakers – BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen – are finalizing plans for a meeting at the White House on U.S. trade policy next week, Reuters reported Nov. 29. The meeting has been tentatively set for Dec. 4 and will include BMW production head Oliver Zipse, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess. U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has organized the meeting.