Workers employed by DHL at Jaguar Land Rover Merseyside plant have given "strong backing" to strike action following a long-running pay and furlough dispute.
The Unite members at the plant were among the more than 2,000 balloted after a final pay offer was rejected by 96%. The strikes have also been backed by workers in Birmingham and Solihull.
Unite national officer Matt Draper said more talks would be held first, .
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Workers must give 14 days notice before any potential action, but it could mean serious disruption to car production across the country and cause December chaos for the two large firms.
Last month, union bosses warned that any potential strike involving DHL workers at Midland car giant Jaguar Land Rover would have a "serious and immediate" impact.
Unite national officer for road transport and logistics Matt Draper said: "We are holding further talks under the auspices of the conciliation service Acas on Wednesday (17 November) with DHL management over the pay issues relating to the DHL logistics workforce, who sort and deliver components at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) sites across the 海角视频.
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"We have received strong backing from our members to take strike action in the ballots which closed last week and this should be a serious wake-up call for the DHL management to come to the Acas meeting with a meaningful pay offer, otherwise strike action remains very much on the cards.
"Our members have had no pay rise since 2018 and are rightly furious, given the current rate of RPI inflation is running at 4.9%.
"Unite won’t be commenting further until the conclusion of Wednesday’s talks."
As well as a row over pay, with Unite claiming workers have not had a pay rise since 2018, DHL's use of "flexible furlough" has been widely discussed.
The scheme allowed companies to bring back furloughed employees part-time while still having the Government pick up part of their wage bill.
The union has claimed some staff are owed as much as £800 in arrears after complicated calculations meant some employees were underpaid.
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There was also fury when DHL announced it would make Jaguar Land Rover workers hand back furlough cash after 'overpayment'
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Responding to news of the ballot, a spokesperson for DHL Supply Chain said: "Regrettably, we are aware that a number of our colleagues in the Midlands and Merseyside have received incorrect pay.
"We are working hard to resolve this complex issue and have asked colleagues for their understanding at this time.
"We are in continual dialogue with Unite representatives regarding the resolution process and held a productive session today with some of the representatives to discuss this in detail at one of the affected sites.
"On the issue of pay, we have met with Unite on a number of occasions over the past few months and will be meeting again in the next few days to continue our discussions. We are hopeful of bringing matters to a conclusion that is satisfactory to both parties.
"We are disappointed that Unite is balloting its members on industrial action whilst we are actively trying to resolve all outstanding issues, and have not yet concluded the pay negotiations process.
"We would therefore ask Unite to reconsider its decision and look forward to positive discussions at the earliest opportunity."
A spokesperson for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said: "We are disappointed that our supplier partner DHL’s Unite union members have voted in favour of industrial action and we urge both DHL and their Unite union members to continue talking to reach an agreeable outcome."
DHL has been contacted for a response.