VW rides on strong China sales, luxury cars
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VOLKSWAGEN, Europe’s biggest auto group, yesterday posted a robust quarterly net profit, thanks to growth in China and higher profits at its luxury car divisions Audi and Porsche.
In the quarter from April to June, the German group’s net profit surged 12.5 percent to 3.2 billion euros (US$4.3 billion). But the strong euro weighed on group sales, which declined 2 percent to around 51 billion euros, while operating profit dropped 3 percent to 3.3 billion euros.
The VW brand itself saw operating profit fall to 1.01 billion euros during the first six months of this year from 1.49 billion euros a year earlier.
“We have delivered a good financial performance in the first half of the year despite headwinds,” Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn said in a statement, citing weakening emerging markets and the cost of investing in new technologies.
However, strong demand in China offset negative results in other key regions, as did profit growth at its Audi and Porsche divisions. The strong sales figures put it within striking distance of its Japanese rival Toyota, the global leader.
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