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Auto Giant Volkswagen Posts 14% Drop in First-Quarter Profit, Missing Analyst Expectations
Volkswagen said tariffs and Chinese competition added about €4 billion in annual costs as it warned existing savings plans are not enough.
- On Thursday, German auto giant Volkswagen reported a first-quarter operating profit of €2.5 billion, a 14.3% year-on-year decline that missed analyst expectations of nearly 4 billion euros.
- Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume cited 'wars, geopolitical tensions, trade barriers, stricter regulations, and intense competition' as headwinds, with Chinese car brands intensifying market pressure.
- Shares plunged more than 17% year-to-date by Wednesday's close, while quarterly sales revenue fell 2.5% to 75.66 billion euros from the same period in 2025.
- The automaker is implementing sweeping job cuts and a major product offensive to boost profitability, with around 50,000 positions expected to be shed in Germany by decade's end.
- Ongoing regional instability, specifically the Middle East crisis and Iran war, threatens luxury demand, with Blume warning last month that these factors could hurt Porsche and Audi sales.
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The profit of the German Volkswagen Group has again decreased.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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The US tariffs, low sales figures and weak results at Porsche and the truck subsidiary Traton have caused Volkswagen a sharp decline in profits. Europe's largest car manufacturer now wants to tighten its austerity program.[more]]>
·Hamburg, Germany
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