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German car manufacturers are not, after all, immune from the debt crisis that has already affected the rest of their European rivals. After Mercedes-Benz reportedly implemented a US$1.3 billion cost-cutting program to maintain profitability, VW is expected to announce its lowest profits since 2009.
- Vw Starts To Feel The Crisis: Q1 Profit Down Almost 50 Percent
Although deliveries and market share are on the rise for the first quarter of 2013, Volkswagen Group posted a profit before tax of €2.7 billion ($3.53 billion), down from €4.2 billion ($5.5 billion) in the same period last year. Profit after...
- Mercedes Reportedly Plans To Cut Annual Costs By $1.3 Billion To Increase Profitability
In spite of its global sales increasing by 5 percent and its stock gaining 16 percent in value this year, Mercedes-Benz is initiating a €1 billion (US$1.3 billion) annual cost-cutting program in order to raise its profitability by €3 billion...
- General Motors Announces Third Quarter Financial Results, Profits Down 15%
General Motors announced on Wednesday its third quarter financial results. Earnings were down 15% compared to last year, from US$2.0 to US$1.7 billion, which equates to a US$1.03 profit per share compared to 2010’s US$1.20. The Detroit-based automaker's...
- Volkswagen Group Operating Profits Soar 86 Percent In The First 9 Months Of 2011
Whereas the rest of the European carmakers such as PSA Peugeot and Citroen and the Fiat Group are facing troubled times, the German auto industry is enjoying one of its most prosperous eras ever. On Thursday, Europe's largest automaker, the Volkswagen...
- Daimler Posts €1,4 Million Loss In First Quarter Of 2009, Sales Down 34%
Only hours after announcing that it had agreed to unload its remaining 19.9 percent stake in Chrysler LLC, Daimler published its quarterly results which saw the company that owns Mercedes-Benz posting a €1,426 million loss before interest and tax...
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Achtung! VW to Post its First Profit Drop Since 2009 Due to Deepening European Crisis
German car manufacturers are not, after all, immune from the debt crisis that has already affected the rest of their European rivals. After Mercedes-Benz reportedly implemented a US$1.3 billion cost-cutting program to maintain profitability, VW is expected to announce its lowest profits since 2009.
Europe's biggest auto manufacturer will report its third-quarter earnings on October 24. According to a Bloomberg survey of six analyst forecasts, its operating profit will be €2.3 billion (US$3 billion), a 21 percent drop compared to the same period last year.
Read more »- Vw Starts To Feel The Crisis: Q1 Profit Down Almost 50 Percent
Although deliveries and market share are on the rise for the first quarter of 2013, Volkswagen Group posted a profit before tax of €2.7 billion ($3.53 billion), down from €4.2 billion ($5.5 billion) in the same period last year. Profit after...
- Mercedes Reportedly Plans To Cut Annual Costs By $1.3 Billion To Increase Profitability
In spite of its global sales increasing by 5 percent and its stock gaining 16 percent in value this year, Mercedes-Benz is initiating a €1 billion (US$1.3 billion) annual cost-cutting program in order to raise its profitability by €3 billion...
- General Motors Announces Third Quarter Financial Results, Profits Down 15%
General Motors announced on Wednesday its third quarter financial results. Earnings were down 15% compared to last year, from US$2.0 to US$1.7 billion, which equates to a US$1.03 profit per share compared to 2010’s US$1.20. The Detroit-based automaker's...
- Volkswagen Group Operating Profits Soar 86 Percent In The First 9 Months Of 2011
Whereas the rest of the European carmakers such as PSA Peugeot and Citroen and the Fiat Group are facing troubled times, the German auto industry is enjoying one of its most prosperous eras ever. On Thursday, Europe's largest automaker, the Volkswagen...
- Daimler Posts €1,4 Million Loss In First Quarter Of 2009, Sales Down 34%
Only hours after announcing that it had agreed to unload its remaining 19.9 percent stake in Chrysler LLC, Daimler published its quarterly results which saw the company that owns Mercedes-Benz posting a €1,426 million loss before interest and tax...