Volkswagen After the weak last year, a drop in profits started in 2025. The bottom line was that the profit from Europe’s largest car manufacturer decreased by almost 41 percent to EUR 2.19 billion in the first quarter in the first quarter, as the company in Wolfsburg announced.
In addition to the well -known billion -dollar pollution, it was also negatively important that the CEO Oliver Blume (56) group was also significant on the important market China With its joint companies there again noticeably earned less. With its battery transactions, VW had a higher loss. In contrast, group sales rose by almost 3 percent to 77.6 billion euros.
Volkswagen had already submitted preliminary figures on day -to -day business. Problems like CO₂ provisions in Europe, the Conversion at the software subsidiary Cariad As well as reserves for the diesel scandal, special costs of around 1.1 billion euros caused the operational result by around 37 percent to 2.9 billion euros.
VW confirms its annual forecast despite the drop in profits
Unlike Mercedes-Benz However, if the Wolfsburg -based company adheres to its forecast for the year as a whole, however, the expectations are also dampened. Sales return, cash flow and net oliquidity are likely to be at the lower end of the respective forecasting breakdown.
There are challenges in particular from an environment of political uncertainty, increasing trade restrictions and geopolitical tensions, the increasing intensity of competition, volatile raw material, energy and currency markets as well as from intensified emission-related requirements. However, the tariffs in the USA are not included in the forecast.
“As expected, the Volkswagen Group started into the financial year with mixed results,” said Arno Antlitz (55), CFO of the Volkswagen Group, according to the message. “Our cars are very well received by our customers. The order intake in Western Europe has increased significantly and our order books quickly fill up.” The sales of e-cars have increased significantly in Western Europe.
“Precisely because the global economic framework is currently so insecure, we have to concentrate on the things that we can influence ourselves,” said Antlitz. “That means: To our strong range of vehicles, we have to ensure a competitive cost structure so that we can remain successful in a rapidly changing world.”