The German automaker saw first-half operating profit before special items hit 11.4 billion euros, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
Technicians work in the assembly line of German carmaker Volkswagen's electric ID. 3 car in Dresden, Germany, June 8, 2021.posted record first-half earnings on Thursday while also raising its target for profit margin. As a result, Volkswagen upped its profit margin target for the second time in three months. The company now expects an operating return on sales of between 6% and 7.5%, having previously projected 5.5% to 7%.
"The premium segment performed especially well with double-digit returns, as did Financial Services. Our electric offensive is picking up momentum.""Challenges will arise particularly from the economic situation, the increasing intensity of competition, volatile commodity and foreign exchange markets, securing supply chains and more stringent emissions-related requirements," it said in the earnings report.
VW also had almost 10% (9.7%) margins in the 2Q, without selling any non-existent software. $TSLA
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