The result, down from a 2.8 billion Euro operating profit for the group a year earlier, was less severe than the 1.7 billion Euro ($1.9 billion) loss forecast by analysts in a poll by Visible Alpha.
Overall, tariffs as well as costs and write-downs relating to the product overhaul at Porsche led to 7.5 billion Euros in charges for Volkswagen in the period ended September 30, while the transition to EVs also weighed on profitability, it said.
–Reuters–
