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Volkswagen Targets Cost Savings as Returns Face Pressure
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Volkswagen is facing pressure on its returns due to higher raw material costs, intense competition, and geopolitical tensions, prompting the company to target cost savings, with an operating return forecast of 4% to 5.5% for the year. The challenging outlook is a concern for the company's growth prospects, particularly in the Chinese market. Volkswagen's CFO is focusing on earnings and cost savings to mitigate these pressures.
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Volkswagen CFO Arno Antlitz comments on earnings, cost savings and the outlook for growth in China. He speaks to Bloomberg's Oliver Crook after the firm, Europe’s largest automaker, forecast an operating return in a range of 4% to 5.5% this year as higher raw material costs, intense competition and geopolitical tensions combine for a challenging outlook. (Source: Bloomberg)
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on March 10, 2026.
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