Volkswagen pushed into loss by emissions
scandal
Volkswagen
has reported its 1st quarterly loss for at least 15 years after taking a big
charge to cover the costs of its emissions scandal.
VW
admitted installing software to cheat emissions tests in 11 million of its
diesel cars worldwide in September.
VW
said it had set aside €6.7bn ($7.4bn; £4.8bn) to cover the scandal,
leaving it with a €2.52bn pre-tax loss for the 3rd quarter of the year.
Despite
the scandal the company still expects sales to grow this year.
However,
VW said it expected profits for the full year to be "down
significantly".
The
€6.7bn charge is likely to be the first of a raft of costs that the company has
to face. The chief financial officer, Frank Witter, said: "No penalties or
fines [or] compensation to customers have been included [in the €6.7bn
charge"]
"The
financial burden is enormous but manageable ... but we will emerge stronger and
leaner than ever before."