31 May 2016 12:59 
Frankfurt, May 31 (PL) the carmaker Volkswagen lost 560 million euros for profits, as a result of the scandal in which he was involved in 2015, according to data released today.
In the first quarter the auto giant had a profit of 2,370 million euros from 2,930 million euros in the same period of 2015.
The turnover fell 3.4 percent to 50.964 billion euros, by falling sales and negative effects of exchange rates.
Instead, according to Volkswagen, operating profit improved by 3.4 percent to 3,440 million euros, 300 positive extraordinary effects EUR million.
After losses Volkswagen of nearly 1,600 million euros (for provisions for the costs of handling gas emissions), the company sold in the first half 2.577 million cars, 1.2 percent less than in the same months of 2015.
Despite the negative results, the chairman of the board of Volkswagen, Matthias, noted his appreciation for the economic performance given the challenges they face, and that will certainly be very demanding.
referring to the scandal over the faking of diesel cars, Matthias said that the economic effects were limited in the first quarter and achieved respectable results under difficult conditions .
the auto giant has significant expenses for the removal and repair of cars with control software that distorted the results of emissions in cars diesel
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