(VWAGY), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) – Volkswagen To Scrap Dozens Of Models To Focus On Premium Market: FT

Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) to discontinue several of its combustion engine models by the conclusion of the decade and promote less autos overall to emphasis on building more rewarding premium motor vehicles, Money Occasions documented, citing the firm’s finance main.
“The major aim is not progress, it is us [more focused] on good quality and margin alternatively than quantity and current market share,” the report quoted CFO Arno Enlitz, reversing the stance taken by previous VW govt.
He added that VW would lessen the line-up of petrol and diesel autos in Europe – together with at minimum 100 models throughout many brands – by 60% in Europe over the next 8 many years.
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VW’s new system signifies a sizeable modify in the auto field, which has put in decades attempting to increase income by marketing a lot more cars every 12 months, even if it suggests featuring monumental bargains, writes FT.
Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who resigned in the aftermath of the diesel emissions crisis, had set a objective of beating Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) and Normal Motors Co (NYSE: GM) to the “quantity number one” location by 2018.
Cost Action: VWAGY shares shut lower by 3.21% at $24.28 on Tuesday.
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