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Tags: EU | Volkswagen

Volkswagen Aims to Go Electric, Raise Lagging Profits

Tuesday, 22 November 2016 06:01 AM EST

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of Volkswagen's core brand is sketching out a broad restructuring emphasizing electric cars and digital technology such as autonomous vehicles and car-sharing.

Volkswagen division head Herbert Diess said Tuesday at a news conference at company headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany that the goal is "to fundamentally change Volkswagen" as it bounces back from a scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests.

The plan foresees new investments in electric-car technology and in software that would enable new ways of using and sharing cars over the longer term.

It seeks to raise sales profit margins to 6 percent by 2025, from just 2 percent in 2015.

Profitability at the Volkswagen brand has lagged; the company gets most of its earnings from its luxury makes Audi and Porsche.

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The head of Volkswagen's core brand is sketching out a broad restructuring emphasizing electric cars and digital technology such as autonomous vehicles and car-sharing.Volkswagen division head Herbert Diess said Tuesday at a news conference at company headquarters in...
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Tuesday, 22 November 2016 06:01 AM
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