{
  "id": 17066499,
  "title": "Struggling car giant: These are the reasons for Volkswagen's billion-euro loss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/kriselnder-autokonzern-das-sind-die-grunde-fur-den-milliardenverlust",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:26:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/kriselnder-autokonzern-das-sind-die-gruende-fuer-den-milliardenverlust-bei-volkswagen/100265814.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Volkswagen is heading towards its first loss year since the diesel scandal. The company reported a loss of €5.82 billion in the third quarter, resulting in a nine-month loss of €2.72 billion. The loss is partly due to book losses, but also a decline in sales, with the company expecting to deliver around 8 million vehicles worldwide this year. Despite a strong demand for electric vehicles, particularly in Europe, the company's profit is under pressure due to lower margins on electric vehicles compared to combustion engine vehicles.",
  "summary": "Billions in write-offs on Porsche, weak China business and lower margins for electric cars: Several developments are spoiling Volkswagen's figures. What's behind the loss.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}