Tariffs have cost Volkswagen 'several billions' so far, CEO says


FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen logo is seen in this illustration taken July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

MUNICH: U.S. tariffs have cost Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, billions of euros so far, its chief executive said on Monday, adding that its key brand Porsche was being squeezed in a "sandwich" of duties and a weak Chinese market.

Speaking to Reuters during the IAA Munich car show, Oliver Blume said, "It's several billion euros on our balance sheet that this situation costs this year".

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