Brand Group Core increases operating profit in Q1 2024 despite challenging market environment

Infographic showing financial key figures for the Brand Group Core for the first quarter of 2024, comparing sales, revenue, and operating results.
Significant increase in Brand Group profit and return on the back of robust vehicle sales and sales revenue
  • Brand Group operating profit grew 21% in Q1 2024 to 2.1 billion euros
  • At 32.8 billion euros, sales revenue came in slightly lower than previous year; Brand Group Core operating return increased to 6.4% in Q1/24
  • All brands achieved robust financial results through systematic cost management and cross-brand synergy effects
  • Thomas Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Head of the Brand Group Core and CEO of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand: “The solid first-quarter results despite the difficult environment demonstrate that the Brand Group Core is resilient – and is becoming increasingly competitive. We are very consistently reducing our costs and are working together more intensively to really tap into synergy potentials. This is already paying off. For us, 2024 is the year of implementation: as a team in the Brand Group Core, we will continue on the course we have mapped out and offer our customers worldwide cutting-edge technology at competitive prices.”

Wolfsburg. The Brand Group Core delivered robust financial results in the first quarter of 2024. With stable vehicle sales and slightly lower sales revenue, the Brand Group Core reported a significant year-on-year increase in operating profit and operating return. At 6.4%, operating return was well within the target corridor of 6-7% for 2024. All brands contributed to this achievement, reporting higher returns on the basis of focused cost management as well as increased implementation of synergy and efficiency measures within the Brand Group. The financial performance in the first quarter felt the impact of offsetting effects – these included, for example, the abrupt termination of government incentives for electric cars in the German market and the related discount measures at the beginning of the year. Furthermore, there was high depreciation attributable to investments in product campaigns and the related ramp-up of electric products.

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