Volkswagen April-June 200 billion yen deficit New corona effect July 31 4:05

Volkswagen, Germany, the world's number one automobile manufacturer for four consecutive years until last year, fell into the final deficit of about 200 billion yen in Japanese yen due to the decline in sales due to the new coronavirus for the past three months. did.

According to Volkswagen's announcement on the 30th and the April-June group-wide results, sales were 37% below the same period last year, at 41,076 million euros.

In addition, the final profit and loss turned into a deficit, and the amount of the deficit amounted to 1,607 million euros and the Japanese yen was about 200 billion yen.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the number of automobiles sold worldwide has fallen sharply, mainly in April, and Volkswagen remained at 1,887,000 units, 32% lower than the same period of the previous year.

Volkswagen commented, "This was the most difficult period in the history of the company, but we are expecting a recovery in the second half due to the introduction of new models." And shows the prospect.