大衆汽車第三季度出現15年來首次淨虧損

Volkswagen slumped to its first net loss in at least 15 years in the third quarter and warned that full-year operating profit would fall “significantly” due to costs related to the diesel emissions scandal.

大衆汽車(Volkswagen)今年第三季度遭遇至少15年來首次淨虧損，該公司還警告稱，由於與柴油汽車尾氣排放醜聞相關的成本，全年營業利潤將“大幅”下滑。

VW booked a 6.7bn provision for anticipated costs to repair diesel vehicles containing so-called defeat devices, which was a fraction more than the 6.5bn VW previously said it would set aside.

大衆爲修理安裝了所謂欺詐裝置的柴油汽車的預期成本撥備了67億歐元，略高於大衆此前表示將撥備的65億歐元。

The German carmaker, which was reporting earnings for the first time since US regulators uncovered the manipulation of diesel emissions tests last month, posted a 1.7bn net loss attributable to shareholders. That compares with a 2.9bn net profit a year earlier.

這是在美國監管機構上月發現大衆操縱柴油汽車尾氣排放檢測後，這家德國汽車製造商首次公佈業績。大衆公佈股東遭遇17億歐元淨虧損，而去年同期實現淨利潤29億歐元。

Although VW admits that its employees were to blame for the emissions cheating, it said the provisions for repairs were tax deductible under accountancy rules, which management said was “very legitimate and right”. The tax treatment of any fines or penalties would be “probably very different”, VW added.

儘管大衆承認，員工爲此次尾氣排放欺詐負責，但該公司表示，根據會計準則，維修撥備可以減免課稅，管理層表示，這種做法“非常合法和正當”。大衆補充稱對罰款的稅務處理“可能非常不同”。

The carmaker expects full-year group operating profit to decline “significantly” compared with the 12.7bn in operating profit achieved in 2014.

大衆預測，全年集團營業利潤將“大幅”下滑，而2014年的營業利潤爲127億歐元。