Second-quarter operating profit at Volkswagen rose, the world's fourth-largest carmaker said on Wednesday, easily beating market expectations.
A Reuters poll of 20 analysts forecast operating profit to increase 4.4 percent on average to 1.81 billion euros in the quarter from its very strong performance a year ago, putting it on track for an estimated 6.61 billion over the full year.
VW reaffirmed its guidance for an unspecified improvement in results this year.