Volkswagen Has Good Prospects Despite Challenges, Porsche Says
29 Giugno 2016 - 4:10PM
Dow Jones News
By Ilka Kopplin
FRANKFURT--Carmaker Volkswagen AG has good prospects despite its
current challenges, its major shareholder Porsche SE said
Wednesday, calling the agreement to settle emissions-cheating
claims in the U.S. an important step towards resolving the
scandal.
"We are firmly convinced that Volkswagen has long-term potential
for gaining in value," Hans Dieter Poetsch, chief executive of
Porsche SE, said at the holding company's annual shareholder
meeting.
Porsche SE owns around 52% of Volkswagen's voting stock. Mr.
Poetsch is also the chairman of Volkswagen's supervisory board.
Volkswagen on Tuesday agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion to
settle legal claims with regulators and owners of nearly 500,000
diesel-powered vehicles in the U.S. The settlement partially
resolves a crisis that has gripped the car maker since September,
when Volkswagen admitted to using software that allowed vehicles to
pollute more on the road than during emissions tests.
"With yesterday's submission of the settlement proposals in the
U.S. by the various stakeholders, Volkswagen has taken a further
important step towards overcoming the diesel issue," Mr. Poetsch
said.
Porsche remains "fully committed to its role as the Volkswagen
Group's anchor shareholder," Mr. Poetsch said.
Porsche also said that it wasn't pursuing any claims for
compensation against Volkswagen related to the emissions
scandal.
Write to Ilka Kopplin at ilka.kopplin@wsj.com
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