Shares of Volvo Cars rose sharply on Thursday after the company reported a jump in annual operating profit for the second quarter.
Core operating profit for the quarter came in at 8.2 billion Swedish kronor ($776 million), 28% higher than in the same quarter a year earlier, the company said in a statement.
Volvo Cars' revenue dipped slightly in the second quarter, coming in at 101.5 billion Swedish kronor from 102.2 billion Swedish kronor over the same period of last year.
In the first quarter of 2024, Volvo Cars had reported a 2% year-on-year decline in revenue.
First-quarter operating profit had come in at 6.8 billion Swedish kronor, while retail car sales amounted to 182,687.
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Jim Rowan
Organizations:
Volvo, Global, U.S, Volvo Cars
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Shanghai, China, London