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Volvo Cars* (VOLCAR-B.STO) today posted a group operating income (EBIT) of SEK 1.9 billion and an EBIT margin of 2% for Q4 of 2025. It attained a positive free cash flow of SEK 8.8 billion for the quarter, attributed to the effective execution of its SEK 18 billion cost and cash action plan. For the full year 2025, Volvo Cars recorded an adjusted operating income of SEK 12.5 billion, which converts into an adjusted EBIT margin of 3.5%. Full-year free cash flow was SEK 2.4 billion.
“Our actions in 2025 have set us on a path to return to growth. We are confident of our long-term strategy and clear direction of travel,” said Håkan Samuelsson, President and Chief Executive.** During 2025, Chinese-owned Volvo Cars sold more than 710,000 cars, 46% of them electrified. Continue reading
UAW Southern Advance – Tentative VW Chattanooga Contract
Autoworkers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant* have won a historic tentative agreement with the company. After making history as the first Southern autoworkers outside the Big Three to join the UAW, the 3200 workers at Volkswagen Chattanooga have won a tentative contract deal late last night that provides 20 % across-the-board wage increases, as well as “affordable health care, real job security, and more.”
“For years, Chattanooga workers were told to settle for less while Volkswagen made record profits. So, the workers stood together and won their union—and now they’ve secured a life-changing first agreement,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “This deal proves what happens when autoworkers stand up and demand their fair share. People said Southern autoworkers could never form a union or win a union contract. Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga said, ‘Watch this.’” Continue reading →