(MENAFN- AFP) German auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday it made 2.28 billion euros ($2.49 billion) in net profit in the third quarter, after a massive loss a year ago over its global emissions cheating scandal.
The group's profit for the three months ending September fell slightly short of the 2.45 billion euros forecast by analysts, but was a sharp improvement from the 1.73-billion euro net loss posted for the same period last year.
The carmaker, once a paragon of German industry, has been plunged into its deepest-ever crisis after it emerged in September last year that it installed emissions-cheating software in 11 million diesel engines worldwide.
The still incalculable costs of the affair -- including regulatory fines and legal costs -- pushed VW into the red for the first time in more than 20 years last year when it booked a loss of 1.6 billion euros due to the provisions it was forced to set aside, which have so far mounted to 18 billion euros.
A US judge on Tuesday granted final approval for a $14.7-billion class action settlement in the emissions cheating scandal, the largest such automaker settlement in history.
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