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Volkswagen keeps options open for luxury-car IPO amid efficiency drive

Volkswagen raked in record sales and revenue last year despite wrestling with the fallout from its diesel-emissions crisis

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Christoph Rauwald | Bloomberg
Volkswagen AG Chief Financial Officer Frank Witter was asked this week whether the world’s largest carmaker would be open to selling shares in the luxury-car unit that includes Porsche and Lamborghini.
 
He didn’t say no to the option, which could potentially unlock billions of dollars in value for Volkswagen investors.
 
“It is a legitimate question, without a doubt,” Witter said Wednesday, speaking in a Bloomberg Intelligence webinar for investors and analysts in London. The focus for now is preparing Volkswagen’s heavy-trucks division for a potential IPO, and making the German manufacturer’s 12 automotive brands to work together more