May 22, 2012
Published: 24 Feb 12 14:15 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120224-40963.html
Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, said on Friday it more than doubled net profit last year as worldwide sales topped the eight-billion mark for the first time.
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What the heck is up with that? A company doubles it's profit. and the stock market just yawns at that companies stock.
As for a cars soul, many have spent years trying to find it within Man, but soul is in the eyes of the beholder, methinks !