PSA First-Half Profit Jumps as It Sells More Expensive Cars
- Pricier new models such as 3008 and 5008 SUVs boost income
- Profit increased despite mounting raw material costs
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The French maker of Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars shrugged off the woes hanging over its German rivals as cost cuts and a revamped lineup of pricier models lifted profits and boosted shares to the biggest gain since April.
PSA Group’s recurring operating income rose to 2.04 billion euros ($2.37 billion) in the first half from 1.83 billion euros a year earlier, the company said in a statement Wednesday. Revenue advanced almost 5 percent to 29.2 billion euros, beating the average of five analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.