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potential stock market listing is central to funding the automaker’s electrification plans, Volkswagen Group’s chief financial officer, Arno Antlitz, said, adding that a final decision had not been taken on the flotation.
VW’s management and supervisory boards will meet later on Monday to discuss whether the long-anticipated listing of Porsche should go ahead in late September or early October.
Antlitz, appointed VW chief operating officer alongside his role as CFO on 1 September when Oliver Blume became group CEO, said in an internal VW interview that preparing the initial public offering had been a key part of his role in recent months.
“This is a key element for the group, especially because the possible proceeds would give us more flexibility to further accelerate the transformation,” Antlitz said in the interview. “However, a decision has not yet been made.”

Antlitz: “The possible proceeds [of a Porsche IPO] would give us more flexibility to further accelerate the [electrification] transformation.”
It is not clear if VW will make a final decision on Monday, with Porsche SE saying in a statement on Saturday that listing’s launch was still subject to further board discussions as well as market developments.
Some investors have questioned the timing of a stock market debut that would test the appeal of Europe’s largest automaker at a time when big company valuations are under pressure amid uncertainty created by the Ukraine conflict and record energy costs.
