Volvo Group's second-quarter results took a bigger hit than expected from weakness in the Brazilian truck market and the Chinese construction equipment segment. However, company Chief Executive and President Olof Persson remains optimistic regarding strengths in the Japanese and North American truck markets, and with progress on the SEK9bn (US$1.3bn) profit improvement programme (2013-2015), towards which the company is now halfway through.
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