World number two truck maker Volvo posted a smaller-than-expected third-quarter operating loss on Friday and stood by its forecast of sharp declines in its main markets this year.
The company skidded to a quarterly operating loss of 3.3 billion Swedish crowns from a year-ago profit of 3.2 billion to come in better than a mean forecast for a loss of 4.0 billion seen in a Reuters poll of 17 analysts.