German auto giant Volkswagen on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter profit, citing higher U.S. tariffs and intensifying competition from Chinese car brands. Europe's biggest carmaker posted operating profit of 2.5 billion euros ($2.92 billion) for the first three months of the year, down 14.3% from a year ago and missing analyst expectations of nearly 4 billion euros, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus. Sales revenue came in at 75.66 billion euros, down 2.5% from the same