VW sees group net profit doubling in Q3 . [START_ENT] DRESDEN [END_ENT] , Germany 1996-08-28  German carmaker Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday that it expected group net profit to double in the third quarter .  " We have been seeking to double our profits ( during the period ) and we are confident of doing so , " VW chief financial officer Bruno Adelt told a briefing as part of the formal introduction of the new VW Passat sedan .  Adelt did not give a concrete forecast .  VW had a 1995 third quarter group net profit of 72 million marks .  The group reported a 1996 first-half group net profit of 282 million marks .  -- John Gilardi , Frankfurt Newsroom , +49 69 756525
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