The Dutch company, which relies on its automotive unit for growth, said its quarterly operating loss narrowed to 7.9 million euros ($8.3 million) from a loss of 17.5 million a year earlier. Analysts polled by the company had forecast a loss of 11 million euros.

It reported a quarterly revenue of 144.1 million euros, up 6% from a year earlier.

($1 = 0.9480 euros)

(Reporting by Gaëlle Sheehan and Nathan Vifflin in Gdansk; editing by Milla Nissi)