BMW profits fall 11.5% to pandemic-era low after tariffs and China slump

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BMW profits fall 11.5% to pandemic-era low after tariffs and China slump  BMW's operating profit fell 11.5% to €10.2 billion in 2025 — its lowest since the Covid pandemic — as tariffs and a China sales slump dragged the automotive segment's margin down to 5.3%.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/12/bmw-profits-fall-115-to-pandemic-era-low-after-tariffs-and-china-slump  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:01BMW's operating profit in 2025 fell to its lowest level since the Covid pandemic

00:07as the German automaker grappled with intensifying competition in China

00:12and mounting pressure from international trade tariffs.

00:16The group's earnings before interest and taxes dropped 11.5% to 10.2 billion euros,

00:23down from 11.5 billion euros the previous year.

00:27Despite the weaker performance, the company delivered approximately 2.46 million vehicles worldwide,

00:35a rise of 0.5% on the previous year.

00:39Growth was strongest in Europe, where sales exceeded 1 million for the first time since before the pandemic,

00:45and in the United States, where deliveries rose around 5%.

00:51China, BMW's largest single market, saw sales fall by more than 12%

00:57as fierce competition from local manufacturers undercut the group's performance there.

01:03Electrification continued to drive growth within the portfolio.

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