BMW boosts Q3 profit as Europe offsets slow China

Munchen -- BMW posted a 4.3% increase in third quarter gain as powerful sales in higher-margin core European markets outweighed poor demand in China.
Earnings before interest and taxes rose to 2.35 billion euros ($2.59 billion), the auto maker said today in a statement. Gross income increased 14% to 22.3 billion euros.
BMW's quarterly car sales in Europe, destination of more than 40 40% of its own deliveries, were up 6.9% to 545,062 automobiles, leading the auto maker to affirm its aim of defeating last year's report 2.12 million sales.
BMW's 9.1 percent yield on car-making for the quarter fell from 9.4% a year earlier and compares with profitableness of 8% at Audi and 10.5% at Mercedes Benz.
BMW said it nevertheless anticipates a gross margin in the automotive section of 8% to 10 per cent in 2013, compared with 9.6% in 2014, as well as greater revenues and pretax gain.
BMW repeated its prediction of a strong rise in auto sales, gross sales and net profits in 2013. Increases is likely to be held-back by heightening opposition in the US, higher staff costs, investing in new versions and technology, and slower increase in China, the firm said in the declaration.
"BMW seems somewhat a lot better than anticipated," said Sascha Gommel, a Commerzbank analyst. "In to 2016, BMW's product portfolio will remain under pressure, particularly on pricing, since it is relatively old."
Bankhaus Metzler analyst Juergen Pieper stated: "The answers are are excellent but the forward outlook seems poor. The prognosis does not show a specially substantial quantity of confidence and I do not see excellent impetus in 2016."
BMW is locked in a struggle with Mercedes and Audi to preserve the lead in international luxury car sales. While BMW is set-to keep a small edge in 2013, its increase has slowed, and gross profits have decreased as it re vamped its x 1 SUV and 7 series sedan.
Mercedes deliveries be at both BMW and Audi for the third consecutive month in September and increased 16% in the initial nine months of the entire year.
Mercedes has additionally defied the Chinese slowdown in auto sales, with deliveries there rocketing 3 1% through September. That compares with international sales increases of 5.8% for BMW and 3.8% for Audi, and a-2% rise and flat sales in China respectively.
BMW's 5series will encounter opposition in the new Mercedes e-class set-to really go on sale next year, while new forms of the Mercedes c-class will place stress on the on the 3series, Commerzbank's Gommel said.
Reuters and Bloomberg contributed to this report
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