At BMW, the sales slump was led by a drop of 29.8 percent in China across BMW and Mini vehicles to 147,691. The rest of Asia didn't fare much better, with total sales in the region dropping 24.1 percent to 205,987. That puts sales in the continent down 10.7 percent for the year.

German automakers Mercedes and BMW are the latest brands to share their quarterly sales figures for the three months to the end of September 2024 and things aren’t looking good. Both companies posted a drop in sales,

BMW and Mercedes-Benz have seen their sales and profits drop significantly in China since the beginning of the year.

BMW and Mercedes sold fewer cars in the third quarter than in the same period last year. Sales of e-cars are developing differently.

Strong EV sales performance couldn’t prevent BMW’s overall delivery count falling, and China sales are down 30 percent in Q3