BMW overcomes headwinds from Europe; sales of SUV, 3 Series help
by Associated Press
FRANKFURT, Germany - German luxury car maker BMW AG says it overcame tough auto markets in Europe and posted a 9 percent increase in net profit in the second quarter.
Profits rose to 1.39 billion euros from 1.28 billion in the same quarter a year ago as revenue swelled 1.8 percent to 19.5 billion euros.
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The Munich-based company had profit margins of 9.6 per cent, toward the upper end of its goal of 8-10 percent. Even so, the margin was down on last year's 11.6 percent.
BMW saw stronger sales in the first half of the year from its mainstay 3-series car and from its X1 small SUV. First-half sales were flat in Europe but rose in China and the United States.
