BMW AG

BMW AG on Tuesday posted a76% slump in second-quarter profit as demand for luxury cars sagged, and the auto maker shied away from giving a concrete outlook for the remainder of the year.

宝马公司（BMW AG）周二公布，由于豪华轿车需求低迷，第二季度的利润下滑了76%。对于今年剩余时间的前景，这家汽车制造商也没有给出明确的预期。

BMW AG of Germany plans a$ 750 million expansion of its South Carolina plant, although it recently laid off several hundred temporary workers due to the weak auto market.

德国的宝马汽车（bmw ag）计划斥资7.5亿美元扩建南卡罗来纳州的一家工厂，不过由于汽车市场的不景气，该公司最近裁减了数百名临时工。

China Central Television this week broadcast separate complaints claiming luxury autos made by BMW AG, Audi and Daimler AG reduced cabin noise and absorbed vibration with materials it said emitted fumes that were harmful to consumer health.

中国中央电视台（CCTV）这周另外又播出了多位消费者的投诉，称宝马汽车公司（BMW AG）、奥迪（Audi）和戴姆勒公司（Daimler AG）生产的豪华汽车所使用的降噪减震阻尼片会散发出对消费者健康有害的异味。

Audi, the Volkswagen AG VOW.XE-0.34% luxury brand, and BMW AG BMW.XE-1.26% build in China the majority of the vehicles they sell in the country. That frees them from a 25% import duty, lowers shipping costs and allows them to respond more rapidly to shifts in demand.

大众汽车（Volkswagen AG）旗下的豪华品牌奥迪（Audi）和宝马汽车公司（BMW AG）在中国市场上销售的大多数汽车都产自中国，这样可免除25%的进口税，降低运输成本，并且可对需求变化做出更加迅速的反应。

Volkswagen AG, BMW AG and Ford Motor Co plan to set up a European network for the speedy charging of electric-car batteries.

近日，大众汽车公司、宝马汽车公司和福特汽车公司计划携手打造一个覆盖欧洲的电动汽车电池快速充电网络。

BMW AG, another German producer, is also having a world premier of a new model of its7-Series sedan in Shanghai.

另一家德国生产商宝马汽车（BMW AG）也在上海车展上推出了世界顶级水平的新款7系列轿车。

German carmaker BMW AG posted a big jump in profits in the second quarter, helped by the roll-out of new models and record sales in China.

归功于新车型的发布和中国市场销量再创纪录，德国宝马汽车公司（BMW）今年第二季度的利润大幅提升。

Many of the leading premium auto brands, including Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz and BMW AG, are looking at single-digit percentage gains this year as growth in the premium market slows.

包括戴姆勒公司（Daimler AG）旗下梅赛德斯-奔驰（Mercedes-Benz）和宝马（BMW AG）在内的众多领先高端汽车品牌均预计，随着高端市场放缓，今年的增长幅度将在10%以下。

Longer-term, Ford hopes to make Lincolns in China so it can better compete with market giants Audi AG, BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz.

长远来看，福特希望在中国生产林肯车，以便更好地与奥迪、宝马和奔驰（Mercedes-Benz）等市场巨头竞争。

In2005 BMW eclipsed Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz to become the world's biggest-selling premium auto maker by sales, in part as a result of its aggressive sales tactics.

在2005年，宝马在销量上超越了戴姆勒集团的梅赛德斯-奔驰，成为世界上最畅销的名牌汽车制造商，部分原因是由于它竞争性的销售策略。