寶馬第三季度銷量創紀錄
The "Made in Germany" brand is alive and well at BMW, which recorded another sales volume record in the third quarter. But concerns about China's economy dominate and the uncertainty could prompt a weakening outlook.
就寶馬(BMW)的情況而言，“德國製造”這塊招牌依然具有很強的號召力。今年第三季度，該公司銷量再次創下紀錄。但是，目前人們普遍對中國經濟感到擔心，這種不確定性可能會使該公司的前景受到影響。
The Munich-based premium carmaker said operating profit rose 4.3 per cent from a year ago to ㈠.35bn in the third quarter, ahead of forecasts at ㈠.16bn
這家總部位於慕尼黑的豪車製造商表示，今年第三季度的營業利潤同比增長4.3%，至23.5億歐元，高於21.6億歐元的預測值。
Revenues accelerated 14 per cent to ㈠2.35bn, matching estimates. Profit before tax rose "significantly", up 12.8 per cent to ㈠.26bn.
營業收入增長14%，至223.5億歐元，符合預期。稅前利潤“大幅”增長12.8%，至22.6億歐元。
The company cited particular growth in the US and Europe, saying that the latter is "becoming increasingly capable of compensating for the slower growth rate in China." It forecasts the world's automobile market to grow by a total of 2.1 per cent in 2015.
寶馬提到，公司在美國和歐洲的增長尤爲迅猛，稱歐洲市場“正變得愈發能夠抵消中國增速放緩的影響。”寶馬預計，2015年全球汽車市場的總體增長率將爲2.1%。
BMW said "turbulence on China's stock markets was a source of much concern" as the country's stock market lost trillions of dollars worth of equity value from mid-June, giving rise to worries about growth in the world's second largest economy. "There is growing uncertainty as to how China's economy will perform in the future. If Chinese market conditions become more challenging, we cannot rule out a possible effect on our outlook," the company said.
寶馬錶示：“中國股市的動盪引發很大擔憂。”自6月中旬以來，中國股市市值蒸發了數萬億美元，令人愈發擔心世界第二大經濟體的增長。“至於中國經濟未來表現得怎樣，這個問題的不確定性越來越大。如果中國市場環境變得更具挑戰性，我們不能排除公司的前景可能會受到影響，”寶馬稱。
In the first nine months of the year, sales grew by 7.5 per cent, led by a double-digit gain in Europe, which accounts for 45 per cent of sales, and an 8.6 per cent rise in Asia ex-China, which takes a 13 per cent share. Sales in China, which account for more than a fifth of global sales, rose only 2 per cent (see graphic below).
今年前三個季度，寶馬銷量增加了7.5%，歐洲市場增幅最大，爲兩位數。歐洲市場佔寶馬總銷量的45%。在除中國之外的亞洲市場，寶馬銷量增加了8.6%，這塊市場的佔比爲13%。而在銷量佔比逾五分之一的中國市場，寶馬銷量增幅僅爲2%（參見下圖）。
