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.

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

BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz Group AG saw car sales slump in China in the third quarter as weak consumer sentiment in their biggest market weighed on luxury spending.

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