Sales of luxury vehicles at both BMW and Mercedes-Benz fell in the last quarter. BMW saw the sharper decline of the two, at 13 percent, though it reported shocking growth in EV sales. At Mercedes-Benz,

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

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.Deliveries of BMW and Mini-branded cars fell 30%, the steepest drop in more than four years.

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