寶馬公司（BMW AG）周二公布，由于豪華轎車需求低迷，第二季度的利潤下滑了76%.對于今年剩余時間的前景，這家汽車制造商也沒有給出明確的預期。

　　由于政府的以舊換新刺激措施提振的主要是小型車，豪華車的銷售最近幾個月受到的打擊尤為沉重。

　　Associated Press北京一個車展上的寶馬Z4這家全球豪華車銷量排名第一的汽車制造商說，第二季度的凈利潤為1.19億歐元（合1.715億美元），低于上年同期的5.06億歐元。收入下降了11%，從145.5億歐元降至129.7億歐元。

　　寶馬首席執行長雷瑟夫（Norbert Reithofer）在聲明中說，盡管出現了一些暫時性的積極信號，持續的全面的復蘇還很遙遠。

　　這家總部位于慕尼黑的公司上周說，作為大規模精簡成本結構的一部分，公司將在2009賽季結束后退出知名的一級方程式賽車錦標賽。這項決定彰顯出，在該行業經歷需求低迷、開發替代傳動設備和綠色技術成本不斷上升的情況下，汽車制造商所面臨的巨大壓力。

　　寶馬計劃超額完成最初定下的在2012年削減40億歐元材料成本的目標，這是其削減60億歐元成本目標的一部分。降低材料、生產和開發費用預計占到了計劃削減成本的三分之二。

　　雷瑟夫說，經過努力，我們在今年上半年創造了5.16億歐元的正自由現金流。截至第二季度末，寶馬的凈流動資金增加到119億歐元。

　　寶馬公司備受關注的利息、稅項前收益下降了60%，從4.25億歐元降到了1.69億歐元。

　　與其形成對比的是，戴姆勒（Daimler AG）旗下的核心業務部門梅賽德斯-奔馳（Mercedes-Benz）第二季度利息、稅項前虧損為3.40億歐元，而上年同期的利潤為12.1億歐元。

　　BMW AG on Tuesday posted a 76% 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.

　　Sales of luxury cars have been particularly hard hit in recent months as government-backed incentives to trade in old cars have revived demand mainly for smaller vehicles rather than for big， premium models.

　　The world's largest luxury-vehicle maker by sales said second-quarter net profit was 119 million （$171.5 million）， down from 506 million a year earlier. Revenue dropped 11% to 12.97 billion from 14.55 billion.

　　'Despite some tentative positive signals， a lasting and wide-ranging recovery is not yet in sight，' BMW Chief Executive Norbert Reithofer said in a statement.

　　The Munich-based company last week said it would leave the prestigious Formula One motor-racing series at the end of the 2009 season as part of a wider move to streamline its cost structure. The decision highlights the pressure auto makers face as the industry experiences a demand downturn at a time when costs to develop alternative drive trains and establish green technologies are rising.

　　BMW plans to exceed its initial target of 4 billion of material-cost reductions by 2012 as part of a wide-ranging cost-cutting target of 6 billion. Reducing expenses in materials， production and development are expected to account for two-thirds of the planned reduction.

　　'We managed to generate a positive free cash flow of 516 million for the first half of the year，' Mr. Reithofer said. BMW's net liquidity increased to 11.9 billion at the end of the second quarter.

　　BMW's closely watched earnings before interest and tax， or EBIT， fell 60% to 169 million from 425 million.

　　By contrast， Daimler AG's core Mercedes-Benz division posted a 340 million loss before interest and tax for the second quarter， compared with a 1.21 billion profit in the year-earlier period.