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BMW hat am Dienstagabend mitgeteilt, dass es für das laufende Jahr im zentralen Auto-Segment vor Steuern bestenfalls noch mit einer schwarzen Null rechnet, die aber auch rot werden könnte. Bisher lief es laut Artikel schon nicht wirklich gut.
2026 wird ein Jahr zum Vergessen, und zwar so richtig – jedenfalls für BMW und den neuen Konzernchef Milan Nedeljković. Dass es bisher schon nicht wirklich gut lief, ist dabei das eine. Nun ist aber auch klar, dass es finanziell erst mal nicht besser, sondern noch schlechter wird: Für das laufende Jahr rechnet der Konzern im zentralen Auto-Segment vor Steuern inzwischen bestenfalls noch mit einer schwarzen Null – sie könnte aber auch schon rot werden. Das hat BMW am Dienstagabend mitgeteilt.

BMW is lowering its profit forecast for 2026 again: The EBIT margin in the automotive segment should now be between minus 0.5 and plus 0.5 percent, after previously one to three percent. The reason is expanded portfolio and structural measures as well as accelerated management restructuring. The group had already issued a profit warning in June.

BMW is correcting its forecast for 2026 again and only expects an EBIT margin of minus 0.5 to 0.5 percent in the car segment. The reason is depreciation on older vehicle generations and the restructuring program. The free cash flow forecast of at least 2.5 billion euros remains unchanged.

Schaeffler is closing several locations and cutting thousands of jobs. According to expert Stefan Bratzel, German automotive suppliers are losing tens of thousands of jobs in total, and around 25,000 more jobs could be lost among direct suppliers alone by 2028. The bottom could be reached in 2028, after which employment could rise again.

The MDax group Schaeffler is closing four German locations and cutting 3,460 jobs, including 2,660 in Germany. The reason is the European automobile crisis, falling sales and increasing competitive pressure from Chinese car manufacturers.

At the end of the year, the fuel discount will expire in Germany and the greenhouse gas reduction rate will increase. Gas station operators fear price increases of up to 40 cents per liter and criticize planned fuel price caps as a populist aberration.

German carmakers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, VW, Audi and Porsche are increasing their focus on the US market to offset falling profits in China. High margins from combustion engines and SUVs as well as protection from Chinese competition through tariffs are driving expansion, despite high risks from US debt and political uncertainties.