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BMW’s Profit Margin Drops to Four-Year Low After Recall

  • Lagging sales of top models in China added to margin slide
  • About 1.5 million vehicles affected by brake system recall
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BMW AG’s main measure of profitability fell to the lowest in more than four years in the third quarter as a costly recall and weak demand in China weighed on earnings.

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