After the extraordinary challenges in the third quarter, we are looking ahead: In the fourth quarter, we are back on track for stronger earnings in order to achieve our annual targets, despite planned high upfront expenditures By Marco Engemann and Roland Losch, dpa BAVARIA – Technical problems with braking systems and weak demand in China saw third quarter profits fall 84% on the year to €476 million ($512 million) at German carmaker BMW in results published on Wednesday.