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A drop in sales in China and investment in new vehicles has hit German luxury car maker BMW's second-quarter profits. 由于在华销量下降和对新车的投资，德国豪华汽车制造商宝马第二季度的利润受到了影响。 The Munich-based company said that net profits fell to 1.75bn euros in the April-to-June quarter, down from 1.77bn euros a year earlier. 这家总部位于慕尼黑的公司宣布，四至六月的净利润从一年前的17.7亿欧元下降到17.5亿欧元。 Sales in China, the world's biggest car market, fell after a decade of growth. 在长达10年的增长后，世界最大的汽车市场中国的销量开始下跌。 "If conditions on the Chinese market become more challenging, we cannot rule out a possible effect on the BMW Group's outlook," the carmaker said. 宝马称：“如果中国市场的情况变得更加艰巨，我们不排除可能会对宝马集团的未来造成影响。” BMW said that sales in China had fallen in May and June. 宝马表示五六月份在中国的销量有所下降。 The company also said there had been a shift in sales towards lower-margin compact vehicles. 它还表示中国的汽车销售开始转向利润较低的紧凑型车。 BMW is refreshing its model range and has already unveiled a new 7 Series which will go on sale this autumn. | 
