Germany's BMW maintained its full-year guidance on Thursday despite U.S. tariffs and quarterly earnings dropping by a third, arguing that its large manufacturing presence in the country gives it an edge over rivals.

German carmaker BMW stuck to its 2025 targets Thursday despite quarterly profits tumbling a third due partly to US tariffs, insisting its large American operations meant it could weather the storm. "The large plant in (the United States) and the SUVs produced there have helped to make the slump more manageable and BMW was able to sell more cars in the United States despite the tariffs,

The Munich-based manufacturer was one of the few carmakers to include the financial impact of US car tariffs in its initial forecast in March that profits would broadly match last year’s. In May, it forecast that the higher tariffs Trump imposed on EU vehicle exports to the US would come down by July — a prediction that came broadly true as the two sides reached a deal on Sunday to reduce the tariff rate from 27.