German premium carmaker Mercedes-Benz reported plunging third-quarter profit Wednesday, hit by weak sales in China as well as US tariffs.

Net profit at the Stuttgart-based company fell 30.8 percent to hit 1.19 billion euros ($1.38 billion), beating analyst expectations of 1.09 billion euros in a poll by financial data firm FactSet.

“Our third-quarter results are in line with our full-year guidance,” Mercedes-Benz boss Ola Kaellenius said.

In July, the firm lowered its outlook for the year after US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught and said it expected revenue for 2025 to be “significantly below” the 146 billion euros it took in last year.

Car exports from the European Union are subject to a tariff of 15 percent under an EU-US deal unveiled late, July, down from 27.5 percent but

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