frankfurt bmw on monday said rebounding markets helped the german carmaker to deliver higherthanexpected free cash flow in the automotive segment during the third quarter free cash flow amounted to 307 billion euros 361 billion in the third quarter up from 714 million euros 84016 million in the yearearlier period the carmaker said late on mondayfollow toi auto youtube this was due in particular to a faster recovery in several markets which led to higher sales growth bmw said in a preliminary earnings release which was published ahead of the companys scheduled quarterly earnings on nov 4 an optimization of working capital and a reduction of fixed costs and capital expenditure had helped to bolster earnings but earnings forecasts for the individual segments and the multibrand car making group remain unchanged economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues to significantly impair forecasting and leads therefore to considerable uncertainty in providing an accurate outlook bmw said 1 08498 euros