"The decisive factor for the adjustment is that the measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic are lasting longer in several markets and are thus leading to a broader negative impact than was foreseeable in mid-March," said BMW.
Delivery volumes in these markets will not return to normal within a few weeks, as BMW had assumed, with the highest negative impact now expected in the second quarter of 2020, said the carmaker.
Last month BMW warned it was expecting a further decline in global demand, even after a 20.6% drop in first-quarter sales to 477,111 vehicles.
BMW said in March that its pre-tax profit and vehicle deliveries would drop significantly this year as the coronavirus spreads, and that this - combined with higher research and development spending - would lower the profit margin in its automotive segment.