Aug 6 (Reuters) - China weighed on sales at German
machine and car parts supplier Schaeffler AG SHA_p.DE during
the first half of the year, the group said on Tuesday.
The family-owned firm, which is merging with Bavarian
drivetrain maker Vitesco Technologies VTSCn.DE , posted revenue
growth in all its business regions at constant currencies except
in Greater China, where revenue declined by 1.7%.
Revenue for the first half was level at constant currencies
compared to the same time last year, at 8.28 billion euros
($9.06 billion).
($1 = 0.9135 euros)
(Reporting by Louis van Boxel-Woolf)
((Louis.vanBoxel-Woolf@thomsonreuters.com;))