BERLIN—BMW more than doubled pre-pandemic earnings in 2021 to 16 billion euros ($17.67 billion), the company said on Thursday, as higher prices and strong sales of top-end cars boosted revenue despite supply chain constraints. The premium carmaker, which sold a record 2.52 million vehicles last year despite semiconductor shortages, reported a 10.3 percent earnings margin for the year, its highest since 2017. Still, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in its automotive segment took a 4.2 percent hit in the fourth quarter as the global chip shortage, which BMW has so far weathered better than competitors, caused a drop in deliveries of 14.2 percent. Quarterly net profit for the group came in at 2.25 billion euros, a third higher than last year but well below 2019 levels of 5.02 billion euros. BMW’s share price tumbled 7 percent from yesterday’s close to 70.95 euros at 13:03 GMT, hitting the bottom of …