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BMW Group Reports May 2007 Sales


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Year-to-Date Sales of BMW Group up 4.2 Percent

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 1 -- The BMW Group in the U. S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reports strong demand for its vehicles in May, with sales of 30,819 vehicles, up 8.7 percent over the 28,360 vehicles sold in the same month of 2006. The BMW Group also reports an increase of 4.2 percent in year-to-date sales, for 134,944 vehicles over the 129,511 vehicles reported in May 2006.

BMW Brand Sales Increase in May

Sales of BMW brand vehicles rose 8.1 percent in May for a total of 26,689 compared to 24,688 reported in the same month a year ago.

BMW brand sales are up 5.6 percent year-to-date, as the company reports sales of 119,359 vehicles compared to 113,041 vehicles sold in first five months of 2006.

BMW Automobile Sales

BMW's automobile sales are up 9 percent in May to 21,421 versus 19,645 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales also are up 6.1 percent, to 93,328 automobiles compared to 87,956 in the same period of 2006.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales

Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 4.5 percent in May to 5,268 vehicles over the 5,043 sold last May. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles also increased by 3.8 percent, to 26,031 vehicles compared to the 25,085 sold in the same period of 2006.

Certified Pre-Owned

BMW Certified Pre-Owned reports its best sales month ever in May 2007 with 8,468 CPO vehicles sold versus 8,259 vehicles reported last May, an increase of 2.5 percent. Year-to-date, CPO sales are down 5.5 percent, to 34,844 over the 36,889 reported in the same period in 2006.

  MINI Brand
  MINI Automobiles

MINI USA reports May sales of 4,130 automobiles, up 12.5 percent from the 3,672 cars sold in May 2006. Year-to-date, the division reports sales of 15,585 automobiles, down 5.4 percent, compared to the 16,470 cars reported in the first five months of 2006.

BMW Group In America

BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4 models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 81 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at:

  www.bmwgroupna.com
  www.bmwusa.com
  www.bmwmotorradusa.com
  www.miniusa.com
  www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com

                    BMW Car Sales Report for May 2007

                                                       2007    2006

  May                                                21,421  19,645
  Year-to-Date                                       93,328  87,956

  Model                                           Year-to-        Year-to-
                                       May          Date    May     Date
                                       2007         2007    2006    2006

  325i (E90 & E46)                      269        1,066   4,376  21,290
  325Ci (E46)                             3           29     285   1,447
  325Ci Convertible (E46)                 5           36     533   2,064
  325i Sports Wagon (E91)                 0            0       0       4
  325xi (E90 & E46)                      16           55   1,220   7,005
  325xi Sports Wagon (E90 & E46)         15           36     217   1,037
  328i  (E90)                         4,296       21,017       0       0
  328i Coupe (E92)                      775        4,547       0       0
  328i Convertible (E93)              1,789        4,042       0       0
  328i Sports Wagon (E91)               116          670       0       0
  328xi  (E90)                        1,842        9,569       0       0
  328xi Coupe (E92)                     464        2,544       0       0
  328xi Sports Wagon (E91)              163          782       0       0
  330i (E90 & E46)                       64          259   2,061   7,632
  330Ci (E46)                             1            5     144     840
  330Ci Convertible (E46)                 6           23     517   2,150
  330xi (E90 & E46)                       2           20   1,042   4,546
  335i  (E90)                         1,587        7,627       0       0
  335i Coupe (E92)                      934        4,420       0       0
  335i Convertible (E93)              1,084        2,642       0       0
  335xi (E90)                           493          853       0       0
  M3 (E46)                                3            6     316   1,133
  M3 Convertible (E46)                    3           15     154     647
  3 Series                           13,930       60,263  10,865  49,795
  Z4 2.5i Roadster (E85) - US             5           60      41     262
  Z4 3.0i Roadster (E85) - US           465        1,847     692   1,811
  Z4 Roadster 3.0si (E85) - US          272        1,004     393     934
  Z4 M Roadster (E85) - US               46          189     126     425
  Z4 Coupe 3.0si (E86) - US              71          336       1       1
  Z4 M Coupe (E86) - US                  66          306       6       6
  Z4                                    925        3,742   1,259   3,439
  525i (E60)                             56        3,236   1,157   5,317
  525xi (E60)                           124        1,657     425   2,386
  528i (E60)                          1,136        1,677       0       0
  528xi (E60)                           460          731       0       0
  530i (E60)                             79        3,429   1,290   5,189
  530xi (E60)                           299        2,759     846   3,853
  530xi Sports Wagon (E60)               38          394     178   1,178
  535i (E60)                            837        1,308       0       0
  535xi (E60)                           577          977       0       0
  535xi Sports Wagon (E60)               99          147       0       0
  545i (E60)                              0            0       0       6
  550i (E60)                            531        2,150     670   3,011
  M5 (E60)                              195          685     272   1,696
  5 Series                            4,431       19,150   4,838  22,636
  645Ci (E63)                             0            0       0      21
  650i Coupe (E63)                      187          779     261   1,217
  645Ci Convertible (E64)                 0            0       0      16
  650i Convertible (E64)                521        1,779     623   2,486
  M6 (E63)                               90          451     200     258
  M6 Convertible (E64)                  160          672       0       0
  6 Series                              958        3,681   1,084   3,998
  ALPINA B7                              31          146       0       0
  745Li (E65)                             0            0       0       0
  750i (E65)                            242        1,445     416   1,881
  750Li (E66)                           892        4,827   1,155   6,021
  760i (E66)                              0            0       2      23
  760Li (E65)                            12           74      25     161
  7 Series                            1,177        6,492   1,598   8,086
  Z8                                      0            0       1       2
  Z8 Alpina                               0            0       0       0
  Z8                                      0            0       1       2

   BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for May 2007

                                                       2007    2006

  May                                                 5,268   5,043
  Year-to-Date                                       26,031  25,085

  Model                                         Year-to-        Year-to-
                                        May        Date     May    Date
                                       2007        2007    2006    2006

  X3 2.5i  (E83)                          1           3      13     169
  X3 3.0i (E83)                          55         277   2,868  13,351
  X3 3.0si (E83)                      2,354      11,111       0       0
  X3                                  2,410      11,391   2,881  13,520
  X5 3.0i (E53) - US                     40         133   1,554   8,577
  X5 3.0si (E70) - US                 1,764       9,460       0       0
  X5 4.4i (E53) - US                     31         101     539   2,553
  X5 4.8i (E70) - US                  1,023       4,938       0       0
  X5 4.8is (E53) - US                     0           8      69     435
  X5                                  2,858      14,640   2,162  11,565

                      MINI Sales Report for May 2007

                                                       2007    2006

  May                                                 4,130   3,672
  Year-to-Date                                       15,585  16,470

  Model                                         Year-to-        Year-to-
                                         May      Date     May    Date
                                        2007      2007    2006    2006

  MINI Cooper (R50)                       18     1,778   1,073   4,746
  MINI Cooper (R56)                    1,542     4,447       0       0
  MINI Cooper S (R53)                     14     1,567   1,393   7,031
  MINI Cooper S (R56)                  1,690     4,726       0       0
  MINI Cooper Convertible                392     1,290     388   1,474
  MINI Cooper S Convertible              474     1,749     818   3,219
  MINI Cooper S JCW GP                     0        28       0       0

  Total MINI                           4,130    15,585   3,672  16,470