BMW Group (BMW and Mini) Reports 7.1 Percent Increase in 2007 Sales

2007 marks BMW Group's 16th year of continuous growth in the U.S.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Jan. 4 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) today reported its best-ever annual sales for both its brands of 335,840 vehicles, an increase of 7.1 percent over the 313,603 vehicles sold in 2006. December sales for both brands of 33,761 were up 1 percent over the 33,417 vehicles reported in the last month of 2006.

BMW Brand Sales

BMW brand sales were up 7.1 percent year-to-date, to 293,795 vehicles compared to 274,432 vehicles sold during 2006. In December BMW brand sales declined slightly by 2.4 percent for a total of 30,199 vehicles compared to 30,945 vehicles reported in the same month a year ago.

MINI Brand Sales

For 2007, the division reported total sales of 42,045 automobiles, an increase of 7.3 percent, compared to the 39,171 cars reported through December of 2006. MINI USA also reported December sales of 3,562 automobiles, up 44.1 percent from the 2,472 cars sold in December 2006.

  Table: Sales BMW of North America, LLC, January through December 2007

                       Dec 2007  Dec 2006    %    YTD 2007   YTD 2006   %

  BMW brand              30,199    30,945  -2.4    293,795    274,432  7.1
     BMW passenger cars  23,064    24,535  -6.0    230,535    216,343  6.6
     BMW light trucks
      (SAVs)              7,135     6,410  11.3     63,260     58,089  8.9
  MINI brand              3,562     2,472  44.1     42,045     39,171  7.3
  TOTAL Group            33,761    33,417   1.0    335,840    313,603  7.1

  BMW Certified Pre-Owned

The company also reported a new record sales volume for its BMW Certified Pre-Owned business. Annual CPO sales were up 11.7 percent, to 89,795 over the 80,377 reported in 2006. In December sales were up 60.9 percent, to 9,496 vehicles from 5,901 in the same month a year ago.

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 of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, 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 and the upcoming X6 Sport Activity Coupe. 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, 82 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.bmwmotorcycles.com
  www.miniusa.com
  www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com

      Sales BMW of North America, LLC, January through December 2007

                                                   YTD Dec  YTD Dec
                           Dec 07  Dec 06    %       07       06       %

  3 Series                 12,941  13,164   -1.7%  142,490  120,180   18.6%
  Z4 Roadster and Coupe     1,029   1,465  -29.8%   10,097   12,285  -17.8%
  5 Series                  6,687   7,460  -10.4%   54,142   56,756   -4.6%
  7 Series                  1,506   1,574   -4.3%   14,773   17,796  -17.0%
  6/8 Series                  901     872    3.3%    9,033    9,326   -3.1%
  BMW passenger cars       23,064  24,535   -6.0%  230,535  216,343    6.6%
  X3                        2,194   3,806  -42.4%   28,058   31,291  -10.3%
  X5                        4,941   2,604   89.7%   35,202   26,798   31.4%
  BMW light trucks (SAVs)   7,135   6,410   11.3%   63,260   58,089    8.9%
  BMW brand                30,199  30,945   -2.4%  293,795  274,432    7.1%
  Cooper                    1,350   1,219   10.7%   16,408   13,535   21.2%
  Cooper S                  1,685   1,108   52.1%   17,839   15,828   12.7%
  Conv (Cooper, Cooper S)     527     145  263.4%    7,798    9,808  -20.5%
  MINI brand                3,562   2,472   44.1%   42,045   39,171    7.3%