June 2006 Sales: BMW Group (BMW & MINI)

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BMW Group Reports Strong First-Half Sales

Year-to-Date BMW Group Sales up 8.6 Percent; June sales increase 2.7

Percent

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The BMW Group in

the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported strong first-half sales of

157,246 vehicles, an increase of 8.6 percent, compared to 144,843 vehicles

in the same period of 2005. The BMW Group also reported an increase of 2.7

percent in June sales for 27,735 vehicles over the 26,999 vehicles reported

in June 2005.

BMW Brand Sales Increase in June

Sales of BMW brand vehicles rose 3.4 percent in June for a total of

24,179 compared to 23,392 reported in the same month a year ago.

Year-to-date BMW brand sales were up 11.7 percent, to 137,220 vehicles

compared to 122,864 vehicles sold in first six months of 2005.

BMW Automobile Sales

BMW's automobile sales were up 12.8 percent in June to 19,695 versus

17,456 in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales also were up 18.8

percent, to 107,651 automobiles compared to 90,597 in the same period of

2005.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales

Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 24.5 percent in June to

4,484 vehicles over the 5,936 sold last May. Year-to-date, sales of BMW

Sports Activity Vehicles were down 8.4 percent, to 29,569 vehicles compared

to the 32,267 sold in the first six months of 2005.

Certified Pre-Owned

Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles were up 16.5 percent, to

7,550 vehicles versus 6,483 vehicles reported last June, making it the best

June ever. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 22 percent, to 44,439 over the

36,412 reported in the same period in 2005.

MINI Brand - MINI Automobiles

MINI USA reported June sales of 3,556 automobiles, off 1.4 percent from

the 3,607 cars sold in June 2005. Year-to-date, the division reported sales

of 20,026 automobiles, a drop of 8.9 percent, compared to the 21,979 cars

reported in the first six months of 2005.

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 Roadster and X5 Sports Activity

Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S.

through networks of 339 BMW passenger car centers, 334 BMW Sports Activity

Vehicle centers, 143 BMW motorcycle retailers, 80 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:

http://www.bmwgroupna.com

http://www.bmwusa.com

http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com

http://www.miniusa.com

http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com

BMW Car Sales Report for June 2006

                                               2006        2005

    June                                       19,695      17,456
    Year-to-Date                              107,651      90,597


    Model                            June   Year-to-Date    June  Year-to-Date
                                     2006       2006        2005       2005

    325i (E90 & E46)                4,342      25,632       4,884      21,363
    325Ci                             253       1,700         363       2,202
    325Ci convertible                 455       2,519         607       3,378
    325i sports wagon                   0           4          33         365
    325xi (E90 & E46)               1,320       8,325          14       2,927
    325xi sports wagon (E90 & E46)    239       1,276          40         428
    330i (E90 & E46)                1,800       9,432       2,240       8,231
    330Ci                             106         946         275       1,587
    330Ci convertible                 477       2,627         559       2,884
    330xi (E90 & E46)               1,090       5,636           4       2,460
    M3                                334       1,467         351       2,051
    M3 convertible                    145         792         212       1,077
    3 Series                       10,561      60,356       9,582      48,953

    Z4 2.5i Roadster  (US)             35         297         688       3,351
    Z4 3.0i Roadster (US)             920       2,731         402       1,984
    Z4 Roadster 3.0si (US)            486       1,420           0           0
    Z4 M Roadster (US)                100         525           0           0
    Z4 Coupe 3.0si                     42          43           0           0
    Z4 M Coupe                         50          56           0           0
    Z4                              1,633       5,072       1,090       5,335

    525i (E60)                      1,353       6,670       1,381       8,969
    525xi (E60)                       411       2,797         145         163
    530i (E60)                      1,466       6,655       1,409       8,956
    530xi (E60)                       723       4,576         280         305
    530xi sports wagon (E60)          259       1,437         159         236
    545i (E60)                          0           6         808       4,751
    550i (E60)                        792       3,803           0           0
    M5 (E60 & E39)                    195       1,891           1           4
    5 Series                        5,199      27,835       4,183      23,384

    645Ci                               0          21         318       1,829
    650i coupe                        178       1,395           0           0
    645Ci convertible                   0          16         508       3,192
    650i convertible                  499       2,985           0           0
    M6                                186         444           0           0
    6 Series                          863       4,861         826       5,021

    745i                                0           0          49       1,645
    745Li                               0           0          38       2,764
    750i                              359       2,240         459       1,035
    750Li                           1,048       7,069       1,133       2,177
    760i                                3          26          20          82
    760Li                              27         188          72         190
    7 Series                        1,437       9,523       1,771       7,893

    Z8                                  1           3           1           5
    Z8 Alpina                           1           1           3           6
    Z8                                  2           4           4          11

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales - Report for June 2006

                                                2006        2005

    June                                        4,484       5,936
    Year-to-Date                               29,569      32,267

    Model                           June     Year-to-Date   June  Year-to-Date
                                    2006        2006        2005      2005

    X3 2.5i                             5         174         686       3,344
    X3 3.0i                         2,402      15,753       2,592      13,007
    X3                              2,407      15,927       3,278      16,351

    X5 3.0i (US)                    1,507      10,084       1,859      11,262
    X5 4.4i (US)                      495       3,048         686       4,013
    X5 4.8is (US)                      75         510         113         641
    X5                              2,077      13,642       2,658      15,916

MINI Sales Report for June 2006

                                                2006        2005

    June                                        3,556       3,607
    Year-to-Date                               20,026      21,979



    Model                            June    Year-to-Date   June  Year-to-Date
                                     2006        2006       2005         2005

    MINI Cooper                     1,223       5,969       1,280       7,127
    MINI Cooper S                   1,268       8,299       1,378       8,229
    MINI Cooper Convertible           339       1,813         268       3,305
    MINI Cooper S Convertible         726       3,945         681       3,318

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[Nick]

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[Northstar]

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