Sept. 2006 Sales: BMW Group

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Sept. 2006 Sales: BMW Group

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 229,833 vehicles, an increase of 2 percent over the 225,641 vehicles sold in the first three quarters of 2005. September sales were off 7 percent, with the Group reporting 23,303 vehicles over the 25,079 reported in 2005.

BMW Brand Sales Increase 3 Percent Year-to-date

BMW brand sales were up 3 percent year-to-date, to 200,063 vehicles

compared to 193,631 vehicles sold in the same period in 2005.

BMW brand sales were down 8 percent in September for a total of 20,339

vehicles compared to 22,052 reported in the same month a year ago.

BMW Automobile Sales

Sales of BMW brand automobiles were up 11 percent in the first three

quarters of 2006, to 155,525 automobiles over 140,015 in the same period of

2005. Automobile sales dipped 2 percent in September to 15,275 cars versus

15,609 in the same month a year ago.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales

Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 21 percent in

September, to 5,064 vehicles over the 6,443 sold in the same month last

year, as BMW prepares to introduce its all-new X5 Sports Activity Vehicles

later this year. The new X3 Sports Activity Vehicles just went on sale,

too, and inventories of both brands are low as a result. Year-to-date,

sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were also off 17 percent, to 44,538

vehicles compared to the 53,616 sold in the same period in 2005.

Certified Pre-Owned

Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles were up 3 percent, and the

company reported its best September ever, with sales of 5,913 CPO vehicles

versus 5,760 vehicles reported last year. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up

16 percent, to 64,042 over the 55,380 reported in the same period in 2005.

MINI Brand

MINI Automobiles

MINI USA reported September sales of 2,964 automobiles, off 2 percent

from the 3,027 cars sold last September. Year-to-date, the division

reported sales of 29,770 automobiles, a drop of 7 percent, compared to the

32,010 cars reported in the first three quarters of 2005. The MINI factory

in Oxford was closed for part of August in preparation for the new model

year, resulting in extremely low inventories of MINI automobiles.

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.

BMW Car Sales Report for September 2006

                                                     2006      2005

    September                                      15,275    15,609
    Year-to-Date                                  155,525   140,015



                                                  Year-to-            Year-to-
    Model                            September       Date  September     Date
                                         2006        2006      2005      2005

    325i (E90 & E46)                     3,300     36,343     4,745     35,456
    325Ci (E46)                            139      2,347       379      3,130
    325Ci Convertible (E46)                467      3,950       588      5,095
    325i Sports Wagon (E91)                  0          4        28        444
    325xi (E90 & E46)                      632     11,018        71      3,006
    325xi Sports Wagon (E90 & E46)          66      1,624        13        492
    328i  (E90)                             72         72         0          0
    328i Coupe (E92)                       710      1,116         0          0
    328xi  (E90)                           181        181         0          0
    328xi Coupe (E92)                        7          7         0          0
    328xi Sports Wagon (E91)                 2          2         0          0
    330i (E90 & E46)                     1,254     13,363     1,814     14,331
    330Ci (E46)                             40      1,114       218      2,200
    330Ci Convertible (E46)                634      4,236       533      4,404
    330xi (E90 & E46)                      410      7,382        41      2,508
    335i  (E90)                             65         65         0          0
    335i Coupe (E92)                     1,408      1,597         0          0
    M3 (E46)                                44      1,752       161      2,807
    M3 Convertible (E46)                   185      1,226       102      1,493

    3 Series                             9,616     87,399     8,693     75,366

    Z4 2.5i Roadster (E85) - US             26        393       455      5,039
    Z4 3.0i Roadster (E85) - US            585      4,898       334      3,185
    Z4 Roadster 3.0si (E85) - US           325      2,605         0          0
    Z4 M Roadster (E85) - US                48        981         0          0
    Z4 Coupe 3.0si (E86) - US               35        178         0          0
    Z4 M Coupe (E86) - US                   26        166         0          0

    Z4                                   1,045      9,221       789      8,224

    525i (E60)                           1,056     10,018       970     12,325
    525xi (E60)                            296      3,803       406      1,458
    530i (E60)                             899      9,698     1,117     12,748
    530xi (E60)                            424      6,239       798      2,247
    530xi Sports Wagon (E60)                78      1,728       543      1,224
    545i (E60)                               0          6       291      6,243
    550i (E60)                             338      5,039        11         11
    M5 (E60)                                99      2,413         1          5

    5 Series                             3,190     38,944     4,137     36,261

    645Ci (E63)                              0         21       306      2,732
    650i Coupe (E63)                        91      1,776        11         11
    645Ci Convertible (E64)                  0         16       441      4,612
    650i Convertible (E64)                 252      4,032        21         21
    M6 (E63)                                66        870         0          0

    6 Series                               409      6,715       779      7,376

    745i (E65)                               0          0        10      1,696
    745Li (E65)                              0          0        10      2,811
    750i (E65)                             212      3,123       307      2,252
    750Li (E65)                            786      9,841       845      5,601
    760i (E65)                               2         33         7        111
    760Li (E65)                             15        244        30        302

    7 Series                             1,015     13,241     1,209     12,773

    Z8                                       0          4         0          7
    Z8 Alpina                                0          1         2          8

    Z8                                       0          5         2         15



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

                                                 2006        2005

    September                                   5,064       6,443
    Year-to-Date                               44,538      53,616


                                               Year-to-               Year-to-
    Model                         September      Date      September    Date
                                    2006         2006        2005       2005

    X3 2.5i  (E83)                      0         182         662       5,715
    X3 3.0i (E83)                   2,650      22,940       1,338      19,694
    X3 3.0si (E83)                    173         173           0           0

    X3                              2,823      23,295       2,000      25,409

    X5 3.0i (E53) - US              1,626      15,616       3,254      20,307
    X5 4.4i (E53) - US                551       4,914       1,052       6,917
    X5 4.8is (E53) - US                64         713         137         983

    X5                              2,241      21,243       4,443      28,207


                     MINI Sales Report for September 2006

                                                 2006        2005

    September                                   2,964       3,027
    Year-to-Date                               29,770      32,010


    Model                        September    Year-to-    September   Year-to-
                                                 Date                   Date
                                     2006        2006        2005        2005

    MINI Cooper                     1,192       9,615         591      10,125
    MINI Cooper S                   1,048      11,773       1,620      12,853
    MINI Cooper Convertible           319       2,653         407       4,300
    MINI Cooper S Convertible         402       5,688         409       4,732
    MINI Cooper S JCW GP                3          41           0           0

    Total MINI                      2,964      29,770       3,027      32,010

[source: BMW Group]