Jan. 2007 Sales: BMW Group

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Jan. 2007 Sales: BMW Group

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group in the U.S.

(BMW and MINI brands combined) today reported January vehicle sales of

21,811, down 1.8 percent from the 22,218 vehicles sold in the same month of

2006.

BMW Brand Sales

BMW brand sales were up 2.1 percent, to 19,761 vehicles compared to

19,274 vehicles sold during January 2006.

MINI Brand Sales

MINI USA reported a 30.4 percent decrease in January sales, to 2,050

cars compared to 2,944 cars sold in the same period a year ago. The all-new

MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S hardtops will go on sale February 17th, and

sales reflect the lower inventory associated with the model changeover.

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.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The BMW Group is reporting an abbreviated version of its

monthly sales today. We expect to provide a more thorough report tomorrow.

[source: BMW Group]