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BMW Group Reports November 2004 Sales

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 1, 2004 -- The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported an increase of 5.9 percent in year-to-date sales, for 266,819 vehicles compared to the 251,954 sold in the first eleven months of 2003. The Group also reported November sales of 24,095 vehicles compared to 25,086 vehicles in the same month in 2003, down 4 percent.

BMW Brand Sales

BMW reported sales of 20,732 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, down 5.3 percent compared to the 21,892 vehicles reported the same month last year.

Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 6.7 percent, to 234,597 vehicles compared to 219,949 vehicles sold in the same period a year ago.

BMW Automobile Sales

BMW's automobile sales were down 29 percent, to 12,796 versus 17,991 in November of 2003. Year-to-date, sales were down 6.8 percent, to 171,488 automobiles compared to 184,090 sold in the same period in 2003.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales

Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased 103 percent last month, with sales of 7,936 vehicles compared to 3,901 vehicles sold in November of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 76 percent, to 63,109 vehicles compared to 35,859 for the same period in 2003.

Certified Pre-owned

BMW also reported monthly sales of 5,298 Certified Pre-owned vehicles up 12 percent compared to 4,731 vehicles that month in 2003. For the first eleven months of 2004, BMW CPO sales were up 8 percent to 65,029 vehicles over 60,167 a year ago.

   MINI Brand

  MINI Automobiles

MINI USA reported an increase of 5.3 percent in November sales, with 3,363 MINI automobiles compared to the 3,194 sold in the same month of 2003. Year- to-date, MINI sales were nearly level, with 32,222 cars compared to 32,005 sold 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, 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 340 BMW passenger car centers, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 148 BMW motorcycle retailers, 76 MINI passenger car dealers, and 25 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.bmwusa.com/
   http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com/
   http://www.miniusa.com/
   http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/

                   BMW Car Sales Report for November 2004

                                               2004        2003

  November                                   12,796      17,991
  Year-to-Date                              171,488     184,090

                                            Year-to-               Year-to-
  Model                         November       Date    November       Date
                                   2004        2004        2003       2003

  325i                            2,894      36,946       4,296     41,170
  325Ci                             375       6,997         494      6,964
  325Ci Convertible                 414       6,825         495      6,743
  325i Sports Wagon                  49       1,326         237      1,944
  325xi                           1,016      11,561       1,361     11,339
  325xi Sports Wagon                121       1,272         147      1,771
  330i                              439       7,549       1,141      8,865
  330Ci                             307       5,058         344      5,563
  330Ci Convertible                 383       5,807         496      6,592
  330xi                             383       5,448         595      5,544
  M3                                272       4,275         407      4,227
  M3 Convertible                    185       2,916         193      3,096
   3 Series                       6,838      95,980      10,206    103,818
  Z3 2.5 roadster (US)                0           0           0        105
  Z3 3.0 roadster (US)                0           0           1         23
  Z3 3.0 Coupe (US)                   0           0           0          5
  Z4 2.5i roadster (US)             216       7,609         900     10,799
  Z4 3.0i roadster (US)             101       5,508         619      7,256
  M roadster (US)                     0           0           0         14
  M Coupe (US)                        0           0           0          2
  Z3 and Z4                         317      13,117       1,520     18,204
  525i (E39)                          0           0          52     14,080
  525i Sports Wagon (E39)             0          19          25      1,169
  525i (E60)                      1,356      14,548       1,197      1,651
  530i (E39)                          0           0          20     14,762
  530i (E60)                      1,612      18,112       1,908      4,878
  540i Sports Wagon (E39)             0           2           1        259
  540i (E39)                          0           0           7      3,632
  545i (E60)                        654       7,723         649        881
  M5 (E39)                            0          64          29      1,427
  5 Series                        3,622      40,468       3,888     42,739
  645Ci                             412       3,172           0          0
  645Ci Convertible                 468       4,064           0          0
  6 Series                          880       7,236           0          0
  745i                              331       4,776         724      6,114
  745Li                             760       9,357       1,545     12,143
  760i                               15          46           0          0
  760Li                              31         400          80        653
  7 Series                        1,137      14,579       2,349     18,910
  Z8                                  0           7           3        175
  Z8 Alpina                           2         101          25        244
  Z8                                  2         108          28        419

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for November 2004

                                                  2004       2003

  November                                       7,936      3,901
  Year-to-Date                                  63,109     35,859

  Model                                        Year-to-            Year-to-
                                  November        Date   November     Date
                                      2004        2004       2003     2003

  X3 2.5i                            2,451      18,840          0        0
  X3 3.0i                            2,060      13,641          0        0
  X3                                 4,511      32,481          0        0
  X5 3.0i (US)                       2,324      21,822      2,602   26,336
  X5 4.4i (US)                         941       7,825      1,253    8,425
  X5 4.6is (US)                          0          23         46    1,098
  X5 4.8is (US)                        160         958          0        0
  X5                                 3,425      30,628      3,901   35,859

                   MINI Sales Report for November 2004

                                                       2004    2003

  November                                            3,363   3,194
  Year-to-Date                                       32,222  32,005

  Model                                         Year-to-            Year-to-
                                  November        Date   November      Date
                                      2004        2004       2003      2003

  MINI Cooper                        1,042      15,189      1,561    17,623
  MINI Cooper S                      1,128      13,956      1,633    14,382
  Cooper Convertible                   711       1,668          0         0
  Cooper S Convertible                 482       1,409          0         0

  Total MINI                         3,363      32,222      3,194    32,005