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BMW Group Reports November 2006 Sales


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WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 1, 2006 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) today reported year-to-date sales of 280,186 vehicles, an increase of 0.7 percent above the 278,120 vehicles sold in the same period of 2005. November sales were off 3.6 percent, with the Group reporting 25,889 vehicles versus the 26,844 reported in 2005.

BMW Brand Sales

BMW brand sales were up 1.6 percent year-to-date, to 243,487 vehicles compared to 239,736 vehicles sold in the same period in 2005.

BMW brand sales were down 4.5 percent in November for a total of 22,602 vehicles compared to 23,673 reported in the same month a year ago.

BMW Automobile Sales

Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand automobiles were up 8.2 percent, to 191,808 automobiles over 177,323 in the same period of 2005. Monthly automobile sales were up 2.2 percent in November to 18,817 cars versus 18,419 in the same month a year ago.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales

Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were off 28 percent for the month to 3,785 vehicles over the 5,254 sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles were down 17.2 percent, to 51,679 vehicles compared to the 62,413 sold in the same period in 2005. The all-new 2007 BMW X5 went on sale last week (November 24th) so BMW's SAV sales reflect the recent build-out of that model. The ramp up of the X5 will continue to affect sales of this model through the end of the year.

Certified Pre-Owned

Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles were down 9.0 percent in November, with sales of 5,049 CPO vehicles versus 5,550 vehicles reported last year. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 11.5 percent, to 74,476 over the 66,791 reported in the same period in 2005.

  MINI Brand Sales
  MINI Automobiles

MINI USA reported a 3.7 percent increase in November sales, to 3,287 cars compared to 3,171 cars sold in the same period a year ago. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 36,699 automobiles, a drop of 4.4 percent, compared to the 38,384 cars reported in the first eleven 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:

  www.bmwgroupna.com
  www.bmwusa.com
  www.bmwmotorradusa.com
  www.miniusa.com
  www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com

                  BMW Car Sales Report for November 2006

                                            2006     2005

  November                                18,817   18,419
  Year-to-Date                           191,808  177,323

  Model                      November  Year-to-Date   November Year-to-Date
                                 2006        2006         2005      2005

  325i (E90 & E46)                648      38,933        4,505    44,948
  325Ci (E46)                      50       2,507          183     3,430
  325Ci Convertible (E46)         399       4,793          374     6,017
  325i Sports Wagon (E91)           0           4            8       459
  325xi (E90 & E46)                44      11,255        1,546     5,568
  325xi Sports Wagon (E90 & E46)   11       1,673          139       763
  328i  (E90)                   2,155       3,329            0         0
  328i Coupe (E92)              1,029       2,814            0         0
  328i Sports Wagon               119         119            0         0
  328xi  (E90)                  1,628       2,793            0         0
  328xi Coupe (E92)               786       1,159            0         0
  328xi Sports Wagon (E91)        158         315            0         0
  330i (E90 & E46)                254      14,398        1,741    18,262
  330Ci (E46)                      15       1,155          134     2,437
  330Ci Convertible (E46)         462       5,300          316     5,214
  330xi (E90 & E46)                12       7,503        1,055     4,366
  335i  (E90)                   1,080       1,727            0         0
  335i Coupe (E92)              1,090       3,889            0         0
  M3 (E46)                          4       1,781          172     3,177
  M3 Convertible (E46)            170       1,569          100     1,717

  3 Series                     10,114     107,016       10,273    96,358

  Z4 2.5i Roadster (E85) - US      51         512          321     5,813
  Z4 3.0i Roadster (E85) - US     251       5,478          278     3,818
  Z4 Roadster 3.0si (E85) - US    203       3,088            0         0
  Z4 M Roadster (E85) - US        131       1,184            0         0
  Z4 Coupe 3.0si (E86) - US        53         289            0         0
  Z4 M Coupe (E86) - US            84         268            0         0

  Z4                              773      10,819          599     9,631

  525i (E60)                    1,807      13,017          972    14,388
  525xi (E60)                     555       4,748          547     2,553
  530i (E60)                    1,795      12,799        1,273    15,419
  530xi (E60)                     936       7,812          836     3,855
  530xi Sports Wagon (E60)        145       2,051          307     1,803
  545i (E60)                        0           6           61     6,421
  550i (E60)                      510       6,018          493       824
  M5 (E60)                        206       2,845          696     1,063

  5 Series                      5,954      49,296        5,185    46,326

  645Ci (E63)                       0          21           88     3,018
  650i Coupe (E63)                147       2,157          201       353
  645Ci Convertible (E64)           0          16          101     4,993
  650i Convertible (E64)          268       4,715          349       639
  M6 (E63)                        118       1,130            0         0
  M6 Convertible (E64)            234         411            0         0

  6 Series                        767       8,450          739     9,003

  745i (E65)                        0           0            3     1,708
  745Li (E65)                       0           0            3     2,820
  750i (E65)                      269       3,751          388     2,998
  750Li (E65)                     926      12,125        1,201     7,973
  760i (E65)                        2          46            6       125
  760Li (E65)                      12         300           22       365

  7 Series                      1,209      16,222        1,623    15,989

  Z8                                0           4            0         8
  Z8 Alpina                         0           1            0         8

  Z8                                0           5            0        16

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

                                            2006     2005

  November                                 3,785    5,254
  Year-to-Date                            51,679   62,413

  Model                       November  Year-to-Date  November Year-to-Date
                                 2006        2006         2005      2005

  X3 2.5i  (E83)                    1         189          201     6,242
  X3 3.0i (E83)                    86      23,625        1,405    22,171
  X3 3.0si (E83)                2,249       3,671            0         0

  X3                            2,336      27,485        1,606    28,413

  X5 3.0i (E53) - US              371      16,936        2,572    24,409
  X5 3.0si (E70) - US             397         397            0         0
  X5 4.4i (E53) - US              265       5,620          938     8,343
  X5 4.8i (E70) - US              350         350            0         0
  X5 4.8is (E53) - US              66         891          138     1,248

  X5                            1,449      24,194        3,648    34,000

                   MINI Sales Report for November 2006

                                            2006     2005

  November                                 3,287    3,171
  Year-to-Date                            36,699   38,384

  Model                       November  Year-to-Date  November Year-to-Date
                                 2006        2006         2005      2005

  MINI Cooper                   1,319      12,316          712    11,499
  MINI Cooper S                 1,312      14,364        1,442    15,769
  MINI Cooper Convertible         199       3,071          452     5,157
  MINI Cooper S Convertible       298       6,592          565     5,959
  MINI Cooper S JCW GP            159         356            0         0

  Total MINI                    3,287      36,699        3,171    38,384