BMW Group Reports January 2007 Sales

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Feb. 1 -- 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.

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