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BMW Group USA July 2005 Sales

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 2, 2005: The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported July sales of 26,840, an increase of 11 percent over the 24,086 vehicles sold the same month last year. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date sales of 171,683 vehicles, up 2.4 percent over the 167,732 vehicles sold in the first seven months of 2004.

BMW Brand
BMW reported an 8 percent increase in July sales of automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, to 23,178 vehicles, making it the strongest July on record. This compares to the 21,479 reported in July 2004.
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were about the same (-0.9 percent) from last year, for sales of 146,042 vehicles compared to 147,313 vehicles sold in first seven months of 2004.

BMW Automobile Sales
July sales of BMW automobile sales were up 19 percent, to 16,555 cars, compared to 13,974 sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales were down 4 percent, to 107,152 automobiles compared to 111,580 in the same period a year ago.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
SAV sales were down 12 percent for the month for 6,623 vehicles, compared to 7,505 vehicles sold in July 2004. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's two SAV models are up 9 percent, to 38,890 vehicles compared to 35,733 in the same period of 2004.

Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported July sales of Certified Pre-owned BMWs. Monthly sales of Certified Pre-owned vehicles were 6,738, up 3 percent over the 6,550 vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, BMW CPO sales were up 2 percent, for 43,150 vehicles over 42,405 for the same period a year ago.

MINI Brand

MINI Automobiles
MINI USA continued to experience strong demand, with July sales up 41 percent, for the strongest July since MINI automobiles went on sale in 2002. The division reported sales of 3,662 cars this month compared to 2,607 last July. Sales of MINI automobiles in the first seven months of 2005 are up 26 percent with sales of 25,641 cars over the 20,419 cars reported in 2004.

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, 80 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.

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                      BMW Car Sales Report for July 2005

                                                  2005     2004

    June                                         16,555   13,974
    Year-to-Date                                107,152  111,580


    Model                              July     Year-to-            Year-to-
                                                  Date      July      Date
                                       2005       2005      2004      2004

    325i (E90)                        4,045      11,578        0         0
    325i                                131      13,961    3,452    23,265
    325Ci                               328       2,530      706     4,536
    325Ci convertible                   582       3,960      661     4,924
    325i sports wagon                    29         394      102       860
    325xi                                 2       2,929      671     8,491
    325xi sports wagon                   31         459      101       815
    330i (E90)                        2,172       6,377        0         0
    330i                                 13       4,039      824     4,648
    330Ci                               220       1,807      491     3,250
    330Ci convertible                   514       3,398      535     4,265
    330xi                                 2       2,462      541     3,660
    M3                                  328       2,379      428     3,003
    M3 convertible                      164       1,241      311     2,060
      3 Series                        8,561      57,514    8,823    63,777
    Z4 2.5i roadster (US)               579       3,930      799     5,031
    Z4 3.0i roadster (US)               412       2,396      512     3,639
    Z4                                  991       6,326    1,311     8,670
    525i sports wagon (E39)               0           0        0        19
    525i (E60)                        1,238      10,207    1,106     9,694
    525xi (E60)                         450         613        0         0
    530i (E60)                        1,323      10,279    1,270    11,072
    530xi (E60)                         524         829        0         0
    530xi sports wagon (E60)            189         425        0         0
    540i sports wagon (E39)               0           0        0         2
    545i (E60)                          657       5,408      291     4,902
    M5 (E39)                              0           4        1        54
    5 Series                          4,381      27,765    2,668    25,743
    645Ci                               300       2,129      115     1,816
    645Ci convertible                   487       3,679      168     1,830
    6 Series                            787       5,808      283     3,646
    745i                                 21       1,666      302     3,317
    745Li                                26       2,790      555     6,046
    750i                                492       1,527        0         0
    750Li                             1,243       3,420        0         0
    760i                                  7          89        1         3
    760Li                                44         234       18       286
    7 Series                          1,833       9,726      876     9,652
    Z8                                    2           7        2         5
    Z8 Alpina                             0           6       11        87
    Z8                                    2          13       13        92


    BMW Sports Activity Vehicle (light trucks) Sales Report for July 2005

                                                          2005      2004

    July                                                  6,623     7,505
    Year-to-Date                                         38,890    35,733


    Model                                 July  Year-to-          Year-to-
                                                  Date    July      Date
                                         2005     2005    2004      2004

    X3 2.5i                               679     4,023   3,076    10,060
    X3 3.0i                             2,603    15,610   1,438     7,376
    X3                                  3,282    19,633   4,514    17,436
    X5 3.0i (US)                        2,494    13,756   2,311    13,443
    X5 4.4i (US)                          746     4,759     556     4,463
    X5 4.6is (US)                           0         0       6        23
    X5 4.8is (US)                         101       742     118       368
    X5                                  3,341    19,257   2,991    18,297


                       MINI Sales Report for July 2005

                                                   2005    2004

    July                                           3,662   2,607
    Year-to-Date                                  25,641  20,419


    Model                                  July  Year-to-        Year-to-
                                                   Date    July    Date
                                          2005     2005    2004    2004

    MINI Cooper                          1,357     8,484   1,456  11,049
    MINI Cooper S                        1,442     9,671   1,151   9,370
    MINI Cooper Convertible                290     3,595       0       0
    MINI Cooper S Convertible              573     3,891       0       0

    Total MINI                           3,662    25,641   2,607  20,419



SOURCE BMW Group