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BMW Honored as Marque of the Year for the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

8 July 1998

BMW Honored as Marque of the Year for the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

    WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 7 -- BMW announced today that it
will be named the marque of the year for the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix,
BMW is excited and proud to be honored in such a prestigious event.  The
annual event will be held in Schenley Park the week of July 12-19, 1998.
    The Vintage Grand Prix, a charitable event, is in its 16th year.  This is
a sanctioned event by the Vintage Sports Car Club of America and attracts more
than 130 racers, 50,000 spectators and up to 1,500 cars in various shows which
are held as a complement to the races.  Since 1983, proceeds from the
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix total more than $935,000, donated to the Autism
Society of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley Schools.
    BMW will celebrate its unique Motorsport heritage at Schenley Park, July
18th and 19th.  There are exciting programs for everyone:

    * "Concours d'Elegance" display of hundreds of vintage classics
    * Spirited vintage racing
    * Tailgate German buffet
    * A collection of BMW race cars from the 1930s to the 1990s, including the
      M3 that won the 1998 24 Hours of Daytona.

    BMW of North America, Inc. was established in 1975, when the company
assumed marketing and distribution responsibilities of BMW vehicles in the
U.S. from the previous private distributor.  Since then the company's North
American operations have grown to include marketing, sales and financial
services organizations in the United States and Canada; a South Carolina
manufacturing operation; a design firm in California; and various other
operations throughout the U.S. and Canada.  BMW is represented in North
America through a network of more than 370 automobile and 190 motorcycle
retailers in the United States and Canada.  BMW (US) Holding Corp., the
brand's North American headquarters, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.