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Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen How do you like the newest addition to our roadster line-up, the BMW Z4 sDrive35is? This roadster is definitely one of the BMW brand’s sportiest models and enjoys the top spot in its segment. The BMW Z4 is fascinating enough in itself. But this model has been designed to boost engine output even further – to 250 kilowatts or 335 horsepower, to be exact. Last year the BMW Group sold close to 1.29 million (Memo: 1.289.000) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles worldwide, 10.6 percent fewer than in 2008. Taking a look at the individual brands: BMW delivered over 1.07 million vehicles (Memo: 1.070.709); MINI held its own in a challenging year with sales of around 216,000 cars (216.491) as did Rolls-Royce, which delivered over one thousand automobiles (Memo: 1.002) in 2009. Faced with the overall financial and economic crisis, we are quite satisfied with these figures. As you are well aware, we had to absorb somewhat larger decreases in volumes in the first half of 2009 – as all other manufacturers did. However, in the second half of 2009 we were able to reverse that trend. Since September last year, the BMW Group’s global automobile sales have been back above 2008 levels – and continue to climb. And as we announced today, the month of December saw encouraging double digit growth for the BMW Group, with sales of over 125.000 vehicles (Memo: 125.692). Altogether, we experienced a more moderate decline in sales in 2009, than what we initially anticipated. All in all, the BMW Group performed better than the overall plus segment in 2009 (Memo: Plus segment – 13,1%; BMW Group -10,3%). And we maintained our position as the world's leading supplier of premium vehicles in 2009. On a global level, we are cautiously optimistic as we move into 2010. We expect to still feel the effects of the financial crisis but we are confident that we will return to a growth path this year. We are aiming for single-digit growth in 2010. Looking at the US, it is hard to make predictions about this market for 2010. We anticipate some positive momentum from the middle of the year onwards – and for the full year 2010 we expect the BMW Group to achieve a higher sales volume in the US than in 2009. Another highlight for the US this year is the six-cylinder 740i, which you can see for the first time in USA, right here in Detroit. And, last but not least, we also have high expectations for the new BMW 5 Series sedan: The new model has received an overwhelmingly positive media response.

Enthüllung BMW Concept ActiveE.

Enthüllung MINI Beachcomber Concept