BMW X3 voted all-terrain vehicle of the year.

Munich. The BMW X3 continues to set the standard in the "mid-size segment for
off-road vehicles and SUVs". Europe's most widely sold all-wheel drive car
magazine "Auto Bild Alles Allrad" invited readers to chose their favourite
vehicles out of nine categories. With a 24.6 % share of the votes, the BMW X3
seized victory well ahead of the17 rival competing in its class, thereby
repeating its success achieved last year. Only a few weeks ago the compact BMW
Sports Activity Vehicle was voted "Off-road Vehicle of the Year" by readers of
the car magazine
"Offroad".

A second place for the BMW 3 Series in the category "mid-size all-terrain
vehicles" and a third place for the new BMW X5 in the category "high-end class
off-road vehicles and SUVs" underlined the outstanding overall result achieved
by BMW. The award will be presented to BMW during the motor show Auto Mobil
International (AMI) 2007 in
Leipzig.

The all-terrain vehicle of the year award for the BMW X3 also reflects the
model's present success in terms of sales. 113,997 vehicles of this model were
sold worldwide during 2006 - an increase of around 3% compared to last year. In
Germany alone there were more than 23,000 newly registered BMW X3s, meaning
that the vehicle managed to acquire a market share of 10.3 percent in the
off-road segment.