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Ladies and Gentlemen,This dynamic performance symbolizes an exciting year for BMW – worldwide, and specifically here in the U.S.: 1. We are launching BMW diesels in North America. 2. We are launching the BMW X6, the first Sports Activity Coupe. 3. We are bringing the successful BMW 1 series to the American market. Here you have “The New BMW Advanced Diesel with BluePerformance”. These are the first two BMW diesel models for the U.S. market: The BMW X5 xDrive35d and the BMW 335d sedan. Both cars will be available at BMW centers starting in the fall of this year. It is the cleanest diesel engine with the sportiest and best performance—in the world! In every respect, it fulfills the strict requirements of the U.S. market with regard to cutting emissions like CO2. At the same time BMW uses SCR technology to reduce nitric oxides (NOX). We will be offering BMW Advanced Diesel with BluePerformance in all 50 States. Our BMW Advanced Diesel with BluePerformance builds on our EfficientDynamics strategy. We have followed this strategy for many years. EfficientDynamics stands for the consistent reduction of the fuel consumption and emissions of our cars – in the short term, in the medium term, and also in the distant future. EfficientDynamics also includes hybrids. The first BMW Hybrid will be hitting the market in 2009. Last year no other premium manufacturer delivered more cars to customers round the world than the BMW Group. This is also due to EfficientDynamics. In 2007, the BMW Group sold a total of 1.5 million cars. That is 9.2 percent more than the year before. All three brands have reached new heights. The United States continues to be our largest single market. Last year the BMW Group sold more cars here than ever before: 336,225 to be exact. That is 7 percent more than in 2006. The same applies to the BMW Group worldwide: Towards the mid of 2008 we expect a stronger increase in sales, while growth will be more moderate in the second half of the year. Overall, we aim to maintain our top position as the world’s leading premium manufacturer in 2008. What is more important to us than just sales growth is the profitability of our company.

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