THE NEW BMW 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE: WORLD PREMIERE AT NAIAS IN JANUARY

The New X5 Sport Activity Vehicle and the Hydrogen 7 also Featured.

Woodcliff Lake/Detroit - December 20, 2006... The fourth generation of BMW's 3
Series four-seat convertible will make its world debut at the North American
International Auto Show in January. A new dimension in the world of motoring
comes with the introduction of a retractable hardtop for the first time on a
BMW.

Made of lightweight steel, the three-piece roof opens in just 22 seconds and
folds smoothly into the rear compartment of BMW's newest convertible. The new
roof structure ensures a lower level of noise even at high speeds while the
ultra-stiff platform provides extreme torsional strength for rigidity and the
superb handling inherent to all BMWs.

The new BMW 3 Series Convertible retains all the elegance and unique style that
is characteristic of the 3 Series with the top either open or closed. The long
and sleek hood, low shoulder line and the broad-shouldered rear end make the
new BMW 3 Series Convertible unmistakable from any angle. And with the new
retracting hardtop, it offers performance, comfort, safety, and value unique in
its segment.

The new 3 Series Convertible will be offered in the U.S. as a 230bhp 328i and
as a twin turbo, 300bhp 335i. Both models will be on sale in late March, 2007.

Following their world debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, the BMW
Hydrogen 7, the world's first hydrogen-drive luxury performance automobile and
the new 2007 BMW X5 will also be featured at the North American International
Auto Show.

With the BMW Hydrogen 7, the BMW Group is laying down a marker for sustainable
mobility. This car will play a pioneering role in driving forward hydrogen
technologies. BMW has gained an excellent reputation for significantly
reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by using ultra efficient, yet very
dynamic gasoline engines. Together with clean, performance diesel engines and
the technologically advanced hybrid systems currently under development within
the BMW EfficientDynamics project, the BMW Group has a clear strategy for
sustainable mobility - with hydrogen as the ultimate goal.

The Hydrogen 7 - which has fulfilled all of the criteria of BMW's rigorous
series product development process - will be built in limited numbers and will
be driven by selected users in the US and other countries in 2007. The
Hydrogen 7 is based on BMW's familiar 7 Series model and is equipped with a 260
bhp twelve-cylinder engine that accelerates from 0-62.1 mph in 9.5 seconds and
is capable of running either on hydrogen or on gasoline.

When it arrived nearly seven years ago, BMW's X5 could have simply added
another respected premium nameplate to the ranks of sport-utility vehicles.
Instead, it redefined the class. BMW's description of that original X5 as a
"Sports Activity Vehicle®" represented a new approach to the concept of a
traditional SUV - one that linked handling, performance and agility to the
conventional attributes of practicality, versatility and off-road ability. The
result was some 618,000 X5s were produced in BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina
factory. For 2007, BMW expands and refines that definition with an all-new X5,
one that includes an even higher level of achievement in each of those original
concepts.

The new BMW X5 grows in size and luxury yet further improves upon the driving
dynamics that made the first iteration of the X5 such a success. As in
previous years, the X5 offers a choice of 6-cylinder or V-8 performance: the X5
3.0si and the 4.8i, both of which offer better performance and excellent
efficiency. The flagship 4.8i boasts BMW's all-aluminum Valvetronic V-8,
boosted to 4.8 liters and 350 horsepower. The 3.0si features BMW's new
260-horsepower aluminum/magnesium inline-6. Standard equipment on both models
is a new 6-speed STEPTRONIC automatic. BMW's outstanding xDrive all-wheel-drive
system continues, enhanced via a closer link between the xDrive electronics and
the X5's Dynamic Stability Control to provide even quicker, more accurate
response. The new X5 will be available with an expanded array of available
options - one of which is a third row, seven passenger seating option. The new
X5 is currently on sale in the USA.