BMW ADVANCED DIESEL MODELS QUALIFY FOR IRS ADVANCED LEAN BURN TECHNOLOGY MOTOR VEHICLE TAX CREDIT

Purchasers of 335d Sedan and X5 xDrive35d Sports Activity Vehicle® qualify for
up to $900 and $1,800 tax credit respectively

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - February 4, 2009... BMW of North America, LLC confirmed
today that both of its BMW Advanced Diesel models with BluePerformance
technology have qualified for an Internal Revenue Service Advanced Lean Burn
Technology Motor Vehicle Tax Credit. In choosing vehicles that will burn
significantly less fuel and produce significantly fewer greenhouse gas
emissions, purchasers of the 335d Sedan will qualify for up to a $900 tax
credit while purchasers of the X5 xDrive35d Sports Activity Vehicle® will
qualify for up to a $1,800 tax credit.

"Qualification for these tax credits is further recognition of the remarkable
efficiency of our new BMW Advanced Diesel models," said Jim O'Donnell,
President of BMW of North America, LLC.

Both BMW Advanced Diesel models keep the promise of the Ultimate Driving
Machine® while delivering class leading fuel efficiency. With 265 horsepower
and 425 lb-ft of torque available from the 3.0-liter sequential twin-turbo
3.0-liter inline six-cylinder diesel engine, the 335d is capable of
accelerating from 0 - 60 mph is six seconds flat while the X5 xDrive35d will do
it in just 6.9 seconds. In spite of this level of performance the 335d Sedan,
the most fuel efficient BMW ever sold in the US, delivers 23 miles per gallon
city and 36 miles per gallon on the highway according to the US EPA. The X5
xDrive35d is rated at 19 mpg city and 26 mpg highway. Both models are capable
of traveling nearly 600 miles on a single tank of fuel.

The 335d Sedan and X5 xDrive35d Sports Activity Vehicle® are now available in
BMW centers across all 50 states.

BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW
Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial
service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including
motorcycles, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars;
DesignworksUSA, a strategic design consultancy in California; a technology
office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country.
BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global
manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all X5
Sports Activity Vehicles and the X6 Sports Activity Coupes. The BMW Group sales
organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger
car centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW motorcycle
retailers, 82 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers.
BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central
and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet
at:

www.bmwgroupna.com
www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorcycles.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
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