BMW GROUP REPORTS STRONGEST SALES MONTH EVER

BMW Brand Breaks All Previous US Sales Records

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - June 2, 2004... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands
combined) reported an increase of 8 percent in May sales for 27,787 vehicles
compared to the 25,765 vehicles sold that month in 2003, making it the best
sales month ever for the BMW Group. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date
sales of 115,737 vehicles, an increase of 3 percent from 112,278 sold in the
first five months of 2003.

BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported its strongest month ever, with sales of
24,432 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, an increase of 9 percent
compared to the 22,455 vehicles reported last May.

Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 3.2 percent with sales of
100,821 vehicles compared to 97,664 vehicles sold in first five months of 2003.

BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales dipped slightly in May, to 19,385 versus 19,610 in the
same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales were down 4.7 percent, to 79,896
automobiles compared to 83,793 in the same period a year ago.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Strong sales of BMW's new X3 Sports Activity Vehicle have contributed to the
record sales month. Total May SAV sales were 5,047, compared to 2,845 vehicles
sold in May 2003, a jump of 77 percent. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models
are up 51 percent, to 20,925 vehicles compared to 13,871 for the same period in
2003.

Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported sales of 6,681 Certified Pre-owned vehicles compared to 6,715
vehicles sold in May 2003. Year-to-date, BMW CPO sales were up 6 percent to
29,744 vehicles over 28,123 in the same period a year ago.

MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
Demand for MINI brand automobiles continues to be strong. Sales of MINI
automobiles in May are up 1.4 percent with sales of 3,355 over the 3,310 in
2003. Year-to-date, sales were up 2.1 percent, with 14,916 cars compared to
14,614 sold a year ago.

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, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE
brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm 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
Z4 roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization
is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW passenger car centers,
327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 148 BMW motorcycle retailers, 76 MINI
passenger car dealers, and 25 ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding
Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South America,
is loca

ted in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

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

www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorradusa.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com

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Journalist note: Information about the BMW Group and its products is available
to journalists on-line at the BMW Group PressClub at the following address:
www.press.bmwgroup.com.

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