BMW GROUP SALES CONTINUE TO GROW IN APRIL AT 9.7%

More than 400,000 cars delivered in first four months
MINI reports over 600,000 deliveries since market launch

Munich. The BMW Group delivered 111,285 automobiles in April, increasing sales
to 9.7% more than in the same month last year (101,417). Well above average
growth in Western Europe reflected the March 5 launch of new BMW 3 Series
sedan, for an increase of 16.9% to 68,931 vehicles (previous year: 58,959).
Sales in the Chinese markets also increased in April, with a growth rate of
19.4% to 2,500 automobiles sold (previous year: 2,094). Sales in North America
fell by 4.3% to 27,449 due to model cycle factors (previous year: 28,678.) The
all-new 3 Series sedans - the volume model - went on sale May 6. In the year up
to and including April, the volume of vehicles sold by BMW Group increased by
8.6% to 403,521 (previous year: 371,417).

Dr. Michael Ganal, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for
sales and marketing: "Even now - in the initial phase of the market launch of
the new BMW 3 Series sedan - it is becoming clear that this car is being very
well received by the market. This supports our positive forecast: We will
further consolidate our leadership position in the next few months."

Sales of the BMW brand increased in April by 9.1% to 92,984 automobiles
(previous year: 85,254). For the year up to and including April, the number of
cars delivered increased by 8.2% to 332,398 in comparison with the first four
months of the ( previous year: 307,341). In the period up to and including
April, 17,686 of the new BMW 3 Series sedan were sold. The BMW 1 Series, with
48,216 cars delivered in the first four months of 2005, continued to develop
very well in the premium compact class. The established model series are also
reflecting the leadership position of the BMW Group: 75,017 BMW 5 Series
vehicles were sold in the period up to and including April. This makes this
model series the clear market leader worldwide in comparison with relevant
competitors. The segment share held by the BMW 5 Series is now around 25%. This
means that it has risen by 10 percentage points from around 15% in the last ten
years. The BMW 7 Series is also still on track for success. In the period up to
and including April, for example, it clearly defended its market leadership
position in its home market of Germany.

In April, dealers delivered 18,245 MINI brand vehicles to customers (previous
year: 16,096/+13.4%). Less than four years after its market launch in July
2001, MINI sales up to and including April 2005 have already passed the 600,000
mark (600,862). In the fifth year of the model cycle, demand and sales are
still increasing. In the first four months of 2005, 11.1% more MINIs were
delivered, or 70,941 vehicles (previous year: 63,870). The leading country for
MINI sales remains the United Kingdom, where the car is built. In the UK, for
the period ending April 2005, 16,050 MINIs were delivered (previous year:
15,248/+5.3%). This means that one in three vehicles sold by the BMW Group in
the UK is a MINI.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars delivered 56 Phantoms in April (previous year:
67/-16.4%). For the first four months of the year, the figure is 182 (previous
year: 206/-11.7%).

In the motorcycles segment, the ongoing product offensive is continuing to
drive sales up. Sales figures in April rose by 30.3% to 13,328 units (previous
year: 10,232). Never in its history has the company sold more vehicles in a
month. For the period up to and including April, 22.9% more BMW motorcycles
were sold, at 34,628 units, than in the same period last year (28,176).

BMW Group sales Year-to-Date at a glance

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