BMW GROUP SHATTERS U.S. SALES RECORD FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH

BMW Brand Records Best Month Ever...Again

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - July 1, 2004... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands
combined) reported an increase of 12.4 percent in June for 27,909 vehicles
compared to the 24,820 vehicles sold that month in 2003, making it the third
consecutive month of all-time sales records for BMW sales in the U.S. The BMW
Group also reported first-half sales of 143,646 vehicles, an increase of 4.8
percent from 137,098 sold in the first six months of 2003.

BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported its sales of 25,013 automobiles and Sports
Activity Vehicles, an increase of 14.2 percent compared to the 21,904 vehicles
reported last June.

Sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 5.2 percent in the first six months, with
sales of 125,834 vehicles compared to 119,568 vehicles sold in the first six
months of 2003.

BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales dipped slightly in June, to 17,710 versus 18,560 in the
same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales were down 4.6 percent, to 97,606
automobiles compared to 102,353 in the first half of 2003.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles were exceptionally strong, contributing
to BMW's record sales. Total June SAV sales soared to 7,303, compared to 3,344
vehicles sold in June 2003, a jump of 118 percent. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's
SAV models were up 64 percent, to 28,228 vehicles compared to 17,215 for the
same period in 2003.

Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported sales of 6,110 Certified Pre-owned vehicles compared to 5,439
vehicles sold in June 2003, a 12 percent increase. For the first six months of
2004, BMW CPO sales were up 7 percent to 35,855 vehicles over 33,562 in the
same period a year ago.

MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported consistent demand for MINI automobiles, resulting in an
extremely low 3.4 days supply of inventory. Therefore, sales of MINI
automobiles in June were relatively flat, with sales of 2,896 over the 2,916
sold in June of 2003. First-half sales of MINI automobiles were up 1.6 percent,
with 17,812 cars compared to 17,530 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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