BMW GROUP REPORTS FIRST-HALF SALES FOR 2005

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - July 1, 2005... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands
combined) reported year-to-date sales of 144,843 vehicles, a slight increase
(0.8 percent) compared to the 143,646 vehicles sold in the first half of 2004.
The BMW Group also reported June sales of 26,999 vehicles, a decrease of 3.3
percent from the 27,909 vehicles sold in the same month of 2004.

BMW Brand Reports Sales
BMW of North America, LLC reported a 6.5 percent decrease in June sales of
automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, to 23,392 vehicles compared to the
25,013 reported in the same month last year. Demand for the all-new 2006 3
Series, which went on sale May 6th, is robust but inventory remains low as the
company builds production capacity of its highest-volume model.

Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were down slightly (2.4 percent) from
last year, for sales of 122,864 vehicles compared to 125,834 vehicles sold in
first six months of 2004.

"This year is one of transition for the BMW brand in the U.S., with 60 percent
of its products affected. In the past few months, we've introduced all-new
2006 3 Series sedans, just voted "America's Best New Sedan" by readers of
AutoWeek . The planned changeover has gone extremely well, and we're
delighted with the strong customer demand for the new 3 Series, and the
accolades from the automotive press," explained Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of
BMW in the U.S.

"Later this year," he continued, "BMW will introduce more 3 Series variants - a
new sports wagon and all-wheel-drive models."

The launch of the new 3 Series sedans is the highest-volume introduction, but
other important new models have been introduced this past spring - the 2006 5
Series sports wagons and all-wheel-drive models. The new 2006 7 Series also
went on sale this past spring, with new engines and fresh design updates.

The new product introductions will continue this fall, with the new 2006 M5 and
the 2006 550i sedan, powered by a new V-8 engine.

"We are on track to end the year with another record sales performance," Purves
said.

BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's June automobile sales were 17,456 cars, a 1 percent dip versus 17,710
cars sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, sales were down 7
percent, to 90,597 automobiles compared to 97,606 in the same period a year
ago.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
SAV sales were down 19 percent in June for 5,936 vehicles, compared to 7,303
vehicles sold in the same month of 2004. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's two SAV
models are up 14 percent, to 32,267 vehicles compared to 28,228 in the same
period of 2004.

Certified Pre-owned
BMW also reported its strongest June ever for sales of Certified Pre-owned
BMWs. Monthly sales of Certified Pre-owned vehicles were 6,483, up 6 percent
over the 6,110 vehicles sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, BMW
CPO sales were up almost 2 percent, for 36,412 vehicles over 35,855 in the same
period a year ago.

MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
Strong demand for MINI brand automobiles continued in June. MINI USA reported
that June 2005 sales increased 25 percent, with 3,607 cars compared to 2,896
sold a year ago. Sales of MINI automobiles in the first six months of 2005
are up 23 percent with sales of 21,979 cars over the 17,812 cars reported in
2004.