BMW GROUP REPORTS 11 PERCENT INCREASE IN FIRST QUARTER SALES

BMW Brand Sales Jump 14 Percent Year-To-Date

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - April 3, 2006... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands
combined) reported year-to-date sales of 72,588 vehicles, an 11 percent
increase over the 65,536 sold in the first quarter of 2005. The BMW Group also
reported an increase of 17 percent in March sales, for 28,352 vehicles over the
24,276 vehicles reported in March 2005.

BMW Brand Reports Sales
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 14 percent, as the company
reported sales of 63,103 vehicles compared to 55,352 vehicles sold in first
quarter of 2005.

March sales jumped 22 percent for a total of 24,501 vehicles compared to
20,149 reported last March.

BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales rose 31 percent in March, to 18,966 versus 14,475 in the
same month a year ago. First quarter sales were up 23 percent, to 49,884
automobiles compared to 40,427 in the first three months of 2005.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
March sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are off slightly, down 2 percent to
5,535 vehicles over the 5,674 sold last March. Year-to-date, sales of BMW
Sports Activity Vehicles are down 11 percent, to 13,219 vehicles compared to
the 14,925 sold in the first three months of 2005.

Certified Pre-Owned
BMW experienced its strongest month ever for Certified Pre-Owned BMW sales.
The company reported sales of 8,137 CPO sales in March 2006, almost 1,400
vehicles higher than the previous record set in April 2005, and an increase of
24 percent over March 2005. Year-to-date, CPO sales were up 20 percent, to
20,262 over the 16,878 reported in the same period in 2005.

MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported March sales of 3,851 automobiles, down 7 percent from the
4,127 cars sold in March 2005. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of
9,485 automobiles, 7 percent less than the 10,184 cars reported in the first
quarter of 2005.