BMW GROUP (USA) REPORTS STRONG AUGUST SALES

August sales for the Group (BMW and MINI) increase 19.3 percent

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - September 4, 2007... The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and
MINI combined) reports strong August sales of 30,639 vehicles, an increase of
19.3 percent over the 25,673 vehicles sold in August 2006. The BMW Group also
increased its year-to-date sales volume to 223,341 vehicles, up 8.1 percent,
compared to 206,530 vehicles in the same period of 2006.

BMW Brand Sales

Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 18.5 percent in August for a total of
26,562 compared to 22,421 reported in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date
BMW brand sales are up 8.7 percent, to 195,436 vehicles compared to 179,724
vehicles sold in the same period in 2006.

BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's automobile sales are up 22.1 percent in August to 20,825 versus 17,053 in
the same month a year ago. Year-to-date sales also increased 9.3 percent, to
153,304 automobiles compared to 140,250 in the same period of 2006.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles increased by 6.9 percent in August to
5,737 vehicles over the 5,368 sold last August. Year-to-date, sales of BMW
Sports Activity Vehicles are up 6.7 percent, to 42,132 vehicles compared to the
39,474 sold in the first eight months of 2006.

MINI Brand Sales

MINI USA reported August sales of 4,077 automobiles, up 25.4 percent from the
3,252 cars sold in August 2006. Year-to-date, the division reports sales of
27,905 automobiles, an increase of 4.1 percent, compared to the 26,806 cars
reported in the first eight months of 2006.

BMW Certified Pre-Owned

Sales of BMW's Certified Pre-Owned vehicles are up 11.2 percent, and the
company reports its best August ever with sales of 7,462 CPO vehicles versus
6,713 vehicles reported last August. Year-to-date, CPO sales are down 1.9
percent, to 57,024 over the 58,129 reported in the same period in 2006.

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 of motor vehicles, including
motorcycles, 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
models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is
represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 335
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 82 MINI
passenger car dealers, and 30 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding
Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South America,
is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

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

www.bmwgroupna.com
www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorcycles.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. Broadcast quality video footage is available via The
NewsMarket at www.thenewsmarket.com.

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