BMW EARNS "TOP SAFETY PICK" AWARDS FOR 3 SERIES SEDAN, X5, AND X3 IN IIHS RANKING OF 2009 MODELS

Vehicles Bestowed Highest Rating of "Good" for Frontal Offset, Side Impact and
Rear Crash Protection Performance

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - November 25, 2008... BMW of North America today announced
that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded the 2009 BMW
3 Series Sedan, X5, and X3 models the top rating of "Good" in each of its
series of crash tests, earning each vehicle the Institute's coveted Top Safety
Pick Award.

Receiving the Top Safety Pick for the 2009 BMW 3 Series Sedan, X5, and X3
vehicles is one of numerous awards BMW has earned from the IIHS over the
years. In fact, as a result of IIHS crash tests in 2000, the 2001 BMW X5
earned the unique distinction of not only being the best SUV, but also being
the safest vehicle ever tested by IIHS up to that point.

"BMW continues to be committed to both our active and passive safety
technologies, and we are pleased to receive the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety's Top Safety Pick award for the 2009 BMW 3 Series Sedan, X5, and X3,"
said Jim O'Donnell, President of BMW of North America, LLC.

The Institute rates vehicles "Good," "Acceptable," "Marginal" or "Poor" based
on performance in high-speed Frontal Offset and Side Impact crash tests as well
as an evaluation of the vehicle's Rear Crash Protection/Head Restraints, which
protect against neck injuries in rear impact crashes. In order for a vehicle
to become a Top Safety Pick, it must earn "Good" ratings in all three Institute
tests. Additionally, as of 2007, winning vehicles must also offer Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) - a standard feature on all BMW vehicles, known as
Dynamic Stability Control. The IIHS requires this feature based on Institute
research indicating that ESC significantly reduces crash risk, especially the
risk of fatal single vehicle crashes, by helping drivers maintain control of
their vehicles during emergency maneuvers.

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, X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Activity Coupes. 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, 83 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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