LIVE ONLINE NEWS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH THE ALL NEW BMW 7 SERIES ON FEBRUARY 17TH AT 11:00AM EST / LIVE ONLINE NEWS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH THE ALL NEW MINI CONVERTIBLE ON FEBRUARY 18TH AT 11:00AM EST

BMW Group USA will conduct two separate live online media news conferences to
highlight both the new 2009 BMW 7 Series and the new MINI Convertible. The
first online news conference will focus on detailed information regarding the
fifth generation BMW 7 Series which arrives in US BMW Centers next month. This
BMW online news conference will take place on Tuesday, February 17th from
11:00AM - 12:00PM (EST). Online attendees will have the opportunity to ask
questions and have them answered by a panel of BMW product experts.

The second online news conference will focus on detailed information on the
new, second generation MINI Convertible with its innovative "Openometer".
This MINI news conference will take place exactly one day later on Wednesday,
February 18th from 11:00AM - 12:00PM (EST). Again, online attendees will have
the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered by a panel of MINI
product experts.

To participate fully in both online news conferences, please register in
advance at: www.bmwgroupusanews.com.

For questions, contact the above mentioned BMW Group representatives.

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, a strategic design consultancy 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 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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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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