MINI COOPER LINE-UP WINS COMPACT CAR CATEGORY AND CLAIMS TOP 10 SPOT IN 2009 BEST RESALE VALUE AWARDS

Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com Recognizes MINI Cooper Models with Highest Honors
for Retaining Residual Value for Six Years Running

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - November 19, 2008... The MINI Cooper family of products
has been awarded top honors in the compact car category of the 2009 Best Resale
Value Awards presented by Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, a leading provider of
new- and used-vehicle information. Additionally, the MINI Cooper has been
named to the Top 10 models list, which recognizes best resale values across all
vehicle segments.

These latest honors from Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com mark the sixth year in a
row that the MINI Cooper has won in either the compact car, hatchback or
convertible categories, and also the sixth time it has earned a spot in the
overall list of Top 10 models.

"Primarily, people are attracted to MINI on a very emotional level - for
go-kart-like handling, iconic design and nearly endless opportunities for
personalization," said Jim McDowell, Vice President of MINI USA. "However, in
these uncertain economic times it is reassuring to MINI owners to know that
their cars also represent a sound financial choice, delivering fuel economy up
to 37 miles per gallon and retaining value during ownership."

"We are excited to have the MINI Cooper models recognized by Kelley Blue Book's
kbb.com again this year for leadership in resale value," McDowell said.

Kelley Blue Book established its Best Resale Value Awards in 2003 to complement
the company's Residual Value Guide. Kelley Blue Book derives its resale value
projections from current vehicle data, sales data, market conditions for each
vehicle, competition within vehicle segments, expectations of the future
economy and the combined experience of Kelley Blue Book's team of market and
pricing analysts. Values reflect projected wholesale pricing for clean,
reconditioned vehicles at the end of a five-year lease or ownership period.

"The MINI Cooper has been nothing less than a true phenomenon since its entry
into the U.S. marketplace," said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director
and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com. "The fact that
the car is again a winner in resale value just reinforces that notion, and its
excellent resale value record is just one of its many strong suits. Being a
blast to drive and inexpensive to own is a nice recipe for success, and that
describes MINI to a T."

For more information about the MINI Cooper product line-up, visit: MINIUSA.com

MINI in the US
MINI is an independent brand of the BMW Group. In the United States, MINI USA
operates as a business unit of BMW of North America, LLC which 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 Sport 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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