Woodcliff Lake, NJ - February 1, 2005... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported sales of 19,764 vehicles in January 2005, an increase of 22.5% percent over the January 2004 sales of 16,135.

BMW Brand Sales
BMW reported sales of 16,847 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles (SAV), up 25.9 percent compared to the 13,379 vehicles reported the same month last year.

BMW Automobile Sales
BMW's monthly automobile sales were up 18.9 percent, to 12,611 versus 10,607 in January 2004. An increase in sales for the 3 Series, Z4 Roadster, 5 Series and SAV models contributed to a strong kick-off for the fiscal year.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Combining sales of the X3, introduced in September 2003 and the popular X5 Sports Activity Vehicles, BMW reported sales of 4,236 vehicles compared to 2,772 vehicles sold in the same month of 2004. Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased 52.8 percent in January 2005.

Certified Pre-owned
BMW reported a decrease of 5.5 percent in Certified Pre-owned vehicles sold; 4,745 in January 2005 compared to 5,020 vehicles in 2004.

MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported a rise in January sales with 2,917, compared to the 2,756 sold in 2004. The MINI Cooper Convertible and MINI Cooper S Convertible models were introduced in September 2004.