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.December 08, 2004
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This Week:

• Porsche(R) Reveals New 911 Cabriolets for 2005

• Explorer Sport Trac concept: More Powerful, More Versatile, More Advanced

• GM To Reduce Stationary CO2 Emissions 8 Percent By 2005

• BMW Group's Year-To-Date Sales Increase 5.9 Percent

• Toyota to Create Consolidated R&D and Manufacturing Operations

• Saab to Launch 9-5 BioPower Flex-Fuel Vehicle in Sweden

• Mercedes Car Group: Sales of Mercedes-Benz and smart vehicles up sharply in November 2004

• Hyundai Boosted Sales Growth in Europe

• Mondeo 2.5 V6 Wins China's 2005 Car Of The Year

• Maybach expands its Asian sales network by establishing a new Center in Shanghai

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BMW Group's Year-To-Date Sales Increase 5.9 Percent

November Sales Dip 4 Percent

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported an increase of 5.9 percent in year-to-date sales, for 266,819 vehicles compared to the 251,954 sold in the first eleven months of 2003. The Group also reported November sales of 24,095 vehicles compared to 25,086 vehicles in the same month in 2003, down 4 percent.

BMW Brand Sales

BMW reported sales of 20,732 automobiles and Sports Activity Vehicles, down 5.3 percent compared to the 21,892 vehicles reported the same month last year.

Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 6.7 percent, to 234,597 vehicles compared to 219,949 vehicles sold in the same period a year ago.

BMW Automobile Sales

BMW's automobile sales were down 29 percent, to 12,796 versus 17,991 in November of 2003. Year-to-date, sales were down 6.8 percent, to 171,488 automobiles compared to 184,090 sold in the same period in 2003.

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales

Sales of BMW's Sports Activity Vehicles increased 103 percent last month, with sales of 7,936 vehicles compared to 3,901 vehicles sold in November of 2003. Year-to-date, sales of BMW's SAV models were up 76 percent, to 63,109 vehicles compared to 35,859 for the same period in 2003.

Certified Pre-owned

BMW also reported monthly sales of 5,298 Certified Pre-owned vehicles up 12 percent compared to 4,731 vehicles that month in 2003. For the first eleven months of 2004, BMW CPO sales were up 8 percent to 65,029 vehicles over 60,167 a year ago.

MINI Brand - MINI Automobiles 

MINI USA reported an increase of 5.3 percent in November sales, with 3,363 MINI automobiles compared to the 3,194 sold in the same month of 2003. Year-to-date, MINI sales were nearly level, with 32,222 cars compared to 32,005 sold a year ago.

(December 1, 2004)