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"BMW GROUP REMAINS ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS IN 3RD QUARTER
11/02/2006

Pre-tax profit rises by 9.4% to € 720 million
Revenue and retail targets for full year confirmed

Munich. Following a successful third quarter, the BMW Group is headed for the best year in the company's history. "We are right on track for achieving a record pre-tax profit of € four billion as well as a new record in retail volume for the current year," Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, said in Munich on Thursday. " ...

"Retail volume for the year to September rises to new record level

During the first nine months of the year, the BMW Group sold more vehicles than ever before, thus underpinning its position as the world's leading automotive manufacturer in the premium segment. Retail volume of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles increased by 3.3% to 1,021,534 units (previous year: 988,463). It was the first time in the company's history that one-million mark for vehicles sold had already been beaten by the end of the third quarter.

For the year to September, deliveries of the BMW brand improved by 5.5% to 874,208 vehicles (previous year: 828,586). The BMW 1 Series managed to strengthen its market position with sales rising by 2.2% to 116,684 vehicles (previous year: 114,188). The core model series - the BMW 3, 5 and 7 Series - also recorded sales increases. Deliveries of the model series with the highest retail volume, the BMW 3 Series, soared by 20.5% to 374,996 units (previous year: 311,324). In terms of retail growth, the bestseller among the 3 Series model range was the Touring variant that almost doubled sales compared to the previous year, to 78,357 vehicles (previous year: 39,329/+99.2%)."

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"BMW GROUP REMAINS ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS IN 3RD QUARTER
11/02/2006

Pre-tax profit rises by 9.4% to € 720 million
Revenue and retail targets for full year confirmed

Munich. Following a successful third quarter, the BMW Group is headed for the best year in the company's history. "We are right on track for achieving a record pre-tax profit of € four billion as well as a new record in retail volume for the current year," Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, said in Munich on Thursday. " ...

"Retail volume for the year to September rises to new record level

During the first nine months of the year, the BMW Group sold more vehicles than ever before, thus underpinning its position as the world's leading automotive manufacturer in the premium segment. Retail volume of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles increased by 3.3% to 1,021,534 units (previous year: 988,463). It was the first time in the company's history that one-million mark for vehicles sold had already been beaten by the end of the third quarter.

For the year to September, deliveries of the BMW brand improved by 5.5% to 874,208 vehicles (previous year: 828,586). The BMW 1 Series managed to strengthen its market position with sales rising by 2.2% to 116,684 vehicles (previous year: 114,188). The core model series - the BMW 3, 5 and 7 Series - also recorded sales increases. Deliveries of the model series with the highest retail volume, the BMW 3 Series, soared by 20.5% to 374,996 units (previous year: 311,324). In terms of retail growth, the bestseller among the 3 Series model range was the Touring variant that almost doubled sales compared to the previous year, to 78,357 vehicles (previous year: 39,329/+99.2%)."

kudos to BMW group - they deserve this and more!

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The kudos go to stockholders, deserved or not...