BMW Group sales in May continue record year

Munich (ots) -

- Total of 177,741 vehicles delivered in May, increase of 6.8%
- Year-to-date sales up 7.4% to 826,865
- BMW 5 Series continues to lead its segment with rise of 10.6% in
May

Deliveries of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles increased
6.8% to total 177,741 in the last month, making it the best May ever
(prev. yr. 166,381). A new sales record was also reached in the
year-to-date with a total of 826,865 vehicles delivered in the first
five months of the year (prev. yr. 770,012 / +7.4%).

"The BMW Group continued to achieve record sales in May, keeping
us well on track to sell over two million vehicles in 2014," said Ian
Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales and
Marketing BMW. "Customer demand in the USA is showing solid growth,
as is the Americas region as a whole, whilst Asia continues to be
strong. Sales this year in Europe are also showing some signs of
recovery," Robertson added.

Sales of BMW brand vehicles rose 10.0% in May with a total of
153,023 vehicles being delivered to customers (prev. yr. 139,142).
Sales for the year-to-date climbed 10.9% to 722,129 (prev. yr.
651,152).

The new BMW 2 Series, which has been on sale since March,
continued its strong start with sales-to-date reaching 7,842. Sales
of the BMW 3 Series show continued growth with a total of 193,866
sold in the year-to-date (prev. yr. 189,830 / +2.1%).

The BMW 4 Series, which was launched on the market last October,
reached a total of 35,253 units delivered in the first five months of
the year. Customer demand for the BMW 5 Series, which continues to
lead its segment worldwide, jumped 10.6% in May (33,213 / prev. yr.
30,027) with sales so far this year up 5.5% to total 155,733 (prev.
yr. 147,551). The BMW 6 Series also recorded a solid rise in sales in
the year-to-date with 11,812 vehicles delivered to customers (prev.
yr. 10,765 / +9.7%).

Customer demand for the BMW X models continues to show solid
growth. Sales of the BMW X1 increased by 4.9% in the first five
months of the year with 67,391 units sold (prev. yr. 64,235), whilst
the BMW X3 saw a 10.5% increase in demand (69,115 / prev. yr.
62,545). The BMW X5, which founded the Sports Activity Vehicle
segment in 1999, continues to be very popular with customers. Sales
of the third generation of the X5, which has been on the market since
November 2013, climbed 62.5% in May, with a total of 12,382 units
delivered to customers (prev. yr. 7,619), bringing the year-to-date
sales to a total of 55,136 (prev. yr. 43,002 / +28.2%).

Sales of the BMW i3 continue to be positive with a total of 4,154