EANS-Adhoc: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft / BMW Group raises sales volume and earnings forecast for 2010

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13.07.2010

BMW Group raises sales volume and earnings forecast for 2010

• Business performance better than expected
• BMW Group expects sales volumes in 2010 to rise by around 10% to over
1.4 million units
• Full-year EBIT margin of over 5% expected for the Automobiles segment
• Financial Services segment aiming for earnings considerably above last
year - return on equity of over 18% achievable in 2010

Improved business conditions on the international automobile markets
mean that the BMW Group now expects to report much better
second-quarter and full-year earnings than previously forecast.

13.1% more cars were sold during the first half of the year compared
to the same period last year.

For the full year, the company expects sales volumes to rise by
around 10% to more than 1.4 million units. In addition to the
recovery of the worldwide markets, strong demand for new models such
as the BMW 5 Series and BMW X1 has had a positive impact on the
business development.

In view of the improved situation on the car markets, the BMW Group
now forecasts a full-year EBIT margin of over 5% for its Automobiles
segment.

As a result of attractive market conditions and a less acute risk
situation, the Financial Services segment is striving for a
significant increase in pre-tax earnings with a target return on
equity of over 18%.

Based on this much improved outlook, the BMW Group expects the
full-year profit before tax to rise more sharply than previously
forecast.

A significant improvement in Group earnings had already been
predicted for 2010. The Automobiles segment was forecast to achieve
solid, single-digit sales volume growth and an EBIT margin within a
low, single-digit percentage range. An improvement in Financial
Services segment earnings had also been forecast.

Given that numerous economic risks remain in the second half of the
year, the new outlook is based on the condition that the economic
recovery continues and that general business conditions are not
significantly dampened.

For the year 2012, the BMW Group continues to target an EBIT margin
of between 8% and 10% and a return on capital employed (ROCE) in
excess of 26% for its Automobiles segment. The Financial Services
segment is aiming to achieve a return on equity of at least 18%.

The Quarterly Report to 30 June 2010 will be published on 3 August
2010.

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Susanne Meis

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E-Mail: susanne.meis@bmw.de

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