MINI Announces Sirius as its Digital Radio Supplier

Sirius Available in MINIs From April 2003

Woodcliff Lake, NJ, April 16, 2003... MINI USA announces that it has partnered
with satellite radio broadcaster Sirius to offer digital satellite radio to new
MINI buyers from April 2003.

Sirius Satellite Radio is now available as an accessory at US MINI dealers for
both the 2003 MINI Cooper and the MINI Cooper S models without factory
navigation. The system provides customers with premium digital service of up
to 100 streams with 40 news, sports and entertainment streams. The list
includes CNN, ESPN, NPR, AE and Bloomberg, and 60 commercial free music streams
from rock to pop, jazz to new wave, classical, dance, and R and B.

The satellite hardware is installed by the MINI dealer, which also offers
subscription activation. For a limited time MINI customers can enjoy 2 months
free with an annual subscription commitment. Satellite radio is integrated
into the factory audio system and is simply selected by using the Mode button
on the radio console. The factory radio can display stream information such as
stream name, artist, album and song titles. In addition, customers can set up
to 18 of their favorite presets. Pricing is $499 MSRP for the receiver and
antenna, plus installation and $12.95 per month for the subscription fee.

According to Gordon McDonnell, MINI Accessories Manager, "Satellite radio
should prove a popular accessory with MINI buyers as MINI USA's research shows
that MINI customers are particularly inclined toward new technologies such as
digital satellite radio. The clear advantage of our system is the ability to
integrate Sirius into MINI's audio system, without requiring the addition of
another display or FM modulator."

Existing 2003 model year MINI owners can upgrade their audio system to Sirius
Satellite Radio by having their MINI dealer install a satellite compatible
receiver and antenna.

About Sirius

From its unique tri-satellite system orbiting directly over the U.S., Sirius
(www.siriusradio.com) will broadcast up to 100 channels of digital quality
radio to motorists throughout the continental United States for radios in BMW,
MINI, Ford, Jaguar, Volvo, Chrysler, Mercedes, and Jeep vehicles.

Sirius-ready radios, and tuner modules that allow any car radio to receive
Sirius broadcasts, as well as home and portable products, will also be
manufactured by Kenwood, Panasonic, Clarion and Jensen, and are made available
at retailers such as Circuit City and Best Buy.

BMW Group In America

BMW of North America has been present in the United States since 1975. Since
then, the BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales
and financial service organizations for the BMW and MINI brands and Rolls-Royce
Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a
technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the
country. BMW Manufacturing Corp. in South Carolina is part of BMW's global
manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4
Roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is
represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW car, 327 BMW Sports
Activity Vehicle, 148 BMW Motorcycle retailers, and 70 MINI dealers. BMW (US)
Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South
America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet
at http://www.bmwusa.com http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com and
http://www.miniusa.com

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Journalist note: Information about the BMW Group and its products is available
to journalists on-line at the BMW Group PressClub at the following address -
www.press.bmwgroup.com.

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