BMW to raise most U.S. vehicle prices 1% effective October 1

BMW of North America has announced that the BMW vehicle prices in the U.S. will increase an average of 1 percent effective Oct. 1. This will mean a US$300 increase for the 1 Series and US$500 for the 3 Series except for the 335td, which goes up by US$200. The 7-series sedan, X5 crossover and Z4 models will increase by US$500. See press release below.

PRESS RELEASE: BMW of North America Announces October 2010 Price Adjustment

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – September 23, 2010. BMW of North America, LLC today announced an average base price increase of 1% for many BMW vehicles sold in the U.S. effective October 1, 2010.

The recently launched BMW 5 Series is unaffected by the price adjustment. The BMW ActiveHybrid X6, the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 and the 5 Series Gran Turismo are also unaffected. Pricing for the all-new 2011 BMW X3 will be released in October with vehicles arriving in BMW Center showrooms in late December.

BMW Group In America

BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, a strategic design consultancy in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group’s global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all X5 and X3 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Activity Coupes. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 336 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 143 BMW motorcycle retailers, 100 MINI passenger car dealers, and 31 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at: www.bmwgroupna.com