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model which will be added to the MINI family within
the next three years.
Rolls-Royce Phantom remains segment leader
796 Rolls-Royce Phantom were handed over to
customers during 2005, 0.5% more than in the
previous year. The Rolls-Royce Phantom therefore
continues to hold the leading position in its seg-
ment. An extended wheelbase version was pre-
sented in March 2005. The additional space offers
even more comfort for passengers sitting in the
rear. This stretched model was initially introduced
in the Middle East and Asia/Pacific regions and will
become available on the American market during
the course of 2006. Preparations are currently un-
derway for a Rolls-Royce Convertible, which will
add an additional bodywork version to the range of
products to be offered in future by Rolls-Royce
Motor Cars.
Sharp increase in car production volume
A total of 1,323,119 cars was manufactured in the
worldwide production network of the BMW Group in
2005, comprising 1,122,308 BMW brand cars and
200,119 MINI brand cars. In addition,692 Rolls-Royce
Phantom were manufactured at Goodwood, Eng-
land.
Successful start for the new BMW 3 Series
The new BMW 3 Series generation necessitated
production process changes in all of the plants
involved. New multi-phase steels used in the BMW 3
Series increase bodywork torsional stiffness without
increasing its weight. Shaping these steels, however,
demands significantly higher levels of press forces.
The heat created in this process requires sophisti-
cated temperature management of the necessary
equipment and tools. State-of-the-art joining tech-
nologies and flexible robots are also used in the pro-
duction process to manufacture the BMW 3 Series
high-precision bodywork. With the aid of optical
systems and advanced adhesive technology, the
bodywork can be manufactured in less than eleven
hours. Finally, so-called integrated modules (such as
cockpits, front-ends and doors) are pre-assembled
in the assembly area, and arrive, fully tested, at the
main production line to be built into the vehicles.
These modules significantly reduce the number of
manufacturing processes and variants on the main
production line.
Highly efficient worldwide production network
Serial production of the new BMW 3 Series Sedan –
the first model variant of the new BMW 3 Series –
commenced at the BMW Munich plant at the end
MINI brand cars in 2005 – analysis by engine and model variant
as a percentage of total MINI brand sales volume
MINI Cooper
MINI Cooper S
MINI One (including One D)
MINI Cooper Convertible
MINI Cooper S Convertible
MINI One Convertible
23.633.5
8.0
10.9
20.43.5
Group Management Report 8
A Review of the Financial Year 8
The General Economic Environment 11
Review of operations 15
BMW Stock in 2005 38
Financial Analysis 41
--Internal Management System 41
--Earnings performance 42
--Financial position 45
--Net assets position 46
--Subsequent events report 49
--Value added statement 49
--Key performance figures 51
--Comments on BMW AG 52
Risk Management 56
Outlook 60
Automobile production of the BMW Group by plant in 2005
in 1,000 units
Regensburg
Dingolfing
Munich
Oxford
Spartanburg
Leipzig
Rosslyn
Goodwood
Shenyang (joint venture)
Contract production Magna Steyr
125.1 200.1
58.7
8.1
0.7
200.2
279.3
301.2
106.2
43.7