DUBAI, 4 July 2005 — BMW Group Middle East is on course for yet another record sales year in 2005, with half-year deliveries to customers in the region up by 25 percent year on year, the company announced yesterday. Despite high euro exchange rates, retail sales of BMW Group vehicles were 6,200 units in the January to June period, with the new BMW 7 Series, 5 Series, X5 and new 3 Series driving growth.