BMW

Also known as Bavarian Motor Works, Bayrische Motoren Werke, Bayerische Motorenwerke, B.M.W.

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG), trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational conglomerate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Germany. The moniker, "BMW ", first came into use when the German firm Rapp Motorenwerke changed its name to Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH (BMW GmbH) in 1917. Thereafter, in 1922, the name and assets of BMW GmbH were transferred to the aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (formerly Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik), thereby gi

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BMW is a German company headquartered in Munich that manufactures luxury vehicles and motorcycles for customers around the world. The company, whose name stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works), has been operating under that name since 1917.

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Key facts

Company.name: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Company.image: 4 cilindros de BMW, Múnich, Alemania1.jpg
Company.logo: Logo BMW Group 2021.svg
Company.logo_size: 200px
Company.logo_caption: Corporate logotype since 2021
Company.image_caption: BMW Headquarters in Munich, Germany
Company.type: Public
Company.industry: Automotive
Company.foundation: (official date)(de facto date)
Company.founders: Camillo CastiglioniFranz Josef Popp
Company.location_country: Germany
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.services: Car-sharing services, financing, leasing, insurance and other financial services
Company.revenue: billion (2023)
Company.operating_income: billion (2023)
Company.net_income: billion (2023)
Company.assets: billion (2023)
Company.equity: billion (2023)

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Company, Funder
Founded: 1916
Location: Munich, Germany
Status: Active

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Employees: 120726
Revenue: 104210000000
Official website: www.bmw.it
Image: BMW logo (gray).svg
Motto: The Ultimate Driving Machine

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Commons category: BMW Group
inception: 1916-03-07
IPv4 routing prefix: 160.48.0.0/14
MAC Address Block Large ID: 0001A9
WMI code: WBA
described at URL: consumerrights.wiki/w/BMW
privacy policy URL: www.bmwgroup.com/de/general/data_privacy.html
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +49-89-1250-16000
fax number: +49-89-382-7025858
operating income: 13999000000
net profit: 7680000000
total assets: 228034000000
market capitalization: 59907000000
short name: BMW
social media followers: 14500
catalog code: DEBYLT007F

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Contents

History
21st century
Branding
Company name
Logo
Slogan
Marks
Leadership
Corporate affairs
Motorcycles
Automobiles
Current models
i models
M models
Naming convention for models
Motorsport
Involvement in the arts
Architecture
Art Cars
Visual arts
Production and sales
Recalls
Industry collaboration
Sponsorships
Car-sharing services
Overseas subsidiaries
Production facilities
China
Hungary
Mexico
Netherlands
South Africa
United States
Complete knock-down assembly facilities
Brazil
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Russia
Uruguay
Vehicle importers
Canada
Japan
Philippines
Korea
Singapore
Criticism
See also
References
Further reading
External links

BMW AG's automobiles are marketed under the BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce brands while its motorcycles are marketed under the BMW Motorrad brand. In 2023, BMW became the world's ninth-largest producer of motor vehicles (with 2,555,341 vehicles made in that year alone) as well as the 6th largest automaker by revenue. In 2023, it was ranked 46th in the Forbes Global 2000. The company also has significant motor-sport history, especially in touring cars, sports cars, and the Isle of Man TT. BMW initially focused on aircraft engine production during World War I, a legacy that influenced the company's engineering emphasis on performance and precision. Following postwar restrictions on aircraft manufacturing, BMW diversified into motorcycle production in the 1920s and later entered the automobile market, establishing itself as a major player in the automotive industry.