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BMW

Company nameBayerische Motoren Werke AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft (FWB - BMW)
IndustryAutomotive industry
Founded1916
Founder(s)Franz Josef Popp
HeadquartersMunich
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleNorbert Reithofer (CEO), Joachim Milberg (Chairman of the supervisory board)
ProductsAutomobiles, motorcycles, bicycles
Revenue-50.68 billion (2009)
Operating income-289 million (2009)
Net income-204 million (2009)
Employees96,230 (2009)
SubsidiaryRolls-Royce Motor Cars

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(BMW), (literally ) is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands.

BMW is known for its performance and luxury vehicles.

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2010 BMW M3 Coupe, an AW Drivers Log - AutoWeek Tweet this news
AutoWeek--The -BMW- M3 Coupe is still a staff favorite but there's a Mercedes that gives it a run for the money. EDITOR WES RAYNAL: It was instructive to drive this ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:28:42 GMT+00:00
Alameda Fire Chief's Gas Habit Sparks Criticism - NBC Bay Area Tweet this news
NBC Bay Area--The snapshots show Alameda Fire Chief David Kapler filling up his -BMW- coupe with city gasoline last Saturday. He told us he's done nothing wrong and says ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:00:28 GMT+00:00
MAU Holding Job Fair Wednesday To Fill 500 BMW Positions - News Channel 7 Tweet this news
News Channel 7--By Staff People waited in line as early as 6 am Wednesday for the MAU job fair to fill 500 positions with -BMW- in Greer. Workers hired for these positions ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:36:45 GMT+00:00
City man crashed BMW, led foot chase, cops say - Poughkeepsie Journal Tweet this news
Poughkeepsie Journal--Eddie Latimer Jr., 24, was first spotted by state troopers as he allegedly raced through a red light in his -BMW-. Police said he was doing 70 mph in a 30 mph ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:03:20 GMT+00:00
Morgan Motor Co. Reveals Aerodynamically Sleek EvaGT - Nitrobahn Tweet this news
Nitrobahn--The new car takes its inspiration from the British sports saloons of the early 1950's, which includes Bristol 400-series and the Frazer Nash -BMW- 328. ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:09:55 GMT+00:00
BMW China to recall imported cars - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--BEIJING (Reuters) - -BMW- China (BMWG.DE) will recall imported -BMW- 5 series GT cars from Friday, due to problems with the fuel tank that can cause stalling, ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:02:27 GMT+00:00
'Shameless' star Elliott Tittensor arrested for GBH after hitting fan with BMW - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail--The 20-year-old actor, who plays Carl Gallagher in the Channel 4 series, is alleged to have deliberately struck the teenager before driving off in his -BMW- ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:19:19 GMT+00:00
Merc pips BMW to regain No1 luxury carmaker tag - Economic Times Tweet this news
Economic Times--NEW DELHI: Luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz has beaten -BMW- in the race for the top spot in the Indian luxury car segment in the first seven months of the year ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:03:10 GMT+00:00
Pleasant Ridge man likes his 1994 Dodge Viper RT/10 - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--"That car had more air miles on it than land miles," said Kepler, an electrical contractor who has owned a Corvette and who drives a -BMW-. ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:25:21 GMT+00:00
BMW M5 Hurricane RR, The World's Fastest Sedan - Mibz (blog) Tweet this news
Mibz (blog)--G-Power tuner pushed to the limit the -BMW- M5 model. G-Power has attracted the attention of the world by G-Power M5 Hurricane RR model. a model that was the ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:34:25 GMT+00:00

Nazi connections :
Country Make Cars (2006) Cars (2008) Models
Germany BMW 905,057 901,898 Others
United Kingdom Mini 187,454 235,019 All Minis
Rolls-Royce 67 1,417 All Rolls-Royce
Austria BMW 114,306 82,863 BMW X3
USA BMW 105,172 170,741 BMW X5, X6
South Africa BMW 54,782 47,980 BMW 3-Series
Total 1,366,838 1,439,918

Sales (BMW-brand) :
Year Total
2000 822,181
2001 880,677
2002 913,225
2003 928,151
2004 1,023,583
2005 1,126,768
2006 1,185,088
2007 1,276,793
2008 1,202,239
2009 1,068,770

BMW motorcycles

F & G SeriesF650 & F650GS (single) * F650CS * F650GS (twin) & F800GS * F800R * F800S
K SeriesK1 * K75 * K100 * K1200GT * K1200R * K1300R
R SeriesR27 * R32 * R51/3 * R60/2 * R65 * R69S * R75 * R50/5, R60/5 & R75/5 * R80G/S * R90S * R1100GS * R1150GS * R1200C * R1200GS * R1200R * R1200RT
Other motorcyclesS1000RR * GS family * C1 * Husqvarna Motorcycles
Misc247 engine * History of BMW motorcycles

BMW road car timeline, 1920s �1950s * next »BMW pre war
Type 1920s 1930s 1940s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Straight-4 Dixi 3/15/Dixi 3/15 DA/Dixi 3/15 DA1/ 3/15 DA2/ 3/15 DA4 3/20 309
Straight-6 303
315, 319 329 320 321 321
326 326
327 327
335
Sports car DA-3 Wartburg 315/1, 319/1 328

« previous * BMW road car timeline, 1950s-1980s * next »BMW early cars
Type Series 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Microcar Isetta 250 / 300
Small family car 600 LS/700
Compact exec 3 Series 340/340-2* 1602/2002 E21 E30
Executive 5 Series 1500,1800,2000 E12 E28 E34
Luxury 7 Series 501/502 E3 E23 E32
Coupé 1600GT
6 Series 327* 503 3200 CS 2000CS E9 E24
Roadster Z Series 507 Z1
Sports car/GT M1, 8 Series E26 E31
*made in East Germany as EMW

« previous * BMW road car timeline, 1980s �presentBMW cars
Type Series 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Small family 3 Compact E36/5 E46/5
1 Series E81 / E82 / E87 / E88
Compact exec 3 Series E21 E30 E36 E46 E90 / E91 / E92 / E93
Executive 5 Series E12 E28 E34 E39 E60 / E61 F10
Luxury Coupé 6 Series E24 E63 / E64
Luxury 7 Series E23 E32 E38 E65 / E66 / E67 / E68 F01 / F02 / F03 / F04
Roadster Z Series E30 (Z1) E36/7 & E36/8 (Z3) E85 / E86 (Z4) E89 (Z4)
///M M3 E30 M3 E36 M3 E46 M3 E90/92/93 M3
M5 E28 M5 E34 M5 E39 M5 E60 M5
M6 E24 M635CSi/"M6" E63/64 M6
M Roadster E36/7 (Z3) M E85 (Z4) M
M Coupé E36/8 M Coupé E86 M Coupé
Supercar/GT E26 (M1) E31 (8 series) E52 (Z8)
Sports Activity X1 E84
X3 E83
X5 E53 E70
X6 E71 / E72
Progressive Activity 5 GT F07

BMW aircraft engines

Piston enginesBMW IIIa * BMW IV * BMW V * BMW VI * BMW VI 5,5 * BMW VII A 7.3 * BMW X * BMW 114 * BMW 132 * BMW 139 * BMW 801 * BMW 802 * BMW 803 * Bramo 323 * BMW M2B15
TurbojetsBMW 003

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Marque 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Limited Rolls-Royce Limited & Bentley Rolls-Royce Motors Rolls-Royce Motors (Vickers) BMW & VW Group BMW
Bentley Bentley Volkswagen Group
Armstrong Siddeley Siddeley-Deasy Armstrong Whitworth Armstrong Siddeley Bristol Siddeley Rolls-Royce Limited Rolls-Royce plc
Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Ford PAG Aston Martin Lagonda
Lagonda Lagonda
Jensen Jensen Motors Britcar Holdings Jensen Cars
Reliant Reliant Reliant
Bond Bond
AC AC Cars (several ownership & company name changes)
Argyll Argyll Argyll
Bristol Cars Bristol Cars
Caterham Caterham
Crossley Crossley
Dutton Dutton Dutton
Ginetta Ginetta
Gordon-Keeble Peerless & Warwick Gordon-Keeble
Jowett Jowett Blackburn
Lea-Francis Lea-Francis
Lotus Lotus General Motors Europe Proton
McLaren McLaren
Marcos Marcos Marcos Marcos
Morgan Morgan
Napier Napier
Turner Turner
TVR TVR
Westfield Westfield Potenza Sports Cars
GTM GTM
Vauxhall Vauxhall Motors General Motors General Motors Europe
Vulcan Vulcan
Hillman Hillman Humber Rootes Chrysler Europe (Chrysler) Peugeot (PSA)
Humber Humber
Singer Singer Rootes
Sunbeam Sunbeam Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq Rootes (as Sunbeam-Talbot) Rootes Rootes
Talbot Talbot
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