Thursday, 11 August 2016

This article is about the German automobile and motorcycle manufacturer. For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation).
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Aktiengesellschaft (AG)
Traded asFWBBMW
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorRapp Motorenwerke
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (BFW)[1]
Automobilwerk Eisenach
Founded7 March 1916; 100 years ago
FounderFranz Josef PoppKarl RappCamillo Castiglioni
HeadquartersMunichBavariaGermany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Norbert Reithofer
(Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Harald Krüger
(Chairman of the Board of Management)
ProductsLuxury vehiclessports cars,motorcyclesbicycles
Production output
2,117,965 Automobiles (2014)
about 120,000 Motorcycles (2014)
Revenue80.401 billion (2014)[2]
€8.707 billion (2014)[2]
Profit€5.817 billion (2014)[2]
Total assets€182.72 billion (2015)[2]
Total equity€3.839 billion (2014)[2]
OwnerStefan Quandt (29%)
Susanne Klatten (21%)
Public float (50%)
Number of employees
116,324 (2014)[2]
DivisionsMini
BMW Motorsport
BMW i
BMW Motorrad
Subsidiaries
Slogan"Sheer Driving Pleasure" (Worldwide)
"The Ultimate Driving Machine" (United States, United Kingdom)
"The Ultimate Driving Experience" (Canada)
"Freude am Fahren" (Germany)
WebsiteBMW Group
BMW Automobiles
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (German pronunciation: [baˈjʁɪʃə mɔˈtɔʁen̩ ˈvɛɐ̯kə]; German for Bavarian Motor Works), usually known under its abbreviation BMW (German pronunciation: [ˈbeˈemˈve]), is a German luxury vehicles, motorcycle, and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. Headquartered in MunichBavaria, Germany, it also owns and produces Mini cars and serves as the parent company ofRolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad, and plug-in electric cars under the BMW i sub-brand and the "iPerformance" model designation within the regular BMW lineup. It is one of the best-selling luxury automakers in the world.[3] The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.[4

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