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Company type | Public (Aktiengesellschaft) |
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FWB: BMW | |
Industry | Automotive |
Predecessors | Rapp Motorenwerke Bayerische Flugzeugwerke Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach |
Founded | 7 March 1916 |
Founders | Camillo Castiglioni Franz Josef Popp Karl Rapp |
Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board |
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Owners | Stefan Quandt (29%) Susanne Klatten (21%) Public float (50%) |
Number of employees | 133,778 (2019)[1] |
Website | bmwgroup |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW, German pronunciation: [ˈbeːˈʔɛmˈveː] (listen))BMW Group, is a German automobile and motorcycle maker, founded on 7 March 1916. It is one of the most famous automobile makers in the world. The headquarters is located in Munich, Bavaria. BMW is part of the "German Big 3" luxury automobile manufacturers, along with Audi and Mercedes-Benz. 1917
BMW makes these series of automobiles:
BMW's automobiles are tuned and modified by several German Tuning Companies such as AC Schnitzer, M, and Alpina.