BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Company type	Public (Aktiengesellschaft)
Traded as	FWB: BMW
Industry	Automotive
Predecessors	Rapp Motorenwerke; Bayerische Flugzeugwerke ; Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach
Founded	7 March 1916; 108 years ago
Founders	Camillo Castiglioni; Franz Josef Popp; Karl Rapp
Headquarters	Munich, Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management ; Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Products	Cars; motorcycles;
Production output	2,564,025 vehicles (2019)
Brands	Automobiles; BMW; Mini; Rolls-Royce; BMW M; BMW X; BMW i; Motorcycles; BMW Motorrad;
Revenue	€104.210 billion (2019)
Operating income	€7.412 billion (2019)
Net income	€5.022 billion (2019)
Total assets	€228.034 billion (2019)
Total equity	€59.907 billion (2019)
Owners	Stefan Quandt (29%); Susanne Klatten (21%); Public float (50%)
Number of employees	133,778 (2019)
Website	bmwgroup.com

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW, German pronunciation: [ˈbeːˈʔɛmˈveː] (listen)) 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.

Automobiles

Current models

The current model lines of BMW cars are:

1 Series five-door hatchbacks
2 Series two-door coupes, "Active Tourer" five-seat MPVs and four-door "Gran Coupe" fastback sedans.
3 Series four-door sedans, five-door station wagons and long wheelbase model only made in China.
4 Series two-door coupes, two-door convertibles and five-door "Gran Coupe" fastbacks.
5 Series four-door sedans, five-door station wagons and long wheelbase model only made in China.
7 Series four-door sedans.
8 Series two-door coupes, two-door convertibles and "Gran Coupe" four-door fastback sedans.

1 Series
2 Series Gran Coupé
2 Series
3 Series
4 Series
5 Series
7 Series
8 Series

The current model lines of the X Series SUVs and crossovers are:

X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
XM

X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
XM

The current model line of the Z Series two-door roadsters is the Z4.

Z4

i models

All-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles are sold under the BMW i sub-brand. The current model range consists of:

i3 D-segment (compact) sedan, powered by one electric motor only made in China
i4 D-segment (compact) liftback, powered by one or two electric motors
i5 E-segment (executive) sedan, powered by one or two electric motors
i7 F-segment (full-size) sedan, powered by two electric motors
iX1 C-segment (subcompact) SUV, powered by two electric motors
iX2 C-segment (subcompact) SUV, powered by two electric motors
iX3 D-segment (compact) SUV, powered by one electric motor
iX E-segment (mid-size) SUV, powered by two electric motors

i3
i4
i5
i7
iX1
iX2
iX3
iX

M models

BMW M GmbH started making high-performance versions of BMW models in 1978.

As of March 2023^[update], the M lineup is:^[2]^{[not in the source given]}

M2 two-door coupe
M3 four-door sedan and five-door station wagon
M4 two-door coupe/convertible
M5 four-door sedan
M8 two-door coupe/convertible and four-door sedan
X3 M compact SUV^[3]
X4 M compact coupe SUV^[3]
X5 M mid-size SUV^[4]
X6 M mid-size coupe SUV^[5]
XM Large SUV^[6]

BMW's automobiles are tuned and modified by several German Tuning Companies such as AC Schnitzer, M, and Alpina.

Logos

Logo used in vehicles since 1997
The logo on a BMW car
Logo used for publicity purposes since March 2020

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). BMW Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
↑ "BMW M models". BMW USA. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "The all-new BMW X3 M and the all-new BMW X4 M." www.press.bmwgroup.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
↑ "The Next-Generation BMW X5 M Could Debut Early In 2020". www.carbuzz.com. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
↑ "2020 BMW X6 (G06) Spied In Spartanburg". www.autoevolution.com. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
↑ bmwusa.com

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[AR2019-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). BMW Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

[BMW_M_lineup_2022-2] "BMW M models". BMW USA. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[X3/X4_M_Press-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "The all-new BMW X3 M and the all-new BMW X4 M." www.press.bmwgroup.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[4] "The Next-Generation BMW X5 M Could Debut Early In 2020". www.carbuzz.com. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[5] "2020 BMW X6 (G06) Spied In Spartanburg". www.autoevolution.com. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[6] wusa.com

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Company type	Public (Aktiengesellschaft)
Traded as	FWB: BMW
Industry	Automotive
Predecessors	Rapp Motorenwerke Bayerische Flugzeugwerke Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach
Founded	7 March 1916; 108 years ago (1916-03-07)
Founders	Camillo Castiglioni Franz Josef Popp Karl Rapp
Headquarters	Munich , Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Products	Cars motorcycles
Production output	2,564,025 vehicles (2019)
Brands	Automobiles BMW Mini Rolls-Royce BMW M BMW X BMW i Motorcycles BMW Motorrad
Revenue	€104.210 billion (2019)^[1]
Operating income	€7.412 billion (2019)^[1]
Net income	€5.022 billion (2019)^[1]
Total assets	€228.034 billion (2019)^[1]
Total equity	€59.907 billion (2019)^[1]
Owners	Stefan Quandt (29%) Susanne Klatten (21%) Public float (50%)
Number of employees	133,778 (2019)^[1]
Website	bmwgroup.com