BMW was founded on March 7th, 19 16. The predecessor of BMW is an aircraft factory, which is famous for manufacturing streamlined biplane reconnaissance aircraft. The name of the predecessor company is BFW, and the founder of the company is Goustein Otto. 1965438+On July 20th, 2007, BFW Company began to reorganize and was officially named BMW.
1923, BMW developed the first motorcycle engine. At the end of 1923, they specially produced motorcycles in Munich and sold R32 motorcycles of BMW brand on the market for the first time. BMW made a full-page advertisement in the Morning Post on July 9, 1929, announcing its entry into the automobile manufacturing industry. The legend of BMW's first production car was born.
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As an important member of the international automobile market, BMW is quite active, and its business covers 120 countries around the world. BMW cars mainly include 3, 5, 7 and 8 series cars and two-seater roadsters. At present, BMW is in a prosperous period: Opel and Ford Motor Company buy their 6-cylinder diesel engines;
Rolls royce Group not only uses its 12 cylinder engine and electronic equipment, but also jointly researches and produces new aero-engines. 1994, BMW group acquired rover group. 1998, BMW group acquired the Rolls-Royce brand again. At present, BMW Group has 22 production plants and assembly plants in 14 countries.
The car products sold are BMW's brand-new 3, 5, 7 and 8 series luxury cars. The BMW 850i is the latest and most luxurious car.
Reference source; Baidu encyclopedia-BMW