Bmw: German automobile manufacturer, and conglomerate
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW, German pronunciation: (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
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| Company type | Public (Aktiengesellschaft) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Products | |
Production output |  2,564,025 vehicles (2019) |
| Brands |
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| Revenue | €104.210 billion (2019) |
 €7.412 billion (2019) | |
| €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 |
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BMW makes these series of automobiles:
- BMW 1 Series (2004–present)
- BMW 2 Series (2014–present)
- BMW 3 Series (1975–present)
- BMW 4 Series (2014–present)
- BMW 5 Series (1972–present)
- BMW 6 Series (1976–present)
- BMW 7 Series (1977–present)
- BMW 8 Series (2018–present)
- BMW X1 (2009–present)
- BMW X2 (2017–present)
- BMW X3 (2004–present)
- BMW X4 (2014–present)
- BMW X5 (1999–present)
- BMW X6 (2008–present)
- BMW X7 (2019–present)
- BMW Z4 (1989–present)
- BMW M2 (2016–present)
- BMW M3 (1986–present)
- BMW M4 (2014–present)
- BMW M5 (1984–present)
- BMW M8 (2019–present)
- BMW i3 (2013–present)
- BMW i4 (2021–present)
- BMW i8 (2014-present)
BMW's automobiles are tuned and modified by several German Tuning Companies such as AC Schnitzer, M, and Alpina.
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