BMW history

Karl-Friedrich-Rapp BMW-is the name of the founder of the largest world-wide automotive manufacturing companies. BMW and was founded in 1916 as a successor to the Rapp motor Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor works).

Many people consider the coming from the BMW logo, blue sky, seen in the background white a spinning propeller. Actually, it comes from the largest state of Bavaria - Germany white and blue flag may be that this is so is known. The Munich state capital, and this today at our BMW headquarters locations where it is.

Secured in 1916 to construct contract V12 engine in the foundation of the company. These engine was used to create the car from Austria Daimler. These were used in the first BMW's original plan 12 cylinder V engine aircraft. When establishing a company in taking account of time it is like they are likely to continue was.

However prohibited the production of aircraft in 1919 after World War and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was quickly change the politics of BMW. They began a railway for the transport brake. It is to design a motorcycle engine was used to create a motorcycle and then immediately called BMW model name and Victoria. However, as well as Victoria BMW in Nuremberg was built by another company.

In 1924, BMW model building-first thing was to motorcycles, R32. It uses its technology with measurable 500 decades in air cooled down engine cc this turning point in the history of BMW had. Then immediately added one new innovation is BMW shaft. And because that drives the rear wheels, chain to replace became the BMW mark became a considerable amount of time.

Started production of 1927 Dixi Germany city popular with. -After 1 year bought dixi company BMW hurt licensed under, and started mass production with models of the Austin seven.

When I started world war instead of for the electric sector, German army of it. With the BMW R75 BMW R12. Because of high earning high engine BMW as notice period must be. A BMW main suppliers and brings many memories in words such as air force and Wehrmacht still. Some of the best airplane engine BMW Aero-using the historic time in these engines up to more than 30 000 1945 plane manufacturing was.

BMW did research on Jet engines of different weapons to enable the company. Used BMW and using the power of the men of war prisoners mainly consisting of many rocket base weapon in the war.

After you create the rocket-based portion of the weapons of the company soon was bombed. Most of the Soviet Union razed to the ground, in the former East Germany Munich basic plant were destroyed almost completely.

After World War II BMW for the need to rebuild the factory Munich rapid could not be recovered. To apply the restrictions from the United Nations after motorcycle was banned BMW of was prohibited from company to produce car until 1948 until 1952, then three years.

So was able to start again able to regain all trademarks of Bavaria in 1951, and finally recovered from what was still looked. 1959, Herbert Quandt "to deny trade Daimler-Benz he changed to the BMW wheels" once you have got, and soon his increasing his share, BMW 50% company the.

To do this step Kurt Golda name agitation, Kvant, described as a man, and in the same year BMW started production of the BMW 600 based on BMW 700. This small car using a 2-cylinder, air-cooled engine, and a few years later renamed "LS". Also some of the Coupé and cabriolet series has been manufactured.

In 1963, and provide dividend money to the shareholders of the BMW company 1966 Munich plant reaches maximum capacity, and bought a BMW Hans glass company. Enable to use this contract Landshut and Dingolfing factory BMW.

Is provided in 1972, Bertone in some new style in the new BMW 5 series in the market, production started company great strides. Was under guidance of Bernd Pischetsrieder BMW 6 years from its trading market purchase space exploration Group UK and deploy. Owned by BMW, and then start the Rover Group history in 1986, until the moment the company was able to accomplish many things like in 1990 Rover 400.

However, Rover Phoenix venture with Ford Motor Company for the loss of several years of BMW sales was. Jokingly press Rover "the English patient", called after the release of the film of the same name. This is, however, were spared from BMW in hard and did not take their responsibility. About Rover UK press also very eager and similar.

BMW has started production of 1994. The new plant are made in South Carolina, also the production of the BMW x 5 and BMW Z4 today there. Oxford Goodwood's as there are plants in several other places. Some Assembly time after BMW started production in South Africa. Today BMW over 50 000 is Japan, America, Africa, Australia, Middle East in annual exports 3 series cars.

Start the construction of a new plant in Eastern Europe, Middle East BMW plans Cyprus and Greece is in the market, in order to provide the service. Plant in Chennai, India is already open in the 2007 production.

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