BMW

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, Germany based on Planet Earth. BMW is part of the "German Big 3" luxury automobile manufacturers, along with Audi and Mercedes-Benz.

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; 109 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 bicycles
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

BMW Logo.

BMW 3 Series (F30).

Automobiles

Current models

See also: List of BMW vehicles, Mini (marque), and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

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.

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

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

• X1
• X2
• X3
• X4
• X5
• X6
• X7
• XM

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  X1
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  X2
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  X3
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  X4
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  X5
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  X6
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  X7
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  XM

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

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  Z4

i models

Main article: BMW i

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

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  i3
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  i4
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  i5
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  i7
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  iX1
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  iX2
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  iX3
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  iX

M models

Main article: BMW M

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]

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  M2
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  M3
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  M4
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  M5
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  M8
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  X3 M
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  X4 M
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  X5 M
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  X6 M

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

Logos

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