Bmw — All Car History Volume 16
BMW is one of the world 's leading manufacturers of cars and motorcycles of quality and are the parent company of the brands MINI and Rolls Royce cars. The initials BMW are "Bayerische Motoren Werke" – or "Bavarian Motor Works" in English.BMW models are categorized based on what "Series" model of the car is, for example, the 3 series. BMW has a long history of competing with the engine being involved in motorsport since the creation of the first BMW motorcycle.  HISTORYBMW BMW was founded in 1913 to make aircraft engines, shifted to motorcycle production in 1923 and cars in 1929. Its factories were damaged during WWII and machine tools were confiscated by the allies. BMW bought in 1967 and recovered gradually to the company John Glas GmbH, a plant which had become larger factory.BMW BMW bought Rover Group in 1994, selling magnesium & Rover, Land Rover in 2000, but the retention the right to build the new MINI, launched in 2001. BMW typing of FACTS: The government-owned company founded: 1913 Headquarters: People dominant Munich, Germany: Dr. Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the Industry: Automotive Products: Automotive, subsidiary of motorcycles: MINI, Rolls Royce offered  MODELS BMW 3 Series – a compact executive car made since 1975, BMW 3 series has been on five different generations and many different bodystyles. It is BMW 's car blockbusters BMW 5 Series – a luxury car midsize done since 1972, BMW 5 series is now in its fifth generation and is living and traveling in vehicles BMW M3 – a high performance version of BMW compact 3-Series BMW M5 – a high performance version of BMW 5-Series by BMW Motorsport BMW X3 – a luxury compact SUV made by advertising SAV as BMW, or 'Activity Vehicle' of sport, according to the platform BMW 3-Series BMW X5 – a mid-size luxury SUV sold by BMW since 1999, offering four-wheel DID YOU KNOW? In 1956, the sports car BMW 507 was introduced but only a total of 252 were built. Most of the work was done by hand and the cars were customized to address each individual buyer 's desire for BMW Z3 was introduced in 1996 shortly after the attraction "of the James Bond film, GoldenEye' 90 BMW in the years returned to the aircraft engines in a joint venture with Rolls Royce PLC in 1992, BMW sold more than Mercedes for the first time in Europe in 2001, BMW introduced a Web site of the BMW films, showing sports models were taken to extremes, but took the website offline in October 2005. The shorts were directed by the tastes of the individual Ritchie   Â