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The first hybrid BMW was the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7, and BMW's first electric car was the BMW i3 city car, which was released in 2013. After many years of establishing a reputation for sporting rear-wheel drive cars, BMW's first front-wheel drive car was the 2014 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer multi-purpose vehicle (MPV).
The first car sold as a BMW was a rebadged BMW Dixi called the BMW 3/15, following BMW's acquisition of the car manufacturer Automobilwerk Eisenach. Throughout the 1930s, BMW expanded its range into sports cars and larger luxury cars. DREAM CATCHER. 90 YEARS OF THE BMW 3/15 WARTBURG.
This was the first time that cars bore the BMW brand on the roads. In 1928, Popp also concluded a license agreement with the US American company Pratt & Whitney, allowing BMW to manufacture two air-cooled radial engines. This ensured that BMW had access to key know-how in an area of aircraft engine construction with a great future.
Karl Friedrich Rapp (24 September 1882 – 26 May 1962) was a German founder and owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich. In time this company became BMW AG . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is acknowledged by BMW AG as an indirect founder of the company.
Production cars Model series Years Vehicle class 3/15: 1927–1932: Economy car 3/20 PS: 1932–1934: Compact car 303: 1933–1937: Compact car 328: 1936–1940: Roadster 326: 1936–1941: Mid-size luxury car 327: 1937–1941: Grand tourer 320: 1937–1938: Mid-size luxury car 321: 1938–1941: Mid-size luxury car 335: 1939–1941: Full-size ...
BMW Zentrum (visitor center) at the Spartanburg factory, with the "Stars and Stripes" X5 (First Gen. X5 (E53)) [1] BMW cars have been officially sold in the United States since 1956 [2] and manufactured in the United States since 1994. [3] The first BMW dealership in the United States opened in 1975. [4]
With World War I over, the company was forbidden from aircraft design. This necessitated the need for new avenues of growth for the company. Friz, with his designs and engineering expertise, launches BMW into the motorcycle market with the development of the R32 motorcycle, which established the foundation for all future boxer powered BMW motorcycles (in addition to numerous motorsport titles ...
Paul G. Hahnemann in his office at BMW's Munich headquarters, 1968. Paul G. Hahnemann (31 October 1912 in Strasbourg – 23 January 1997 in Munich), sometimes known as "Nischen-Paule", was a German businessman who was a leading director at BMW between 1961 and 1972.