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The rise of BMW to one of Bavaria’s and Germany’s big industrial companies began in 1922 under Popp’s management. The product range of BMW AG was expanded and soon it extended beyond engines for the aircraft industry to include motorcycles as broader sections of the population gained access to motorized transport.
In 1932, the BMW 3/20 became the first BMW automobile designed entirely by BMW. It was powered by a four-cylinder engine, which BMW designed based on the Austin 7 engine. BMW's first automotive straight-six engine was released in 1933, [34] [35] in the BMW 303, which was larger and more conventional than its 3/20 predecessor.
Three unique models that BMW Motorsport created for the South African market were the E23 M745i (1983), which used the M88 engine from the BMW M1, the BMW 333i (1986), which added a six-cylinder 3.2-litre M30 engine to the E30, [133] and the E30 BMW 325is (1989) which was powered by an Alpina-derived 2.7-litre engine.
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.
2016 Audi R8 2024 BMW M2 2022 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2023 Opel Astra 2019 Porsche Taycan 2020 Volkswagen Golf Mk8. ... Automotive industry; List of automobile marques;
BMW also revived the MG marque in 1995 on a new affordable sports car, the MGF, as well as strengthening Land Rover's position in the off-roader market. In March 2000 BMW controversially announced the break-up of the Rover Group. [30] [31] It retained the rights to the Mini marque, while selling Land Rover to Ford. [32]
The BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, also known as BMW Spartanburg, is the BMW Group's only assembly facility in the United States, and is located in Greer, South Carolina. [11] The plant is currently BMW's major global production site for the X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and XM crossover SUVs, [ 12 ] whose biggest market is the U.S., while other BMW models ...
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.