BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The company was founded in 1916... Wikipedia

• Formerly called:  Rapp Moterenwerke AG
• Type:  Public (Aktiengesellschaft)
• Traded as:  FWB, DAX component
• Industry:  Automotive
• Predecessors:  Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik, Rapp Motorenwerke, Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach
• Founded:  October 27, 1913 (as Rapp Motorenwerke)
• Founder:  Karl Rapp
• Area served:  Worldwide
• Key people:  Oliver Zipse (Chairman of the Board of Management), Norbert Reithofer (Chairman of the Board of Supervisory)
• Products:  Cars, Motorcycles
• Brands:  Automobiles, Alpina, BMW, BMW i, BMW M, BMW X, BMW Z, DriveNow, Mini, Rolls-Royce
• Production output:  2,382,305 cars (2022), 215,932 motorcycles (2022)
• Services:  Car-sharing services, financing, leasing, insurance and other financial services
• Revenue:  €142.610 billion (2022)
• Operating income:  €23.509 billion (2022)
• Total assets:  €246.926 billion (2022)
• Total equity:  €91.288 billion (2022)
• Owners:  Public (50.7%), Stefan Quandt (25.8%, 25.6% through holdings and 0.19% directly), Susanne Klatten (20.9%, 20.7% through holdings and 0.2% directly)
• Number of employees:  149,475 (2022)
• Website:  bmw.com (BMW brand, related sub-brands and operations), bmwgroup.com (BMW AG corporate website)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo