BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, trading as BMW Group, is a German multinational conglomerate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. In 1922, the name and... Wikipedia

  • Type:  Public
  • Traded as:  FWB, DAX component
  • Industry:  Automotive
  • Predecessors:  Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik, Rapp Motorenwerke, Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach
  • Founded:  March 7, 1916, (official date) 1922, (de facto date)
  • Founders:  Camillo Castiglioni, Franz Josef Popp
  • Area served:  Worldwide
  • Key people:  Oliver Zipse (chairman of management board), Dr. Nicolas Peter (chairman of supervisory board)
  • Products:  Cars, motorcycles, bicycles
  • Brands:  Automobiles, BMW (i, M, X, Z, Alpina), Mini, Rolls-Royce, Motorcycles, BMW Motorrad
  • Production output:  2,661,922 cars (2023), 221,988 motorcycles (2023)
  • Services:  Car-sharing services, financing, leasing, insurance and other financial services
  • Revenue:  €155.50 billion (2023)
  • Operating income:  €17.096 billion (2023)
  • Total assets:  €250.89 billion (2023)
  • Total equity:  €92.923 billion (2023)
  • Owners:  Stefan Quandt (25.8%), Susanne Klatten (20.9%), Public (53.4%)
  • Number of employees:  154,950 (2023)
  • Website:  bmwgroup.com] (corporate), [bmw.com] (brand)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo