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BMW, formally Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, founded on March 7, 1916 and tracing its origins to aircraft engine manufacturing. The company builds automobiles under the BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce brands and motorcycles under BMW Motorrad, with production in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, India and China, and it also offers car sharing, financing, leasing and insurance services. In 2023 BMW was the world's ninth largest producer of motor vehicles and the sixth largest automaker by revenue, ranking forty sixth on the Forbes Global 2000 list that year. The Quandt family holds majority ownership through Stefan Quandt and Susanne Klatten, with the remainder publicly traded, and the company markets itself worldwide under the slogan The Ultimate Driving Machine.

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Company Type
Public 1
Founded Year
1916 1
Size Band
100,000 or More 2
Status
Active 2
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Public 1
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Venture Client, Business Models

BMW Startup Garage is a cited origin case of the venture client model.

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Manufactures

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Source BMW R 80 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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Die BMW R 80 war ein Motorradmodell des Herstellers BMW

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Source BMW R 80 RT (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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Die BMW R 80 RT war ein Motorradmodell des Herstellers BMW

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Source BMW R 80 ST (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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Die BMW R 80 ST ist ein Motorradmodell des Herstellers BMW.

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Source BMW R 850 R (Wikipedia, French)Lead, manufacturer
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La R 850 R est un modèle de moto du constructeur bavarois BMW.

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Source BMW R nineT (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R nineT is a standard motorcycle made by BMW Motorrad since 2014.

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Source BMW R100 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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is a BMW motorcycle series, using a two-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine of 980 cc capacity.

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Source BMW R11 (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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The BMW R 11 was the first touring motorcycle in the 750cc class manufactured by the German motorcycle manufacturer BMW

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Source BMW R1100GS (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R1100GS is a dual-sport motorcycle that was launched in 1993, and manufactured from 1994 to 1999 by BMW Motorrad in Berlin, Germany.

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Source BMW R1100R (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R 1100 R is a standard motorcycle with a 1,085 cc (66.2 cu in) air/oil-cooled flat twin engine, made by BMW Motorrad from 1994 through to 1999.

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The BMW R1100RS is a sport-touring motorcycle that was manufactured by BMW Motorrad between 1993 and 2001

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Source BMW R1100RT (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R1100RT is a BMW touring motorcycle with a horizontally opposed twin-cylinder boxer engine. It was built from 1996 to 2001 in the BMW Berlin plant in Spandau

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Source BMW R1100S (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R1100S is a sports motorcycle that was manufactured by BMW Motorrad between 1998 and 2005.

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Source BMW R1150GS (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R1150GS and R1150GS Adventure are motorcycles that were manufactured by BMW Motorrad from 1999 through 2004.

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Source BMW R1150R (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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The BMW R1150R is a standard (or roadster) motorcycle made by BMW Motorrad.

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Source BMW R1150RT (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R1150RT is a touring or sport touring motorcycle that was manufactured from 2001 to 2005 by BMW Motorrad to replace the R1100RT model.

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Source BMW R12 (2024) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R12 is a motorcycle manufactured by BMW Motorrad, which is offered as the cruiser motorcycle R12 and as the roadster R12 nineT

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Source BMW R12 and R17 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R12 and R17 are flat-twin engine motorcycles made by BMW Motorrad from 1935 through 1942.

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Source BMW R1200C (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R1200C was a cruiser motorcycle made by BMW Motorrad from 1997 to 2004.

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Source Wikipedia: BMW R1200GSSource page, makertier 2

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Source BMW R1200R (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R1200R (series K27) is a standard motorcycle introduced in 2006 by BMW Motorrad.

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Source BMW R1200RS (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R1200RS is a sport-touring motorcycle produced by BMW Motorrad.

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Source BMW R1200RT (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R1200RT is a touring or sport touring motorcycle that was manufactured from 2005 to 2019 by BMW Motorrad to replace the R1150RT model.

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Source BMW R1200S (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R1200S is a luxury sports motorcycle produced by BMW Motorrad from 2006 to 2007.

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Source BMW R1200ST (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R1200ST is a sport touring motorcycle, which was introduced in 2005 by BMW Motorrad to replace the R1150RS model.

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Source BMW R1250GS (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R1250GS is a motorcycle manufactured in Berlin, Germany by BMW Motorrad, part of the BMW group.

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Source BMW R1250R (Wikipedia, German)Lead, manufacturer
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Die BMW R 1250 R ist ein unverkleidetes Motorrad des Fahrzeugherstellers BMW.

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Source BMW R1250RS (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R1250RS is a sport touring motorcycle (Reise Sport) produced by BMW Motorrad.

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Source BMW R1250RT (Wikipedia, German)Lead, manufacturer
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Die BMW R 1250 RT ist die überarbeitete Version der R 1200 RT, die von ihr im Oktober 2018 abgelöst wurde. Wie alle Modelle der R-Reihe wird das Motorrad von einem Boxermotor angetrieben und im BMW-Werk Berlin hergestellt.

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Source BMW R1300GS (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R1300GS is an adventure touring motorcycle announced for the 2024 model year by BMW Motorrad, following the BMW R1250GS.

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Source BMW R1300R (Wikipedia, German)Lead, manufacturer
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Die BMW R 1300 R ist ein unverkleidetes Motorrad des Fahrzeugherstellers BMW.

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Source BMW R1300RT (Wikipedia, German)Lead, manufacturer
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Die BMW R 1300 RT ist ein verkleidetes Motorrad des Fahrzeugherstellers BMW (Marke BMW Motorrad).

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Source BMW R18 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R18 is a cruiser motorcycle manufactured by BMW Motorrad and was officially introduced in April 2020 and launched in September 2020 in Germany.

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Source BMW R2 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R2 was a 198 cc overhead valve single-cylinder motorcycle produced by BMW between 1931 and 1936

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Source BMW R27 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The 247 cc BMW R27, introduced in 1960, is a shaft-driven, single in-line cylinder motorcycle manufactured by BMW.

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Source Wikipedia: BMW R32Source page, makertier 2

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Source BMW R45 (Wikipedia)Lead
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BMW extended its range of horizontally opposed twins in the late 1970s with the introduction of the R45.

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Source BMW R51/3 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R51/3 was BMW's second post-World War II 500 cc motorcycle, following the briefly produced R51/2.

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Source BMW R60/2 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The R60 and R60/2 are 600 cc boxer-twin that were manufactured from 1956 to 1969 in Munich, Germany, by BMW.

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Source BMW R65 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R65 is a light touring motorcycle introduced by BMW in 1978 to add a mid-size motorcycle to its product line.

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Source BMW R68 (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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The BMW R68 is a 594 cc (36.2 cu in) sport version of the pre-1955 BMW motorcycles.

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Source BMW R69S (Wikipedia)Lead
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The R69, R69S, and R69US are motorcycles, fitted with 594 cc boxer twin engines, that were manufactured by BMW in Munich, Germany.

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Source BMW R75 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R75 is a World War II-era motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW.

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Source BMW R80G/S (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW R 80 G/S is a motorcycle that was manufactured in Berlin, Germany, by BMW Motorrad from 1980 to 1987.

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Source BMW R90S (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW R90S is a 900cc sport motorcycle produced by BMW from 1973 to 1976.

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Source BMW RS 54 (Wikipedia, German)Lead, maker
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von den Bayerischen Motorenwerken ab 1953

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Source BMW S1000R (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BMW S1000R is a naked motorcycle manufactured by BMW Motorrad since 2014.

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Source BMW S1000RR - WikipediaSource page, maker

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Source BMW S1000XR (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW S1000XR (officially designated as BMW S 1000 XR) is a sport touring motorcycle produced by BMW Motorrad since 2015.

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Source BMW Sauber F1.06 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW Sauber F1.06 (originally known as the Sauber C25), also simply known as the BMW F1.06, was the car with which the BMW Sauber team competed in the 2006 Formula One World Championship.

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Source BMW Sauber F1.07 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The BMW Sauber F1.07 is a Formula One single-seater racing car built by BMW Sauber for the 2007 Formula One World Championship.

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Source Wikipedia: BMW (manufacturer)Lead sentence, companytier 2
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group

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Source Wikipedia: Mini (marque)Lead paragraph, BMWtier 2
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BMW acquired the brand in 1994 when it bought Rover Group (formerly British Leyland), which owned Mini, among other marques.

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Source Wikipedia: Riley MotorLead paragraph, trademarktier 2
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Today, the Riley trademark is owned by BMW.

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Source Wikipedia: Rolls-Royce Motor CarsLead paragraph, ownertier 2
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has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003

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Source Wikipedia: Rover (marque)History, trademark retainedtier 2
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BMW retained ownership of the Rover trademark, allowing MG Rover to use it under licence.

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Source Wikipedia: Triumph Motor CompanyLead paragraph, rightstier 2
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The rights to the Triumph marque are currently owned by BMW, which purchased the Rover Group in 1994.

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1. Wikipedia, BMW
Wikipedia
  • Infobox: type
    Public
  • Infobox: founded
    March 7, 1916 (official date)1922 (de facto date)
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2. Wikipedia: BMW
Infobox: num_employees
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154,540 (2025)
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Wikidata: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Wikidata Q26678, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: BMW
WikipediaOperates In: Automotive Industry, Infobox: industry
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Automotive
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Herbert Quandt (Wikipedia)
Companies Led: Herbert Quandt, Post-war business activities [led-by]
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BMW was already planning its BMW 1500 model when Quandt took control.
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Lead, first sentence
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has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003
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Bernd Pischetsrieder (Wikipedia)
Companies Led: Bernd Pischetsrieder, Career, BMW
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He was promoted to become chairman of the board of BMW from 1993 through 1999
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Norbert Reithofer (Wikipedia)
Companies Led: Norbert Reithofer, Lead
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former chairman of the board of management (CEO) of BMW
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