Executive Summary

Chronology of important dates

Since 1929, white and blue circular emblem of BMW was used for the convenience of the airplane starts to be treated as a screw against the blue sky. BMW Group asserts that the white and blue colours of the logo were taken from the flag of Bavaria.

In 1916 the company signed a contract for the production of V12 engines for Austro- Hungary. Needing extra financing, Rapp gets support of Camillo Castiglioni and Max Friz, the company recreated as the Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH. Super Extended caused difficulties Rapp left the company, and the management of the company was made by the Austrian industrialist Franz Josef Popp in 1917, the company was named BMW AG in 1918.

In 1919, Franz Diemer set the first world record for BMW, rising to a height of 9760 meters on an airplane with the engine BMW.

After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 banned the production of aircraft in Germany. Otto closed his factory and BMW switched to the production of brakes for trains.

In 1922, BMW builds its current main building east of Munich airport Oberwiesenfeld (now the city Olympic Center).

In 1923 the first BMW motorcycle produced in a factory in Munich.
In 1924, the first intercontinental flight to Persia by plane equipped with engines of BMW.

In 1926, the seaplane Rohrbach Ro VII with engines BMW VI sets five world records.

1927 - This year it was established 87 world records in aviation. 29 of them are on airplanes with engines of BMW.

In 1928, BMW acquires car factory in Eisenach (Thuringia), and with it a license to produce a small car called the Dixi. The Company enters into a licensing agreement to build radial engines with American aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.

1929 - Dixi is the name of the first car of BMW. It was developed in Munich, as well as all subsequent products of BMW; however cars produced in Eisenach until the forties. Ernst Henne becomes the fastest rider in the world on the motor BMW.

By 1951 BMW produces more than 18 thousand of motorcycles a year that brought profits and enabled the development of a new model - R51 has a 2-cylinder boxer engine.

1951 - BMW produces its first post-war car - 501.
1954 - BMW became the world champion in the races motorcycles with sidecars and holds the world championship the next twenty years.

1955 - Branch BMW Triebwerk GmbH back to life. The company focuses on the traditions of production of aircraft engines. The next step in the right direction was the change in policy of the company BMW in order to promote their products in the middle class. And the first mass car in the post-war years was the BMW Isetta. The idea to create a miniature car belonged to an Italian company Iso, and it created a prototype body was bought by Germans.

1956 - Sports Cars 503 and 507 models.
1959 - Model 700 was the first big success for the serial car BMW. BMW has put up for sale. 1975 – First three units appeared in the history of BMW, it was released in the body E21.

1994 - Launched the BMW factory in Spartanburg. Opened 16th Branch BMW de Mexico SA, established a sales office in Beijing.

1995 - Presentation of the legendary BMW Z8. The car becomes the star of cinema and starred in the James Bond film.

1999 - At the Detroit Motor Show was held presentation of the new all-wheel drive SUV BMW X5.

2013 – The company hosted the presentation of electric BMW i3 and i8.