BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

Company type	Public (Aktiengesellschaft)
Traded as	FWB: BMW
Industry	Automotive
Predecessors	Rapp Motorenwerke Bayerische Flugzeugwerke Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach
Founded	7 March 1916; 108 years ago (1916-03-07)
Founders	Camillo Castiglioni Franz Josef Popp Karl Rapp
Headquarters	Munich , Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Products	Cars motorcycles
Production output	2,564,025 vehicles (2019)
Brands	Automobiles BMW Mini Rolls-Royce BMW M BMW X BMW i Motorcycles BMW Motorrad
Revenue	€104.210 billion (2019)[1]
Operating income	€7.412 billion (2019)[1]
Net income	€5.022 billion (2019)[1]
Total assets	€228.034 billion (2019)[1]
Total equity	€59.907 billion (2019)[1]
Owners	Stefan Quandt (29%) Susanne Klatten (21%) Public float (50%)
Number of employees	133,778 (2019)[1]
Website	bmwgroup.com

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW, German pronunciation: [ˈbeːˈʔɛmˈveː] (listen)) is a German automobile and motorcycle maker, founded on 7 March 1916. It is one of the most famous automobile makers in the world. The headquarters is located in Munich, Bavaria. BMW is part of the "German Big 3" luxury automobile manufacturers, along with Audi and Mercedes-Benz.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). BMW Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.