![]() ![]() The first successful significant aircraft engine produced by the company was the BMW IIIa inline-six liquid-cooled engine. It was licensed from the Austin Motor Company and based on the Austin 7 model. On the motorcycle end, BMW purchased the production rights for Husqvarna Motorcycles and continues to operate as a separate enterprise.īMW's first production car was called the 'Dixi'. However, Rover was causing a major loss so MG and Rover were sold to the Phoenix Consortium in 2000. In 1994, BMW purchased the British Rover Group (which at the time constituted Rover, Land Rover, MG, Austin and Morris). In 1966 they then acquired the Hans Glas Company and briefly badged Glas vehicles as BMW. BMW’s Isetta was powered by a modified version of BMW's motorcycle engine and helped get the automaker back on its feet. They purchased the rights to manufacture the Italian Iso Isetta. Instead of liquidating they then moved over to the vehicle manufacturing sector. In 1959 the company then battled a serious financial crisis. After the removal of the Versailles Armistice Treaty in 1930 the company was then allowed to manufacture aircrafts again. Not long after, they began manufacturing motorcycles on a commercial scale. By 1923 the company then shifted over to motorcycle production. After the first World War in 1918, the company was forced to stop making aircraft engines. Its first name was Rapp Motorenwerke and was in the business of manufacturing aircrafts. The company was founded by Franz Josef Popp, Karl Rapp, and Camillo Castiglioni. BMW is also the holding/parent company of MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The BMW logo derives from the ancestral Rapp Motorenwerke company’s circular logo and includes the colours of the Bavarian flag.īMW forms part of the "German Big 3" luxury car manufacturers that includes Mercedes-Benz and Audi. It is one of the most trusted and admired automakers the world over, especially in South Africa. In addition to the luxury vehicles, sports and electric cars, it also manufactures motorcycles and engines. Bayerische Motoren Werke, widely known as BMW, is a German automobile manufacturing company. ![]()
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