The company was founded in 1916 in the German city of Munich. Initially, the German brand wanted to produce aircraft as Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG or Bavarian Aircraft Works. However, after the company changed its name to Bayerische Motoren Werke – BMW.

BMW History

After the end of World War I, the financial situation of the BMW is bad. In connection with the postulate of the Treaty of Versailles, the company had to find new markets. The postulate banned of German for aircraft production.
Management of BMW decided to take care of the production of motorcycles. Although the company has developed many great models of two-wheelers, in 1928 (the company already was moved to Eisenach), created the first model BMW Dixi 3/15 modeled on the English Austin Seven. The first vehicles had a sunroof and powered them four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 743 cm3, delivers a power of 15 horsepower. The maximum vehicle speed is 80 km / h. The next year, the factory “came out” an improved version of DA / 2 – here the brakes were installed at each of the wheels, and the body was made entirely of steel. In the 30 models Dixi have had early success in motorsport. In 1932 the model was created 3 / 20PS, with an engine capacity of 782cc and four cylinders, which could generate 20 horsepower at 3,500 rev / min. This model won the prestigious Concours d`Elegance.

The first generation of E53 debuted in 2000, production of durable FOR IN 6 consecutive years. BMW history of X5 was one of the representatives of the models included in the SUV, which turned out to sales inside the proverbial jackpot. The effect of this is to develop the whole model line X, which currently includes X1, X3 and X6. Initiating production of the models 1500, 1600, 200, concert BMW began winning streak that continues to this day. BMW factory are located throughout the world, and the annual production of these cars reaches half a million copies.

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