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BMW AG (German: [ˈbeːˈʔɛmˈveː]; originally an initialism for Bayerische Motoren Werke in German, or Bavarian Engine Works in English) is a German multinational company which currently produces luxury automobiles and motorcycles, and also produced aircraft engines until 1945.

The company started in 1916 and has its headquarters in Munich, Bavaria. BMW produces motor vehicles in Germany, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Empire, and the United States. In 2015, BMW was your world's twelfth greatest producer of engine vehicles, with 2, 279, 503 vehicles produced. The Quandt family are long lasting shareholders of the organization, with the remaining shares possessed by public float.

Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW (with sub-brands BMW M for performance models and BMW i for plug-in electric cars), Mini and Rolls-Royce. Motorbikes are marketed under the brand BMW Motorrad.

The business has considerable motorsport background, especially in touring vehicles, Formula 1, sports cars and the Isle of Man TT.

he round blue and white BMW logo or roundel evolved from the circular Rapp Motorenwerke company logo, from which the BMW company increased, combined with the glowing blue and white colors of the flag of Bavaria. The BMW logo still used today was created in 1917, albeit with various minor styling changes.

The origin of the logo is often thought to be a portrayal of the movement of an aircraft propeller with the white blades trimming through a blue skies. However, this portrayal was first used in a BMW advertisement in 1929 – twelve years after the logo was created – so this is not the origin of the logo itself.

The phrases Beemer, Bimmer and Bee-em are commonly used slang for BMW in the English language and are sometimes used interchangeably for cars and motorbikes. In the United Says, some individuals prescribe that "beemer" should be taken specifically for motorcycles and "bimmer" should be used for cars. Some of these people claim that "true aficionados" make this distinction and those who don't are "uninitiated. " Usage in American mainstream media also differs, for example The World and Mail of North america prefers Bimmer and calls Beemer a "yuppie abomination", and the Tacoma News Tribune claims that it is "auto snobs" who use the words to distinguish between cars and motorcycles.