BMW World

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BMW World

• The history of the Bavarian Motor Works is a
  history of innovation, dedication and
  determination. These achievements are reflected
  in the BMW emblem, symbolizing a rotating
  airplane propeller from BMW's early years as an
  aircraft engine manufacturer. Today, the emblem
  signifies a global company that annually produces
  hundreds of thousands of engines, motorcycles,
  and cars.

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BMW History Early Timeline of Events

• 1913 Karl Rapp establishes Rapp-Motorenwerke in a
  former bicycle factory near Munich. He begins
  manufacturing his own aircraft engines. They
  suffer from problems with vibration that Rapp is
  unable to fix, so he switches to building
  Austro-Daimler aircraft engines under license.

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BMW Logo at 1917

• Two Austrians, Franz-Josef Popp and Max Friz,
  backed by a Vienna financier, Camillo
  Castiglioni, take over Rapp's business and rename
  it Bayerische Motoren Werke -- BMW.
• BMW's first aircraft engine -- the Type IIIa --
  goes into production. A water-cooled six-cylinder
  inline engine, it features a unique
  "high-altitude carburetor" developed by Friz that
  allows it to develop full power at altitude.

A rotating propeller is the inspiration for the
BMW logo
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World Altitude Record Set

• Franz Zeno Diemer sets a world altitude record of
  9,760m (32,013 ft.) in an aircraft powered by a
  BMW Type IV engine.
• The Treaty of Versailles prohibits the production
  of aircraft in Germany. Otto closes his factory
  and BMW switches to manufacturing railway brakes.
  KLM of the Netherlands is the world's first
  airline company.
• Franz Zeno Diemer is in the center of the photo.

Fokker with BMW engine
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The First BMW factory

• The First BMW factory is built on
  Neulerchenfeldstrasse -- the site of Otto's old
  aircraft factory -- near the current day Olympic
  complex in Munich.

BMW's first motorcycle engine
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Crowds welcome triumphant BMW drivers

• after the 6,000-mile Alpine Rally through four
  countries. A German version of the British Austin
  Seven, the 1931 DA/4 was the European counterpart
  of the famous Ford Model T.

The New 20hp BMW 3/20
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• World's first mass-production bike with full
  fairing
• sporty R 100 RS provides excellent wind and
  weather protection.

• BMW Motorsport's first racing model
• aces Hans-Joachim Stuck and Niki Lauda pilot the
  BMW M1 in the Procar Series.

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BMW News The new BMW X5

• A new BMW X5! With the new Mercedes M class
  coming in 2005, and the arrivial of the Audi Q7
  in 2006, BMW must have thought it was time to
  update the X5. It is expected around the end of
  2006.

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