100 years of BMW explained in these slides
It was founded on March 7, 1916 and stood for Bayerische Motoren Werke. In 1917, the company got its present emblem.
At the end of the 1920s, the emblem made its first appearance in the company's advertising. In 1922, the company relocated to the current production facilities of BMW at Munich's Oberwiesenfeld airfield.
During that time, the use of forced labour was tacitly approved and accepted.
It was the first post-war model of the single-cylinder series. It produced a top speed of 95 km/h.
It became world's first mass-production car to achieve fuel consumption of 3 L/100 km. At its time, it was the top-selling single cylinder car in the world.
The Foundation now aims to facilitate global dialogue and to drive social innovation.
It was declared a protected historic building in 1999. The tower's exterior is supposedly represents the shape of four cylinders in a car engine.
In 1982, after BMW assumed sole responsibility for the plant, the first diesel power unit came off the assembly line in 1983.
Today, the plant is the Group's diesel technology competence Centre.
One of the first major projects for them was the Z1 Roadster, which entered series production in 1988.
The facility was officially opened on April 27, 1990. Currently, it has around 9,000 staff.
It was offered by a range of petrol inline-6s, V8s and diesel engines. Its production ceased in 2006 and was replaced by BMW X5 (E70).
It is the first premium vehicle in small car segment. The MINI Hatch was the first in 2001.
GINA stands for "Geometry and functions In 'N' Adaptations". It has a flexible, stretchable water resistant translucent man-made fabric skin.
In driver mode, the car indicates the ideal driving line and speed; in "ease" or autonomous mode, the steering wheel retracts and the driver and front-seat passenger can turn to face each other.
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