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<blockquote data-quote="Juan Powerblow" data-source="post: 10408" data-attributes="member: 20"><p><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Bayerische_Motoren_Werke_Aktiengesellschaft.ogg" target="_blank">Bayerische Motoren Werke AG</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bayerische_Motoren_Werke_Aktiengesellschaft.ogg" target="_blank">info</a>) (BMW), is an independent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">German</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_companies" target="_blank">company</a> and manufacturer of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile" target="_blank">automobiles</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_motorcycles" target="_blank">motorcycles</a>. BMW is the parent company of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINI_%28BMW%29" target="_blank">MINI</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Motor_Cars" target="_blank">Rolls-Royce</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car" target="_blank">car</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brands" target="_blank">brands</a>. It is also one of the leading car and motorcycle manufacturers in the world. BMW was officially founded as a public company in 1922, but traces its origins to the pioneering days of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">German</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation" target="_blank">aviation</a> all the way back to 1913. Two of these pioneering men, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rapp" target="_blank">Karl Rapp</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Otto" target="_blank">Gustav Otto</a>, are credited by BMW as the "founding fathers". However, BMW owes its actual founding by three men- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Popp" target="_blank">Josef Popp</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Friz" target="_blank">Max Friz</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Castiglioni" target="_blank">Camillo Castiglioni</a>. These men brought BMW through many turbulent times in the company's early life, as well as taking the company public in 1922 to form BMW AG.Beginning with aircraft engines, BMW AG produced a variety of products in its early years, eventually moving to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle" target="_blank">motorcycle</a> production in 1923 and automobiles in 1929. The circular blue and white BMW logo, which has not changed throughout the company's history, does not in fact symbolize a spinning propeller. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_BMW_Trademark" target="_blank">The BMW Trademark</a> was in fact derived directly from the logo of the predecessor company <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapp_Motorenwerke" target="_blank">Rapp Motorenwerke</a>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a>]. The term "beemer" started as an acronym for the abbreviation "BMW," adapted from the early-20th century British pronunciation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company" target="_blank">BSA</a> (as "beeser" or "beezer"), whose motorcycles were often racing BMWs. Over time, the term became closely associated with BMW motorcycles. In the United States, the term "bimmer" was later coined to refer (exclusively) to BMW automobiles. As such, use of the word "beemer" to refer to a BMW automobile is frowned upon by some BMW enthusiasts,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW#_note-boston-bmwcca.org" target="_blank">[4]</a> because it is the term used for motorcycles. Although the distinction is completely arbitrary, to this day, the media, movies, and most people still use the term "beemer" to refer to the automobiles. The initials BMW are pronounced "bay emm vay" in German. The model series are referred to as "Dreier" ("Three-er" for 3 series), "Fünfer" ("Five-er" for the 5 series), "Sechser" ("Six-er" for the 6 series), "Siebener" ("Seven-er" for the 7 series).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juan Powerblow, post: 10408, member: 20"] [URL="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Bayerische_Motoren_Werke_Aktiengesellschaft.ogg"]Bayerische Motoren Werke AG[/URL] ([URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bayerische_Motoren_Werke_Aktiengesellschaft.ogg"]info[/URL]) (BMW), is an independent [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]German[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_companies"]company[/URL] and manufacturer of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile"]automobiles[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_motorcycles"]motorcycles[/URL]. BMW is the parent company of the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINI_%28BMW%29"]MINI[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Motor_Cars"]Rolls-Royce[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car"]car[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brands"]brands[/URL]. It is also one of the leading car and motorcycle manufacturers in the world. BMW was officially founded as a public company in 1922, but traces its origins to the pioneering days of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]German[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation"]aviation[/URL] all the way back to 1913. Two of these pioneering men, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rapp"]Karl Rapp[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Otto"]Gustav Otto[/URL], are credited by BMW as the "founding fathers". However, BMW owes its actual founding by three men- [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Popp"]Josef Popp[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Friz"]Max Friz[/URL], and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Castiglioni"]Camillo Castiglioni[/URL]. These men brought BMW through many turbulent times in the company's early life, as well as taking the company public in 1922 to form BMW AG.Beginning with aircraft engines, BMW AG produced a variety of products in its early years, eventually moving to [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle"]motorcycle[/URL] production in 1923 and automobiles in 1929. The circular blue and white BMW logo, which has not changed throughout the company's history, does not in fact symbolize a spinning propeller. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_BMW_Trademark"]The BMW Trademark[/URL] was in fact derived directly from the logo of the predecessor company [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapp_Motorenwerke"]Rapp Motorenwerke[/URL][[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL]]. The term "beemer" started as an acronym for the abbreviation "BMW," adapted from the early-20th century British pronunciation of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company"]BSA[/URL] (as "beeser" or "beezer"), whose motorcycles were often racing BMWs. Over time, the term became closely associated with BMW motorcycles. In the United States, the term "bimmer" was later coined to refer (exclusively) to BMW automobiles. As such, use of the word "beemer" to refer to a BMW automobile is frowned upon by some BMW enthusiasts,[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW#_note-boston-bmwcca.org"][4][/URL] because it is the term used for motorcycles. Although the distinction is completely arbitrary, to this day, the media, movies, and most people still use the term "beemer" to refer to the automobiles. The initials BMW are pronounced "bay emm vay" in German. The model series are referred to as "Dreier" ("Three-er" for 3 series), "Fünfer" ("Five-er" for the 5 series), "Sechser" ("Six-er" for the 6 series), "Siebener" ("Seven-er" for the 7 series). [/QUOTE]
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