The automotive industry has seen great stars in its history, and definitely one of the best-selling stars in the sky is the German giant industry, BMW, which operates in the field of car and motorcycle manufacturing. BMW or BMW is a motorcycle engine term for the engine industry of Bavaria. As its name implies, the company's headquarters are located in the capital of the state of Bavaria and Munich. In 2015, BMW was recognized as the 12th largest automotive company in the world with about 2,300,000 units (2,279,503).
Begin a fairy tale
BMW, like most automobile companies, did not initially work with direct car production. In 1916, Franz Josef Pope founded a company that was the first product of the BMW IIIa engine, the main feature of which was its low-efficiency and high-efficiency engine, resulting in high orders from the German Army and development. You can see the effect of this on the well-known BMW brand name, which is the shape of the blades in the plane. The color of this badge is also the same blue and white flag of the Bavarian flag.
BMW before World War II
After the official conclusion of the First World War, the production of aircraft engines in BMW was disrupted by German disarmament. In 1922, Kamilio Castiglione, owner of the Bériès Flogne factory, purchased BMW and all of its related rights and renamed BMW at the Bériès Ferrari factory and paid for the construction of an engine for buses and trucks, agricultural machinery and pumps. . In 1928, BMW entered the automotive industry by purchasing the Automobilwerk Eisenach plant. In 1932, BMW designed and manufactured its first four-cylinder Dixie 3/20. In the year 1933, the first of its six-cylinder linear engines was introduced with the 303 model, and in the 1930s it produced a variety of sedan, coupe and even crook models. BMW's buying and selling market was not widespread at this time.
Bold BMW's role in World War
With the outbreak of World War II, the BMW rebounded on aircraft production for the German Air Force. During these years, BMW faced many problems: including the Soviet occupation of its facilities in eastern Germany, the layout of maps and their designs, and the use of the British for their cars, the bombardment of its facilities during the war, sanctions and restrictions that it made of production Motorcycle and aircraft engine. As far as the rest of the company paid for kitchen appliances, such as a frying pan and bicycle, the sale of BMW was virtually zero.
BMW returns from the ruins of the war
In 1948, BMW launched the R24 motorcycle, but it was still not allowed to build the car until 1952. The 50s was not a successful decade for BMW, though it was stationary in this decade, one of the most affordable cheap cars of that time. But there was little profit for the company, and BMW faced a serious financial crisis, so that the proposal to integrate with other companies, and even the sale of the company, were the company's options.
In 1959, the major stock was purchased by Quandt Brothers and the new class project was defined in 1960. A project for the development and development of four sports sedans, launched in 1962, and put the company at the forefront as one of the best sports car makers of the sedan and saved the company from the circumstances. The price of its products has gradually increased over the years.
In 1968, BMW developed a heart-shaped 6-cylinder engine for the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th series. In the seventies, BMW's growth rate multiplied. In the decade, the most significant BMW products were the Series 5 series, as the replacement for the new class project, Series 3, Series 6 with the same platform as the Series 5 and the production of the Big Seat 7.
The birth of a giant in the automotive industry
After completing the showcase, the BMW company, in collaboration with Lamborghini, produced its first mid-engined M1 engine, the first car of its popular series. In 1985, BMW M5 and M3 were also unveiled. BMW has had many successes during its operations; the engines of the company have always been among the best engines in the world, and in the international competitions, it determines the best engine of the year with the largest difference. Forbes Magazine In 2002, BMW introduced the most reputable automotive brand. It's also interesting to know that the rights of Mini and Rolls-Royce companies are at the hands of this giant car.
Rules for naming products for the BMW
BMW cares about everything and plans for everything, even naming the cars of this company follows certain rules. Except for the company's hybrid series, which is known as Class I, the cars of this company are usually introduced with 3 digits and one or two letters. The first number representing the series or room, the next two is the engine volume. The letters "i" and "D" indicate, for gasoline or diesel, that the X-word engine for differential coupling cars and the letter "C" indicate that the vehicle has been damaged.
BMW products at a glance
BMW 1 Series BMW and Hatchback, Series 2, 4, 6 and 8 Coupe and Crossover, Series 3 and 5 as sedan and station, Series 7 sedan and chassis of the popular BMW luxury range in the X series.