BMW

History
After World War I, BMW was forced to cease aircraft (engine) production by the terms of the Versailes Armistice Treaty. The company consequently shifted to motorcycle production in 1923 once the restrictions of the treaty started to be lifted, followed by automobiles in 192829.

The circular blue and white BMW logo or roundel is portrayed by BMW as the movement of an aircraft propeller, to signify the white blades cutting through the blue sky an interpretation that BMW adopted for convenience in 1929, twelve years after the roundel was created

By 1959 the automotive division of BMW was in financial difficulties and a shareholders meeting was held to decide whether to go into liquidation or find a way of carrying on. It was decided to carry on and to try to cash in on the current economy car boom enjoyed so successfully by some of Germany's ex-aircraft manufacturers such as Messerschmitt and Heinkel.

In 1992, BMW acquired a large stake in California based Industrial design studio DesignworksUSA, which they fully acquired in 1995. In 1994, BMW bought the British ROVER GROUP

By 2000, Rover was making huge losses and BMW decided to sell the combine. The MG and Rover brands were sold to the Phoenix Consortium to form MG Rover, while Land Rover was taken over by Ford. BMW, meanwhile, retained the rights to build the new MINI, which was launched in 2001

Production
In 2006, BMW produced 1,366,838 fourwheeled vehicles, which were manufactured in five countries In 2009, it manufactured 1,258,417 four-wheeled vehicles. In 2009, BMW Motorrad produced 82,631 motorcycles.

Country
Germany

Make
BMW

Cars
(2006)

Cars
(2008)

Models
Others
All Minis All Rolls-Royce BMW X3 BMW X5, X6 BMW 3-Series

905,057
187,454

901,898
235,019 1,417 82,863 170,741 47,980 1,439,918

United Kingdom Mini

Rolls-Royce 67 Austria USA South Africa Total BMW BMW BMW 114,306 105,172 54,782 1,366,838

Sales (BMW-brand)
Vehicles sold in all markets according to BMW's annual reports. Year Total

2000 822,181
2001 880,677 2002 913,225 2003 928,151 2004 1,023,583 2005 1,126,768 2006 1,185,088 2007 1,276,793 2008 1,202,239 2009 1,068,770

On this table, you can see, sales of BMW vehicles in 2010. Sales of each branch increases at least 10 % each, excepting Rolls-Royce concept.

Munich. The BMW Group has achieved a new sales revenue record in 2007. Compared to the previous year, group revenues rose by 14.3% to euro 56,018 million (2006: euro 48,999 million). Revenues of the Automobiles segment went up by 12.7% to euro 53,818 million (2006: euro 47,767 million). The Motorcycles segment reported sales of euro 1,228 million (2006: euro 1,265 million /2.9%), while the Financial Services segment increased its revenues by 25.8% to euro 13,940 million (2006: euro 11,079 million).

The USA remained the largest single market for BMW and MINI cars in 2007. With a sales volume of 335,840 units (2006: 313,603 units /+7.1%), the BMW Group sold more vehicles there than ever before. On top of this, BMW was the most popular European premium brand among US customers in 2007. In total, 293,795 BMW brand cars (2006: 274,432 units, +7.1%) were sold in the United States, making it the most successful European car brand on the US market in 2007.

New sales volume record for BMW Motorcycles in 2007

BMW Motorcycles also succeeded in recording a new sales volume high in 2007. After surpassing the 100,000 mark for the first time in the previous year, the Motorcycles segment continued to grow and recorded a sales volume of 102,467 units (2006: 100,064/+2.4%) in 2007.

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