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BMW

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BMW is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, officially founded 7 March 1916, ranking among the world's largest motor vehicle producers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Founded Year
1916 1
1916 is BMW's official founding date (7 March 1916); some historians treat 1922 as the de facto date the present company took shape.
Significance
A German multinational luxury automaker and motorcycle manufacturer renowned for high-performance, driver-focused vehicles. 1
Headquarters
Munich, Germany 1
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (German pronunciation: [ˌbeːʔɛmˈveː] ), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational conglomerate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Germany.
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  • Opening section
    is a German multinational conglomerate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Germany.
  • History section
    The 1962 introduction of the BMW New Class compact sedans was the beginning of BMW's reputation as a leading manufacturer of sport-oriented cars.
  • In Group: Automobile Manufacturers, Lead sentence
    Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (German pronunciation: [ˌbeːʔɛmˈveː] ), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational conglomerate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Germany.
  • Part Of: Automobile Transport, Lead sentence
    Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (German pronunciation: [ˌbeːʔɛmˈveː] ), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational conglomerate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Germany.
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