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BMW was founded on March 7, 1916. BMW’s predecessor was an aircraft factory. It was initially famous for manufacturing streamlined bi-wing reconnaissance aircraft. The name of the predecessor company was BFW, and the company’s founder was named Gistan. -Gustan Otto.

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On July 20, 1917, the BFW company began to reorganize and was officially named BMW.

In 1923, BMW developed the first motorcycle engine. At the end of 1923, they specially produced motorcycles in Munich, and the R32 motorcycle with the BMW trademark was sold on the market for the first time. .

BMW published a full-page advertisement in the morning newspaper on July 9, 1929, announcing its entry into the automobile manufacturing industry. The legend of BMW's first series-produced car was born.

The official Chinese name of "BMW" is Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (German: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG). It is a world-famous luxury car brand headquartered in Munich, Bavaria. BMW is often called Bimmer, and the brand was also often called BMW in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in the early years.

The history of BMW began in 1916, which was translated as Bayer in mainland China in its early years. The company was originally an aircraft engine manufacturer. It was still a limited liability company in 1917. In 1918, it was renamed Bavarian Engine Manufacturing AG and went public.