This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW
00:01:22 1 History
00:01:32 1.1 1916–1923: Aircraft engine production
00:03:32 1.2 1923–1939: Motorcycle and car production
00:04:59 1.3 1939–1945: World War II
00:07:31 1.4 1945–1959: Post-war rebuilding
00:09:29 1.5 1959–1968: Near bankruptcy and New Class
00:12:34 1.6 1968–1978: New Six, 3 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series
00:13:40 1.7 1978–1989: M division
00:15:13 1.8 1989–1994: 8 Series, hatchbacks
00:16:51 1.9 1994–1999: Rover ownership, Z3
00:18:36 1.10 1999–2006: SUV models, Rolls-Royce
00:20:35 1.11 2006–2013: Shift to turbocharged engines
00:22:47 1.12 2013–present: Electric/hybrid power
00:24:36 1.13 Management
00:25:19 2 Company name and logo
00:27:39 3 Finances
00:28:19 4 Motorcycles
00:33:00 5 Automobiles
00:35:17 5.1 i models
00:39:06 5.2 M models
00:40:15 5.3 Naming convention for models
00:41:00 6 Motorsport
00:41:49 7 Involvement in the arts
00:42:20 7.1 Art Cars
00:43:03 7.2 Architecture
00:44:28 7.3 Film
00:45:27 7.4 Visual arts
00:46:13 8 Production
00:48:07 9 Major issues/recalls
00:49:44 10 Sales
00:50:33 11 Industry collaboration
00:51:37 12 Sponsorships
00:52:38 13 Environmental record
00:54:28 14 Bicycles
00:54:56 15 Car-sharing services
00:55:39 16 Overseas subsidiaries
00:55:50 16.1 Brazil
00:56:26 16.2 Canada
00:56:54 16.3 China
00:57:21 16.4 Egypt
00:57:50 16.5 India
00:58:22 16.6 Japan
00:58:40 16.7 Mexico
00:59:10 16.8 South Africa
01:01:21 16.9 United States
01:02:31 16.10 Hungary
01:03:00 17 Marketing
01:03:09 17.1 Slogan
01:03:41 17.2 April Fools
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BMW AG (German: [ˈbeːˈʔɛmˈveː]; originally an initialism for Bayerische Motoren Werke in German, or Bavarian Motor Works in English) is a German multinational company which currently produces luxury automobiles and motorcycles, and also produced aircraft engines until 1945.
The company was founded in 1916 and has its headquarters in Munich, Bavaria. BMW produces motor vehicles in Germany, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 2015, BMW was the world’s twelfth largest producer of motor vehicles, with 2,279,503 vehicles produced. The Quandt family are long-term shareholders of the company, with the remaining shares owned by public float.
Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW (with sub-brands BMW M for performance models and BMW i for plug-in electric cars), Mini and Rolls-Royce. Motorcycles are marketed under the brand BMW Motorrad.
The company has significant motorsport history, especially in touring cars, Formula 1, sports cars and the Isle of Man TT.
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