Steadfast and Fast
BMW is world renowned as a performance and luxury car maker, and the parent company of both Rolls-Royce and the increasingly popular MINI. But, its history includes a long stint in manufacturing airplane engines and becoming expert producers of motorcycles -- a BMW signature that continues to thrive today.
The Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) was founded in 1922 as an automobile manufacturer but its mission was derailed by WWII and its major plant all but destroyed. After the war, the allies permitted the company to resume the production of motorcycles. With new leadership, BMW expanded its operations and in 1959 restructured the company under Eberhard Kuenheim who led the company into a new era. His vision took BMW beyond the bounds of ...more
BMW is world renowned as a performance and luxury car maker, and the parent company of both Rolls-Royce and the increasingly popular MINI. But, its history includes a long stint in manufacturing airplane engines and becoming expert producers of motorcycles -- a BMW signature that continues to thrive today.
The Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) was founded in 1922 as an automobile manufacturer but its mission was derailed by WWII and its major plant all but destroyed. After the war, the allies permitted the company to resume the production of motorcycles. With new leadership, BMW expanded its operations and in 1959 restructured the company under Eberhard Kuenheim who led the company into a new era. His vision took BMW beyond the bounds of ...more










