(Bavarian Motor Works) or BMW is the second most expensive brand in the world and valued at $ 27 billion, while the German automobile company was founded before a furnace a time ago, specifically in 1917 and was then called (Rap Motors), and is based in the Bavarian state of Germany, The company manufactured aircraft engines in World War I, but today the company's annual sales are estimated at more than 90 million euros.
During this war there was a need for aircraft engines on the German side, and thus merged (RAP Motors) with the company (Motor Work) in one company specialized in the manufacture of aircraft engines to meet the needs of war, named (Rapmotorin Fork)
The engines created by the company won the admiration of the famous German pilot (Manfred von Richthofen) nicknamed the red baron, who called these engines the title (the best engines in the First World War)
The company subsequently moved into much of the merger before its name finally settled on the name we know today.
2) Did you know that the Treaty of Versailles was the reason why BMW turned to the automobile industry
When Germany lost World War I, a ban was imposed on the manufacture of warplanes and engines in Germany, in accordance with the Versailles agreement signed after the war.
Since the company was specialized in the manufacture of aircraft engines called (Rap Motorenverk), it stopped its work completely.
The company started making motorcycles at the same time, but later decided to find some diversity in its products and thus emerged its first cars, a car BMW 315 or as it was called at the beginning (Dixi 315)
The car was a great success at that time, becoming an important stop in the history of the automotive industry.
3) Did you know that the BMW logo is a combination of the RAP logo and the national colors of the Bavarian province
There is a widely held belief that the BMW logo is a picture of a flying fan circling, but it is wrong
When BFW was founded, RAP Motors was one of its main subsidiaries
When the company became a BMW in 1917, the company chose a new logo, taking the circular frame from the logo of the company (RAP) with the white and blue color of the flag of Bavaria where the headquarters of the company and is still so far.
4) Did you know that the company's headquarters is designed in the form of a four-cylinder engine
The four-cylinder engine is an important part of the legacy of BMW, it was found in most of the BMW economic cars, and is also the same engine used in the aircraft that won the admiration of the “Red Baron”
5) Did you know that BMW almost produced a car in collaboration with Lamborghini
BMW and Lamborghini have agreed to build a racing car as a joint venture, with the Bavarian company providing the engine and some parts of the suspension, while Lamborghini offers the rest.
But Lamborghini suddenly withdrew from the deal. BMW decided to complete this project alone and the legendary M1 appeared
It is the first high-performance M-Class from BMW
6) The first BMW electric car was built in 1972
The Bavarian company presented a fully electric version of its beloved second-class 1602 at the 1972 Munich Olympics
But this major achievement was not adequately covered by the historic Munich process
The car was equipped with a package of 12 batteries to cover a distance of 145 km per charge, and the car was not actually marketable but the company manufactured it as an engineering exercise, to register the car as one of the most prominent stations in the history of the development of electric cars.
7) The most expensive car in the history of BMW is a car
This car is surrounded by a lot of ambiguity and there is no accurate information on the price actually.
The car was designed in 1991 with advanced technical specifications that make it able to compete with any BMW model 2018 where the car was made for the future, where the car has a V12 engine up to speed of more than 322 km / h and starts from zero to 60 miles / hour (97 Km / h) in less than 4 seconds
Back in price, the company did not officially announce the price of the car, but the price of the car was based on the expectations of car enthusiasts, in 2011 a car enthusiast put the car at a price of $ 1.1 million, but estimates of the estimates say the car up to 3 Millions of dollars.
It was not announced how many NAZCA cars were made, but according to forecasts, the company made only three of the supercar.
BMW's ability to make luxury products doesn't stop there!
Not just cars and motorcycles, BMW designs cabin designs for some of the world's largest airlines
For example, you can experience the highest levels of comfort and luxury aboard Singapore Airlines.
The Bavarian company also contributed to the design of a number of interior design parts of the train in the city of San Francisco.
The automotive industry is one of the most active and renewable sectors of the industry.
In 1994, BMW bought the Mini brand and after 8 years in 2002 it took full control of the Rolls-Royce brand
This means that two of Britain's biggest and most famous brands are actually owned by Germans
The company paid only $ 40 million for the right
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