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BMW
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, usually known under its abbreviation BMW, is a German luxury vehicle, motorcycle, and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It is one of the luxury automakers in the world. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index, headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, BMW owns Mini cars and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW was established as a business entity following a restructuring of the Rapp Motorenwerke aircraft manufacturing firm in 1912 named Aerowerke Gustav Otto, after the end of World War I in 1918, BMW was forced to cease aircraft-engine production by the terms of the Versailles Armistice Treaty. The company consequently shifted to production as the restrictions of the treaty started to be lifted in 1923. BMWs first significant aircraft engine, and commercial product of any sort, was the BMW IIIa inline-six liquid-cooled engine of 1918, known for good fuel economy, with German rearmament in the 1930s, the company again began producing aircraft engines for the Luftwaffe. The factory in Munich made ample use of forced labour, foreign civilians, prisoners of war, the few Me 262 A-1b test examples built used the more developed version of the 003 jet, recording an official top speed of 800 km/h. The first-ever four-engine jet aircraft flown were the sixth and eighth prototypes of the Arado Ar 234 jet reconnaissance-bomber. Through 1944 the 003s reliability improved, making it a power plant for air frame designs competing for the Jägernotprogramms light fighter production contract. Which was won by the Heinkel He 162 Spatz design, the BMW003 aviation turbojet was also under consideration as the basic starting point for a pioneering turboshaft powerplant for German armored fighting vehicles in 1944–45, as the GT101. Towards the end of the Third Reich, BMW developed some military aircraft projects for the Luftwaffe, the BMW Strahlbomber, the BMW Schnellbomber and the BMW Strahljäger, but none of them were built. By the year 1958, the division of BMW was in financial difficulties. It was decided to carry on by trying to cash in on the current economy car boom exploited so successfully by German ex-aircraft manufacturers such as Messerschmitt, BMW bought the rights to manufacture the Italian Iso Isetta. BMWs version of the cars were to be powered by a modified form of BMWs motorcycle engine. This was moderately successful and helped the company get back on its feet, since 1959, the controlling majority shareholder of the BMW Aktiengesellschaft has been the Quandt family, which owns about 46% of the stock. The rest is in public float, BMW acquired the Hans Glas company based in Dingolfing, Germany, in 1966. Glas vehicles were badged as BMW until the company was fully absorbed. However, this factory was outmoded and BMWs biggest immediate gain was, according to themselves, the Glas factories continued to build a limited number of their existing models, while adding the manufacture of BMW front and rear axles until they could be closer incorporated into BMW
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Goggomobil
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Goggomobil was a series of microcars produced in the Bavarian town Dingolfing after World War II by Glas. Glas produced three models on the Goggomobil platform, the Goggomobil T sedan, the Goggomobil TS coupé, the engine was an air-cooled, two-stroke, two-cylinder unit originally displacing 250 cc, but later available in increased sizes of 300 cc and 400 cc. It had an electric transmission built by Getrag and a manual clutch. The engine was behind the rear wheels, suspension was independent all round using coil springs with swing axles. 214,313 sedans,66,511 coupés, and 3,667 Transporter vans, the Goggomobil T250 was introduced by Glas at the 1954 IFMA international bicycle and motorcycle show. The T250 was a two door sedan with a rear-mounted 245 cc air-cooled two-stroke straight twin engine. Design changes were made to the T250 in 1957, two windshield wipers were used instead of the earlier system with one wiper, and the sliding windows in the doors were changed to wind-up windows. Also at this time the T300 and T400 became available, these had larger engines of 300 cc and 400 cc respectively, the last design change for the T sedan came in 1964, when the rear-hinged suicide doors were replaced by conventional front-hinged doors. 214,313 sedans were built when production ended on 30 June 1969, the Goggomobil TS 2+2 coupe was introduced at the 1957 IFMA show alongside the improved T sedan. It was available as the TS250, the TS300, and the TS400, the only major design change to the TS coupe was the change from rear-hinged suicide doors to front-hinged conventional doors in 1964. The TS coupe was always ten to twenty percent more expensive than the T sedan, total production of TS coupes was 66,511. Transmission —4 speed plus reverse, top Speed —85 km/h Tires —4.80 x 10 inch. A fuel consumption of 50.5 miles per gallon was recorded. The test car cost £625 including taxes of £209 on the UK market, the Transporter was built largely at the request of the German Federal Postal Service, which procured more than 2,000 Transporters between October 1957 and November 1965. The Transporter had sliding front doors and it was available as an enclosed van with double back doors or as a pickup with a tailgate to the open bed. Transporter pickups were used by municipal services as snow plows or street sweepers. 3,667 Transporter vans and pickups were produced, goggomobils were exported to the United States. These were special versions, with the 400 cc engine, an automatic gasoline-oil mixer
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited engineers, manufactures and distributes luxury automobiles and automobile parts worldwide. Rolls-Royce Motors Cars Limited is the manufacturer of Rolls-Royce branded motor cars since 2003. Although the Rolls-Royce brand has been in use since 1906, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no relationship to Rolls-Royce branded vehicles produced prior to 2003. The Rolls-Royce Phantom four-door sedan was the first product offered for sale in 2003, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has been manufacturing Rolls-Royce branded cars since 2003. Current chief executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös joined the company in January 2010 and that year, the companys sales in China increased by 600%, meaning that it is now Rolls-Royces second largest market after the US. In 1998, Vickers decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors, the most likely buyer was BMW, who already supplied engines and other components for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, but BMWs final offer of £340 million was beaten by Volkswagens £430 million. BMWs contract to supply engines and components to Rolls-Royce Motors allowed BMW to cancel the contract with 12 months notice, volkswagen would be unable to re-engineer the Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles to use other engines within that time frame. With the Rolls-Royce brand identification marks split between the two companies and Volkswagens engine supply in jeopardy, the two entered into negotiations. Volkswagen agreed to sell BMW the Spirit of Ecstasy and grill shape trademarks and BMW agreed to supplying engines. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited became the manufacturer of Rolls-Royce branded cars in 2003. From 2010 – Ghost 4-door sedan, Rolls-Royce announced in September 2006 that it would develop a new four-door model named Ghost. The Ghost will be smaller than the previous Rolls-Royce automobile launched, only 20% of the components would be sourced from BMW F017 Series, and it will be positioned below the Phantom. On 4 March 2014, the new Ghost Series II was revealed to the public at the Geneva Motor Show and it has a facelift front with new LED headlights. The interior has had an update as well, from 2013 – Rolls-Royce Wraith coupé. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars launched a new car at the Geneva Motor Show on 5 March 2013, the new car, named the Rolls-Royce Wraith was a luxury coupe, with a long bonnet and a sleek roof line, and was a coupe version of the Ghost. It was powered by a 623 bhp, twin-turbocharged V12 engine connected to an eight-speed gearbox, deliveries were expected to begin by the end of 2013. Rolls-Royce had stated that the Wraith would be the most powerful Rolls-Royce motor car to that date, from 2015 – Rolls-Royce Dawn 2015 Rolls-Royce announced the production of SUV for the very first time in the company history. According to Rolls-Royce, the new SUV will set new standards among cars of this segment
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BMW 3 Series (F30)
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The BMW F30/F31/F35 series is the sixth generation of the BMW3 Series range of entry-level luxury cars. It was launched in late 2011 as the successor to the E903 Series, BMW also introduced a separate hatchback model under the 3 Series nameplate called the Gran Turismo. The F30 is the first generation of 3 Series to be powered by a range of turbocharged engines exclusively, the F30 also marked the 3 Series first use of a three-cylinder engine in its 2015 facelift. A new plug-in hybrid F30 model was introduced in 2016. The M3 version was released in 2014 and is powered by the S55 twin-turbo straight-6 engine, the F30 sedan was unveiled in 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It was released in early 2012, making it the first of the sixth generation 3 Series models to go on sale, the 320i, 318d, and 316d sedans were added in March 2012, and the 320i EfficientDynamics Edition and 316i were added in autumn of 2012. The BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics was the most widely used vehicle in the London 2012 Olympics due to BMWs official partnership. The arrival of the models in the USA was the first 3 Series to be sold with a four-cylinder petrol engine in this market since the E36 318i of the late 1990s. Early models included the 328i and 335i, the 328i xDrive and 335i xDrive went on sale in the summer of 2012. The station wagon style was unveiled in 21st Auto Mobil International Leipzig 2012. This body style is designated as F31, and the launch consisted of the 328i. The 320i, 316d and 318d models were added in autumn of 2012, the 5-door hatchback body style is designated F34 and was marketed as the 3 Series Gran Turismo, with styling similar to the 5 Series Gran Turismo. At 4,824 mm, the F34 is 200 mm longer than the Sedan and this extra length is partly facilitated by the 110 mm longer wheelbase of the platform used by the F35. The F34 is also 79 mm taller than the F30/F31, the vehicle was unveiled in the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show 2013. Early models included 320i, 328i, 335i, 318d, 320d, several models were available with xDrive all-wheel drive. A long-wheelbase sedan, designated F35, was produced for the Chinese market, the wheelbase is increased by 110 mm, which increases rear knee room by 90 mm. This vehicle was produced in BMWs Shenyang production plant, and chrome trim on the doors distinguishes it from the F30 sedans, the vehicle was unveiled in 2012 Auto China in Beijing. Initial models included the 320Li, 328Li and 335Li, post-facelift models were the 316Li, 320Li, 328Li, 328Li xDrive and 335Li
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BMW 4 Series (F32)
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The BMW F32 series is the first generation of the BMW4 Series range of entry-level luxury cars. It is the successor to the E92 model of the 3 Series range, the vehicles wheelbase is 50 millimetres longer than that of the existing 3 Series Coupe, while 45 mm has been added to the front track and 80 mm to the rear track. The BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe is 44 mm broader than its predecessor, its line is 16 mm lower. The car is valued at over $54,000, the base model starts at ~$44,910.00. The vehicle was unveiled in 2013 North American International Auto Show, the vehicles were set to be unveiled in 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. Early models include 428i, 435i, 420d, 420i, 420i xDrive, 420d xDrive, 430d, 435d xDrive were added in November 2013. US models went on sale in Summer 2013 as 2014 model year vehicle, early models include 428i, 435i, 428i xDrive, 435i xDrive. Competing models include the Audi A5 Coupe, Infiniti Q60 Coupe and this new convertible is set to replace the BMW E933 Series Convertible. The new BMW4 Series Convertible is visibly larger in width, track, the vehicle was unveiled in Tokyo Motor Show 2013, followed by LA Auto Show 2013. Early models include 428i, 435i, 420d, with 428i xDrive available in spring of 2014, US models were set to arrive in US showrooms in the first quarter of 2014 as 2014 model year vehicles. Early models include 428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, the 4 Series Convertible and its three competitors are the Audi A5 Cabriolet, Infiniti Q60 Convertible and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet. The concept was fitted with a 3.0 twin-turbocharged Inline 6 engine, placing out 430 hp, the vehicle was unveiled in 2013 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance, followed by Tokyo Motor Show 2013. The vehicle was unveiled in 2014 North American International Auto Show, followed by 13th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2014.0 mm air restrictors rated 487 PS, the vehicle was unveiled in official ITR tests in Budapest. The vehicle was unveiled at the 2014 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix, the vehicle was unveiled in 2014 New York International Auto Show, followed by 22nd Auto Mobil International Leipzig 2014. Also joining the convertible and the coupe is the Gran Coupe, like the BMW6 Series 4 door Gran Coupe, it has coupe styling but also has an extra hatch door known as a liftback. Although similar pillar layout as the 3-Series GT, it is sleeker, the vehicle was unveiled in 84th Geneva International Motor Show 2014, followed by 2014 New York International Auto Show, 13th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2014. Early models included 420i, 428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 418d, 420d, 420d xDrive, 430d, 430d xDrive, the vehicle was unveiled in 2014 DTM tournament. BMW M Performance Parts for BMW4 Series vehicles would become available in 2014, including M Performance Power Kit available for the BMW 420d, BMW 430d, BMW4 Series Coupé with BMW M Performance Parts was unveiled in 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show
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BMW M5
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The BMW M5 is a Sport sedan version of the 5 Series executive car built by the Motorsport division of BMW. Versions of the M5 have been built from subsequent generations of the 5-Series platform, the first BMW M5, based on the E285 Series, made its debut at Amsterdam Motor Show in February 1984. It was the product of demand for an automobile with the capacity of a saloon. It utilized the 535xi chassis and an evolution of the bodykit from the M535i, at its launch, the E28 M5 was the fastest production sedan in the world. The first generation M5 was hand-built in Preussenstrasse/Munich prior to the 1986 Motorsport factory summer vacation, thereafter, M5 production was moved to Daimlerstrasse in Garching where the remainder were built by hand. Production of the M5 continued until November 1988, well after production of the E28 chassis ended in Germany in December 1987 and this continued production would eventually lead to a class action lawsuit that was settled with vouchers being given to car owners. Chicago Clearing Corporation served as a maker for these $4,000 vouchers that were officially issued in 1993. The M5 was produced in four different versions based on intended export locations and these were the left-hand drive Euro spec, the right-hand drive UK spec, the LHD North American spec for the United States and Canada, and the RHD South African spec. The European and South African M5s used the M88/3 engine which produced 232 kW, North American 1988 models used the S38B35 engine which was equipped with a catalytic converter and produced 229 kW. Production of North American specification M5s commenced in November 1986 and ended in November 1987, aside from 96 cars which were assembled in kit form at BMWs Plant in Rosslyn, South Africa, all E28 M5s were assembled by hand at BMW Motorsport in Garching, Germany. With a total production of 2,191 units, the E28 M5 remains among the rarest regular production BMW Motorsport cars – after the BMW M1, BMW E34 M5 Touring, and the BMW 850CSi. European models European-Spec M5s were available with some options unavailable on USA-Spec M5s, such as Water Buffalo leather, Left-hand drive cars were equipped with 185TR390 metric alloy wheels, while right-hand drive cars used 16x7.5 alloy wheels. Very early European-Spec LHD M5s had VINs that started with WBA instead of the WBS designation to indicate BMW Motorsport and it is estimated that no more than 15 M5s were produced with a WBA VIN. The USA/Canada Left-hand drive cars were equipped with 16x7.5 alloy wheels, the only option on a US-Specification M5 was electrically heated front seats which were standard equipment on Canadian-Market cars. The only paint colour available was jet black, the E34 generation of the M5 was produced from September 1988 to 1995. It was hand-built at BMW M GmbH in Garching, Germany and it was based on the E34 chassis which was produced at BMWs Dingolfing plant. Assembly was done either by a single M employee or a team of M employees, the E34 M5 released with the S38B36 engine which produced 232 kW and 360 N·m at 4,750 rpm. Cars sold in North America and Switzerland, due to a different catalytic converter, in second half of 1991, the engine displacement was increased to 3.8 litres with the S38B38
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BMW 7 Series (G11)
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The BMW7 Series is a full-size luxury car manufactured by German automaker BMW. Succeeding the 2008 to 2015 produced BMW F01, it is the sixth generation of the BMW7 Series. An official public reveal took place at the 2015 International Motor Show Germany, G11 is the codename for the short-wheelbase model, the extended wheelbase model is codenamed G12 and designated with an additional L letter. This 7 Series generation is the first car lineup of BMW Group to be based on the modular OKL platform, the OKL platform adopts technology first introduced in BMW i models, namely the introduction of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer as structural chassis components. The 7 Series was launched at the Auto Expo in Delhi, production was launched in July 2015 at the Dingolfing manufacturing plant in Germany, with global vehicle sales starting in October 2015. The usage of CFRP allows for weight reduction due to being lighter than steel, aluminium has been applied to the doors, bootlid, brake system, wheel hubs and rear suspension arms, further reducing weight and unsprung masses. The G11 body weighs overall 40 kg less than that of its predecessor, the front is fitted with grille shutters that will only open when an increase of air flow to the engine bay is required, decreasing aerodynamic drag in the process. Along with air openings behind the front wheel arches that reduce turbulence in the wheel housings, the active anti-roll system is optionally available with an electro-hydraulic actuator that improves damper reaction times. For the first time, four-wheel steering, marketed as Integral Active Steering, has become available for all-wheel drive models. The iDrive operating system for secondary car controls receives user input from a control wheel, touchscreen. It is also possible to save a gesture movement with an individual function, the cruise control driver assist is able to recognize speed limits and will adjust the vehicles speed accordingly. The lane driving assist warns the driver of possible side or rear collisions, in addition, it is able to detect lane markings and traffic, as well as alter the steering responsiveness to improve driving comfort. Initially, each model can be equipped with drive and is mated to an 8-speed Steptronic automatic transmission. The 750i/750Li, 740i/740Li and 740d/740Ld models are available with the all-wheel drive option xDrive. The transmission can be linked with the satellite navigation system that provides the transmission with geographical data to adjust shift timing in relation to current driving conditions. In February 2016, BMW announced the introduction of the model designation. The aim is to provide an indicator of the transfer of technology from BMW i to the BMW core brand. The new designation will be used first on the hybrid variants of the latest BMW7 Series
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Glas
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Hans Glas GmbH is a former German automotive company, which was based in Dingolfing. Originally a maker of farm machinery, Glas evolved first into a producer of motor scooters and it was purchased by BMW in 1966, mainly to gain access to Glass patents, they were the first to use a timing belt with an overhead camshaft in an automotive application. Its limited model range was phased out by its new parent. Mechanic Andreas Glas founded a company for agricultural machines at 1895 in Pilsting. He named the company Andreas Glas, Reparaturwerkstätte für landwirtschaftliche Maschinen mit Dampfbetrieb, during the summer periods about 16 people worked for him. In 1905 Andreas Glas company built their first sewing machines and he then had sufficient work to employ all his employees during the winters. Since 1905 Glas had a office in Dingolfing. He started to produce in Dingolfing in 1908 with 150 sewing machines per year, the production count rose each year. After World War II, the market for sewing machines was declining, Glas were known for small cars like the Goggomobil. However, in 1964 the company introduced the Glas 1300GT coupe, the body was designed by Pietro Frua. However competition, mostly from British cars, was tough and in 1966 they released the 2600GT powered by a SOHC V8 engine, however this didnt help and later the same year the company was sold to BMW. The Glas models were kept in production by BMW, but fitted with BMW engines, the Glas 1300 GT coupe was fitted with a 1. 6-litre BMW engine and renamed BMW1600 GT. BMW also fitted a 3-litre engine and named it 3000 GT and this model kept the Glas name, but had a BMW logo in the front and rear. In 1968 BMW created their own large coupe, the BMW2500 CS,277 copies of 2600 GT was made and 389 of the 3000 GT. In 1951 Andreas Glas saw the Vespa scooter from Piaggio in Verona and he was so enthused that he began production of motorscooters that July. The scooter debuted with a 125 cc motor, increased time to 150 cc and 200 cc. Until 195646,181 motor scooters were built, production of scooters stopped because of the Goggomobil cars. From 1953 on, load-carrying scooters were built as well, with the 200 cc engine and 9.5 bhp, they had a load capacity of 200 kg
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Dingolfing
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Dingolfing is a town in Southern Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau, the area now called Dingolfing was first mentioned in Tinguluinga in the year 833. In the year 1251 the duke of Bavaria, Otto II awarded municipal rights to the town, the Lower City, around the church of St. Johns, was an older settlement belonging to the Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg. By treaty of 1265 between Duke and Bishop, both cities were united, dingolfings large growth took place during the years of about 1315 to 1600. During this time the city prospered mostly through trade, fishing, leather craft, the duke promoted these works, causing Dingolfing to prosper even more. The war of Austrian succession caused very heavy damage to the city, the city became nothing more than debris and ash on May 16,1743 after being fired upon by Austrian troops. Greater parts of the city were burnt in a large fire, many of the towns records were destroyed in this fire. Between 1802 and 1803 the local courts were dissolved, between 1816 and 1817 there were many economic and harvest failures. There was also a period of price increases. This period is thought to be the lowest point in the history of the city. A railroad track leading from Munich to Prague and many new roads were built in the mid-19th century, many new industries formed in Dingolfing around this time too. The region began to paint a new picture of itself, in 1905 a new machine shop opened to repair broken farming equipment. After the Second World War this shop changed its business and began producing scooters, in the 1950s this plant began producing automobiles under the Glas car company. Bavarian Motor Works, from which the city prospers greatly today, after 1945 and especially since the 1970s Dingolfing intensified its investments in its urban infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, and housing for the elderly. Dingolfing is located on the Isar river, Dingolfing is about 100 km northeast of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria, and about 30 km east of Landshut and 25 km south of Straubing. Parish church St. Josef, a hall church planned by Robert Vorhoelzer. Dingolfing is home to BMWs largest production facility which produces around 270,000 cars each year, marco Sturm, former NHL forward, was born in Dingolfing on September 8,1978. Johann Sziklai, poet Peter Högl, SS officer in World War II Joseph Wolfgang Eberl, Dingolfing 1856 online Official website BMW Plant Dingolfing Dingolfing, History of the coat-of-arms
