BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) Cars in India

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The BMW AG, officially Bayerische Motoren Werke AG or Bavarian Motor Works (BMW), was established in 1916 and is a German automobile manufacturing company. Based in Munich, Bavaria,
   
Germany, BMW manufactures A-Class luxury cars and motorbikes. Karl Rapp, a German engine maker, set up the Rapp-Motoren Werke for manufacturing aircraft engines. Later two Austrians, Max Friz and Franz Josef Popp with the financial backing of Camillo Castiglioni took over the Rapp-Motorenwerke and renamed it as the Bayerische Motoren Werke or BMW. The BMW logo was inspired by the rotating propeller of the aeroplane engine.

The name is a class in itself. The BMW is considered as one of the greatest car manufacturers in the history of the automobile industry. The BMW AG is also the parent manufacturer of the Rolls Royce Motor Cars and owns Mini as well. The brand name given to the motorbikes produced by the company is BMW Motorrad. BMW finds a place amongst the top three luxury car manufacturers in the world. The other two are the Mercedes-Benz and Audi AG. The BMW product lineup is named as 'Series' and is placed with a single-digit number representing a particular model and its variants. In the year 2004, the BMW decided to place odd-numbered series for its saloon, sedan, and estate touring models and placed the even-numbered series for its double-door coupes and cabriolets.

Map showing BMW plants in India

Map showing BMW plants in India
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BMW Overseas Centres
  • Osaka and Tokyo, Japan
  • Pretoria, South Africa
  • San Luis Potosi, Mexico
  • Egypt
  • Shenyang, China
  • Toronto, Canada
  • Santa, Catarina, Brazil
  • Gurgaon and Chennai, India

BMW in India

The BMW started its operations in India in the year 2006. A company sales subsidiary was established in Gurgaon (National Capital Region), while an assembly plant was set up in the south Indian city of Chennai in 2007. The Chennai assembly plant initially assembled the BMW 3 and 5 series. As of 2014, the plant manufactured BMW 7 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW X 3, BMW X 1, Mini Countryman, Mini Cooper D and Mini Cooper S.

Achievements of BMW

  • In the calendar year 2014, the BMW AG manufactured 21,17,965 cars and close to 1,20,000 motorbikes across all its variants and brands.
  • The BMW AG registered an overall income of US$ 9.01 billion in the year 2012. The net profit was US$ 5.56 billion.
  • The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes named the BMW as the World's Most Sustainable Company for the eighth straight year in 2012.

BMW India Website

http://www.bmw.in/in/en/

BMW social media presence

G+ - https://plus.google.com/+BMWIndia/videos

Last Updated on May 22, 2015