Life is getting fast everyday and the modern generation is just crazy about luxury cars. It has become something more than merely a vehicle to take people from one place to another. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG or BMW is a German based automobile company that also owns the Rolls-Royce car brands and MINI. BMW is one of the largest automobile companies that manufacture both motorcycles and other automobiles. In the year 1922, BMW was founded as a public company. Bayerische Motoren Werke traces back its origin to the famous German Aviation in 1913. Gustav Otto and Karl Rapp are considered to be the mastermind and founder of the company by the BMW. Originally Max Friz, Josef Popp and Camillo Castiglioni are the founder of the company. During the very early stage of the company these three men helped the company out of its troubled state. In the year 1922 BMW AG was founded. In the beginning BMW AG used to make aircraft engines and later on it started manufacturing motorcycle. It is not before 1929 that the company has started manufacturing automobiles. The signature mark of the company, the blue and white logo of the company is considered to be a derivative of the one of their predecessor company Rapp Motorenwerke. The checkered pattern and the colors have been taken from the Bavarian flag. BMW 132 and BMW 801 are among the prominent aircraft engines of the time before WWII. BMW started building motorcycle engines at the beginning and then started manufacturing motorcycles as well. In the year 1923, R32 became one of the noteworthy models of motorcycle. Presently BMW has a series of different models in the market around the world. During the Fall 2004, the series 1 of the BMW models were launched. In July 2007, the 3-door model was launched. This model is considered to be the ancestor of the sport seden model of 2002. The Series BMW 3 is a compact executive car that is being manufactured by 1975. E90 is the 5th generation 3 series car. Sport coupe is an E92 model, sport coupe convertible is the E93 model of this series, etc. Series 5 BMW cars are executive cars or middle-sized luxury cars. Recently, the interior of the models of these cars have been remodeled. Even the exteriors of these cars have also been changed a little. BMW N52 and N54 6 cylinder motors are the series 5 models of BMW with their VB and Diesel options. BMW M GmbH is a sister concern of the BMW AG, the German car manufacturing company. This subsidiary of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG was established in the year 1972 and started operating along with eight employees. The BMW’s racing car programs gave BMW the name, M-Technik. Have a lot more information regarding Bayerische Motoren Werke AG or BMW under the section Famous Brands Of Car on car-maintenance.ucoz.com.