BMW's corporate history considers the founding date of Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (7 March 1916) to be the birth of the company. BMW AG originally an initialism for Bayerische Motoren Werke is a German multinational company which currently produces automobiles and motorcycles, and also produced aircraft engines until 1945.

BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke i) – niemiecki koncern motoryzacyjny produkujący od 1916 roku samochody osobowe, motocykle, skutery oraz silniki