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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 91. Chapters: History of BMW, History of BMW motorcycles, BMW Grand Prix results, BMW in Formula One, BMW M1 Procar Championship, The Hire, Triumph Motor Company, Riley, Alpina, Global Hybrid Cooperation, BMW in motorsport, List of BMW engines, IDrive, Claus Luthe, BMW Motorrad, BMW Car Club of America, Kumho BMW Championship, Automobilwerk Eisenach, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Rapp Motorenwerke, BMW Central Building, BMW Art Car, Plant Oxford, Schnitzer Motorsport, Glas, BMW marine, Bavarian Auto Group, VANOS, BMW India Private Limited, BMW US Manufacturing Company, Otto-Flugzeugwerke, DesignworksUSA, BMW Headquarters, BMW Welt, Goodwood plant, BMW Museum, Hartge, BMW Assist, AC Schnitzer, Eisenacher Motorenwerk, GG Duetto, BMW xDrive, Hofmeister kink, MK-Motorsport, Hamann Motorsport, Spec E30, Racing Dynamics, When Rover Met BMW, G-Power, Seoudi Group, Breyton. Excerpt: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG -) (BMW) (English: ) is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands. In 2010, the BMW group produced 1,481,253 automobiles and 112,271 motorcycles across all its brands. BMW Headquarters in Munich, Germany BMW entered existence as a business entity following a restructuring of the Rapp Motorenwerke aircraft engine manufacturing firm in 1917. 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 motorcycle production in 1923 once the restrictions of the treaty started to be lifted, followed by automobiles in 1928-29. The circular blue and white BMW logo or roundel is portrayed by BMW as the movement of an aircraft...