In which German city are the headquarters of the car maker BMW?
"BMW 7 Series (G11) The BMW 7 Series (G11) is a full-size luxury car manufactured by German automotive manufacturer BMW. Succeeding the BMW F01, it is the sixth generation of the BMW 7 Series. The G11 was unveiled on June 10, 2015 at BMW's headquarters in Munich. 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 (excepted in the US, where only the extended wheelbase model is available). This generation of the 7 Series"
"Designed with an 800 kW solar plant on its roof, ""the building does not have the boredom of a hall, it is not only a temple, but also a market place and a communication center and meeting place for knowledge transfer"", said architect Prix at the opening ceremony. BMW Welt BMW Welt (English: BMW World) is a multi-use exhibition center located in Munich, Germany used for meetings and promotional events, and where buyers take delivery of BMW vehicles. It situated in the Milbertshofen-Am Hart district, next to the BMW Headquarters (BMW HQ) and the Olympiapark. BMW Welt operations are coordinated"
"BMW FIZ The BMW Group Forschungs- und Innovationszentrum (BMW FIZ) is the main engineering and development campus of the BMW Group. It is located in Milbertshofen-Am Hart, a district in northern Munich. About 20,000 engineers and workers are developing cars as well as motorcycles on a 500,000 m area spread out across several areas and buildings. Since October 2017, the BMW FIZ was extended by the BMW Autonomous Driving Campus, located in Unterschleißheim about 13 km north of the main FIZ campus. There, BMW intends to colocate all BMW engineers working on autonomous driving capabilities in the cooperation with Intel."
"BMW FIZ The BMW Group Forschungs- und Innovationszentrum (BMW FIZ) is the main engineering and development campus of the BMW Group. It is located in Milbertshofen-Am Hart, a district in northern Munich. About 20,000 engineers and workers are developing cars as well as motorcycles on a 500,000 m area spread out across several areas and buildings. Since October 2017, the BMW FIZ was extended by the BMW Autonomous Driving Campus, located in Unterschleißheim about 13 km north of the main FIZ campus. There, BMW intends to colocate all BMW engineers working on autonomous driving capabilities in the cooperation with Intel."
"BMW Central Building The BMW Central Building Located in Leipzig, Germany was the winning design submitted for competition by Pritzker Prize winning architect, Zaha Hadid. The central building is the nerve center for BMW's new $1.55 billion complex built to manufacture the BMW 3 Series Vehicle. The BMW factory prior to the construction of the central building existed as three disconnected buildings, each playing an integral part in the production of BMW 3 Series vehicles. These three production buildings were designed in-house by BMW's real estate and facility management group, housing separately the fabrication of raw auto bodies (), the"
"BMW Museum The BMW Museum is an automobile museum of BMW history located near the Olympiapark in Munich, Germany. The museum was established in 1973, shortly after the Summer Olympics opened. From 2004 to 2008, it was renovated in connection with the construction of the BMW Welt, directly opposite. The museum reopened on June 21, 2008. The museum shows BMW's technical development throughout the company's history. It contains engines and turbines, aircraft, motorcycles, and vehicles in a plethora of possible variations. In addition to actual models there are futuristic-looking, even conceptual studies from the past 20 years. The use of"
"led to more BMW Art Cars, painted by artists including Andy Warhol, Jenny Holzer, Roy Lichtenstein and others. The cars, currently numbering 17, have been shown at the Louvre, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and New York's Grand Central Terminal. BMW's Munich headquarters represents the cylinder head of a 4-cylinder engine. It was designed by Karl Schwanzer and was completed in 1972. The building has become a European icon and was declared a protected historic building in 1999. The main tower consists of four vertical cylinders standing next to and across from each other. Each cylinder"
"R. Guggenheim Museum. BMW Museum The BMW Museum is an automobile museum of BMW history located near the Olympiapark in Munich, Germany. The museum was established in 1973, shortly after the Summer Olympics opened. From 2004 to 2008, it was renovated in connection with the construction of the BMW Welt, directly opposite. The museum reopened on June 21, 2008. The museum shows BMW's technical development throughout the company's history. It contains engines and turbines, aircraft, motorcycles, and vehicles in a plethora of possible variations. In addition to actual models there are futuristic-looking, even conceptual studies from the past 20 years."
"of cultural and office buildings, teaching and research, as well as design and production. Projects like Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden and the project building in the BMW Research and Innovation Center in Munich have gained worldwide recognition. A number of bigger projects are being realized in China since 2010, among others the company headquarters for insurance compynies China Life and Taikang Life, production facilities for BMW in Shenyang, and the science city ""Nanopolis"" in Suzhou. The range of activities includes programming, architectural design, interior design, urban design and master planning, quantity surveying, construction management, and sustainability. Henn"
"largest banks headquartered in the capital are ""Investitionsbank Berlin"" and Landesbank Berlin. Daimler manufactures cars, and BMW builds motorcycles in Berlin. Bayer Health Care and ""Berlin Chemie"" are major pharmaceutical companies in the city. Siemens, a Global 500 and DAX-listed company is partly headquartered in Berlin. The national railway operator Deutsche Bahn, the MDAX-listed firms Axel Springer SE and Zalando, and the SDAX listed company Rocket Internet have their main headquarters in the central districts. Among the largest international corporations who operate a German or European headquarter in Berlin are Bombardier Transportation, Gazprom Germania, Coca-Cola, Pfizer and Total S.A.. Berlin"
"DriveNow DriveNow is a carsharing service wholly owned by the automotive manufacturer BMW. DriveNow service began in Munich, Germany in June 2011. As of October 2017, DriveNow operated over 6,000 vehicles in nine European countries. Apart from five cities in Germany - Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Düsseldorf, and Cologne - DriveNow is available in Vienna, London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brussels, Milan, Helsinki and Lisbon. In October 2017, the company reached the milestone of 1,000,000 customers. DriveNow operates a fleet comprising only vehicles manufactured by subsidiaries of BMW Group including various MINI models (convertible, clubman, countryman) as well as BMW X1, X2, i3,"
"Peter Schwarzenbauer Peter Schwarzenbauer (born October 19, 1959 in Weissenburg in Bavaria) is a German manager and member of the Board of BMW AG. He is responsible for the MINI, BMW Motorrad, Rolls-Royce and Aftersales BMW Group. Schwarzenbauer spent his school years in Munich and Brazil, where he graduated from high school in Nova Friburgo. From 1980 to 1984, he studied business administration with a focus on marketing at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and completed his studies with a degree in business administration (FH). After completing his studies, he began working for BMW AG's central marketing department"
"Harald Krüger Harald Krüger(born 13 October 1965 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany) is the current chairman of the board of management (CEO) for BMW. Krüger grew up in the city of Braunschweig. His mother was a teacher and his father a doctor of physics. After graduating from the Hoffmann von Fallersleben School in 1984, he studied mechanical engineering at the Braunschweig University of Technology (undergraduate studies) and RWTH Aachen University (main studies) and in 1991 passed his exams (mechanical engineering). Krüger first worked as research assistant at the ""Institute for Dynamics of Flight Systems"" of the German Aerospace Center"
"in Leipzig. In November 2010, the Leipzig plant was inaugurated, with an investment totaling euros () through 2013. The plant is located at BMW's complex that already produces variants of the 1 Series model. A concept version of the BMW i3 Coupe reflecting the current status of ongoing development was presented at the March 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The production vehicle was officially unveiled simultaneously in New York, London and Beijing on 29 July 2013. Series production for retail customers began on 18 September 2013, and the first vehicle off the production line was handed over to German marathon runner"
"on May 13, 2015, succeeding Norbert Reithofer. He was compensated €8,134,963 ($9,676,131.74) in 2016. Krüger accompanied Chancellor Angela Merkel on her first visit to U.S. President Donald Trump in March 2017. Harald Krüger Harald Krüger(born 13 October 1965 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany) is the current chairman of the board of management (CEO) for BMW. Krüger grew up in the city of Braunschweig. His mother was a teacher and his father a doctor of physics. After graduating from the Hoffmann von Fallersleben School in 1984, he studied mechanical engineering at the Braunschweig University of Technology (undergraduate studies) and RWTH"
"Ingolstadt Ingolstadt (; ) is a city in Bavaria, Germany, on the banks of the River Danube, in the centre of Bavaria. In 2016, it had 133,638 citizens, making it the fifth largest city in Bavaria. It is part of the Munich Metropolitan Region. The ""Illuminati"", an Age of Enlightenment secret society, was founded in Ingolstadt in the late 18th century. Ingolstadt is a setting in the novel ""Frankenstein"" by Mary Shelley, where the scientist Victor Frankenstein creates his monster. It is the site of the headquarters of the German automobile manufacturer Audi, defence aircraft manufacturer Airbus (formerly Cassidian Air"
"and automobile maker BMW ""Bayerische Motoren-Werke"", or Bavarian Motor Works in English, Audi, Allianz, Grundig (consumer electronics), Siemens (electricity, telephones, informatics, medical instruments), Amazon, Weltbild (trade) Patrizia Immobilien (real estate management) Continental (Automotive Tire and Electronics), Nintendo, Adidas, Puma, HypoVereinsbank (UniCredit Group), Infineon, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, MAN Diesel & Turbo, KUKA, OSRAM and Ruf have (or had) a Bavarian industrial base. The unemployment rate stood at 2.6% in October 2018 and was the lowest in Germany and one of the lowest in the European Union. Bavaria has a population of approximately 12.9 million inhabitants (2016). 8 of the 80 largest cities"
"was for a time the only European Tour event played in Germany, until the Porsche European Open moved to Germany in 2015. ""<nowiki>*</nowiki> – 1996 tournament reduced to just two rounds because of torrential rain."" BMW International Open The BMW International Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour held in Germany. Founded in 1989, it was held near BMW's home city of Munich every year until 2012. From 1989 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2011 it was played at the Golfclub München Eichenried while from 1994 to 1996 it was held at St. Eurach"
"BMW International Open The BMW International Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour held in Germany. Founded in 1989, it was held near BMW's home city of Munich every year until 2012. From 1989 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2011 it was played at the Golfclub München Eichenried while from 1994 to 1996 it was held at St. Eurach Land-und-Golfclub. In 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018, the event was played at Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof near Cologne, alternating with Golfclub München Eichenried which hosted the event in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The event"
"black filmmakers. BMW was the principal sponsor of the 1998 ""The Art of the Motorcycle"" exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and other Guggenheim museums, though the financial relationship between BMW and the Guggenheim was criticised in many quarters. In 2012, BMW began sponsoring Independent Collectors production of the ""BMW Art Guide"", which is the first global guide to private and publicly accessible collections of contemporary art worldwide. The 2016 edition features 256 collections from 43 countries. BMW produces complete automobiles at its factories in Germany (Munich, Dingolfing, Regensburg and Leipzig), United States (Greer, South Carolina), Mexico (San Luis"
"and electrical engineering. There are several multinational corporations located in Regensburg, such as BMW, Continental, E.ON, General Electric, Infineon, Osram, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Telekom and Toshiba as well as hidden champions (Krones, MR). BMW operates an automobile production plant in Regensburg; the Regensburg BMW plant produces 3 Series, 1 Series and (previously) Z4 vehicles. Continental AG, with the headquarters of its car component business, Osram Opto-Semiconductors and Siemens as well as Infineon, the former Siemens semiconductor branch, provide a high level of innovation and technical development in Regensburg. Other well known international companies, such as AREVA, Schneider Electric and Toshiba,"
"European Award, and was placed on the shortlist for the Stirling Prize. Diagrammatic Plan Of BMW Central Building Productions Sheds BMW Central Building The BMW Central Building Located in Leipzig, Germany was the winning design submitted for competition by Pritzker Prize winning architect, Zaha Hadid. The central building is the nerve center for BMW's new $1.55 billion complex built to manufacture the BMW 3 Series Vehicle. The BMW factory prior to the construction of the central building existed as three disconnected buildings, each playing an integral part in the production of BMW 3 Series vehicles. These three production buildings were"
"BMW and Audi vehicles, as both companies are based in Bavaria (BMW in Munich and Audi in Ingolstadt). In the eastern states of Germany, mostly Volkswagens are in use (Volkswagen is based in Wolfsburg, close to the eastern states). The Hessian police prefer Opel cars (General Motors-brand Opel is based in Rüsselsheim near Frankfurt am Main in Hesse). Baden-Württemberg mostly uses Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen cars for their police force. Before the police reform in the mid-1970s, Germany had many city police forces and each had its own police car livery. Dark blue, dark green and white were popular colours. However,"
"2018 BMW Open The 2018 BMW Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 103rd edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the MTTC Iphitos complex in Munich, Germany, from 30 April until 6 May 2018. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry as special exempts: The following players received entry using a protected ranking: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following pairs received wildcards into the"
"History of BMW BMW AG originated with three other manufacturing companies, Rapp Motorenwerke and Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFw) in Bavaria, and Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach in Thuringia. The company is now known as BMW or Bayerische Motoren Werke. Aircraft engine manufacturer Rapp Motorenwerke became Bayerische Motorenwerke in 1916. The engine manufacturer, which built proprietary industrial engines after World War I, was then bought by the owner of BFw who then merged BFw into BMW and moved the engine works onto BFw's premises. BFw's motorcycle sideline was improved upon by BMW and became an integral part of their business. The initial products were exhibited"
"is divided horizontally in its center by a mold in the facade. Notably, these cylinders do not stand on the ground; they are suspended on a central support tower. BMW Museum is a futuristic cauldron-shaped building, which was also designed by Karl Schwanzer and opened in 1972. The interior has a spiral theme and the roof is a 40-metre diameter BMW logo. BMW's exhibition space in Munich, BMW Welt, was designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au and opened in 2007. It includes a showroom and lifting platforms where a customer's new car is theatrically unveiled to the customer. The BMW Central Building"
"2017 BMW Open The 2017 BMW Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 102nd edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2017 ATP World Tour. It took place at the MTTC Iphitos complex in Munich, Germany, from 1 May until 7 May 2017. Alexander Zverev won the singles title. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following pairs received wildcards"
"large companies such as the aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines, the injection moulding machine manufacturer Krauss-Maffei, the camera and lighting manufacturer Arri, the semiconductor firm Infineon Technologies (headquartered in the suburban town of Neubiberg), lighting giant Osram, as well as the German or European headquarters of many foreign companies such as Microsoft. Munich has significance as a financial centre (second only to Frankfurt), being home of HypoVereinsbank and the Bayerische Landesbank. It outranks Frankfurt though as home of insurance companies such as Allianz (insurance) and Munich Re (re-insurance). Munich is the largest publishing city in Europe and home to"
"Josef Popp, BMW concentrated on aircraft engine production, with motorcycles as a side line and automobile manufacture stopped altogether. After the war, BMW survived by making pots, pans, and bicycles until 1948, when it restarted motorcycle production. Meanwhile, BMW's factory in Eisenach fell in the Soviet occupation zone and the Soviets restarted production of pre-war BMW motorcycles and automobiles there. This continued until 1955, after which they concentrated on cars based on pre-war DKW designs. BMW began building cars in Bavaria in 1952 with the BMW 501 luxury saloon. Sales of their luxury saloons were too small to be profitable,"
"1945. During the 1930s, Eisenach was the centre of BMW’s automobile manufacturing. In 1945, Eisenach was occupied by United States forces. However, the wartime allies had already agreed that Thuringia would fall within the Soviet occupation zone. BMW's automobile factory in Eisenach was not fully destroyed, and assembly of the 327 resumed. Clear production figures are hard to obtain, but many of the 327s surviving with collectors into the twenty-first century were post-war products. After the war, it became clear that the Soviets would not return the Eisenach factory to BMW. BMW-branded automobiles produced between 1946 and 1951 were therefore"
"Leverkusen Leverkusen (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the South, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the North is the state capital Düsseldorf. With about 161,000 inhabitants, Leverkusen is one of the state's smaller cities. The city is known for the pharmaceutical company Bayer and its associated sports club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The heart of what is now Leverkusen was a village called Wiesdorf, which dates back to the 12th century. During the Cologne War, from 1583 to 1588 Leverkusen was ravaged by war. The entire area"
"public float. Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW (with sub-brands BMW M for performance models and BMW i for plug-in electric cars), Mini and Rolls-Royce. Motorcycles are marketed under the brand BMW Motorrad. The company has significant motorsport history, especially in touring cars, Formula 1, sports cars and the Isle of Man TT. BMW's origins can be traced back to three separate German companies: Rapp Motorenwerke, Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, and Automobilwerk Eisenach. The history of the name itself begins with Rapp Motorenwerke, an aircraft engine manufacturer. In April 1917, following the departure of the founder Karl Friedrich Rapp, the company"
"being produced outside the control of BMW headquarters in Munich. This caused a protracted dispute concerning title to the BMW brand and other assets, but in 1952 it was determined that Eisenach-produced models such as the 327s should be badged as EMW (Eisenacher Motoren Werke) rather than as BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke). EMW changed their badge from BMW's blue and white roundel to a red and white roundel. It is not clear how many of the post war 327s were branded as BMWs and how many as EMWs, but 505 were produced with one or other of the badges. BMW"