Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

Type of Company: Automotive industry

Name of the company: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

Traded as: FWB: BMW

Year of Establishment:1917

About BMW : Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) (English: Bavarian Motor Works) is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1917. 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.

Founder: Franz Josef Popp

Headquarters: Munich, Germany

Area served: Worldwide

CEO & Chiarma :Norbert Reithofer (CEO) & Joachim Milberg (Chairman of the supervisory board)

Products: Automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles

Revenue: €60.48 billion (2010)

Employee Strength: 95,450 (end 2010)

Operating income: €5.094 billion (2010)

Profit: €3.218 billion (2010)

Total assets: €108.87 billion (end 2010)

Total equity: €23.10 billion (end 2010)

Subsidiaries: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Husqvarna

Website: bmw.com