- CEO
- Oliver Zipse
- Full Time Employees
- 159,104
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Auto - Manufacturers
- Address
- Petuelring 130 Munich Germany 80788
- IPO Date
- Sep 10, 2009
- Business
- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG), operating as the BMW Group, is the world's leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services. The company operates under its four core brands--BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad--offering a broad portfolio of luxury sedans, SUVs, coupes, convertibles and electric vehicles including the BMW i series; compact cars via MINI; ultra-luxury models through Rolls-Royce; and high-performance motorcycles, adventure bikes and scooters under BMW Motorrad. BMW Group maintains over 30 production sites worldwide in countries including Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, India and China, with a global sales network spanning more than 140 countries.
Founded in 1916 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company targets premium segments serving individual consumers, fleet operators and corporate clients with integrated financial services such as leasing, financing and insurance. In recent developments, BMW Group reached peak levels of capital expenditure and research and development spending in 2024, focusing on electrification, autonomous driving, high-voltage battery production and expansion of its Neue Klasse vehicle platform. The company plans slight sales volume growth and reduced investments in 2025 while advancing sustainable mobility initiatives; additionally, it extended its partnership with Alpina through 2025 ahead of fully acquiring the luxury tuner brand, and divested its spin-off idealworks to Agile Robots in 2025.