BMW was originally an aero-engine factory founded in Munich. In 1917, Rapp Motor Company changed its name to BMW.

Aviation pioneer Zeno Diemer set a world altitude record of 9,760 meters. Franz Zeno Diemer (centre) and the plane he flew after breaking the record with a BMW-built aero engine.

The first BMW motorcycle was born on the Munich production line.

First flight with BMW engine. By the 1920s in Persia, airplanes had greatly shortened the distance in space in the world.

Pilot Walter Mittelholzer used a BMW aero engine to break the world record seven times in a row.

Among all series-produced sports cars in the world, the BMW 328 is the fastest. Rudolf Schleicher was the designer of this legendary car.

Brazilian Nelson Piquet used a BMW turbocharged engine and won the title of "Formula One" racing world champion. This is a glorious page in the history of BMW motorsport.

International Market

British Automobile Market

The UK has a long history of automobile development, bringing together the world's leading enterprises, universities, racing industry and independent projects. It already has Achieve transformational R&D capabilities. Expertise and forward thinking are the UK’s unique strengths in developing core automotive technologies.

British automobile manufacturing capabilities rank high in the world, which can be seen from the manufacturing scope of products and the scale of industry brands involved. The manufacturing scope of British automobiles covers many fields including passenger cars, commercial vehicles, buses, coaches, etc. The UK has 7 passenger car manufacturers, 8 commercial vehicle manufacturers, and 11 bus and coach manufacturers that can carry out mass production. There are more than 10 large-scale high-end car and sports car manufacturers.

According to data from the British Association of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, in 2013, the UK produced 1.6 million complete vehicles, equivalent to a new car rolling off the assembly line every 20 seconds, of which 77% Exported to all over the world. The level of British car manufacturing also attracts top manufacturers from around the world.

As the global center for automotive engine R&D and production, the UK’s powertrain design has always maintained the world’s leading level, especially in engine design. In 2013, the UK produced 2.55 million engines, accounting for 30% of the total European engine production, of which 62% were exported to more than 100 countries.

The French car market

Like most developed countries, the French car market is also a mature market and is becoming saturated. Most of the new car sales are no longer first-time car buyers. Consumers purchase more old cars to replace them. Influenced by region, economy, cost of living and cultural background, the French are more keen on domestically produced hatchback cars.

So in France, we will find that their vehicles do not seem to match the country’s economic development, and this is precisely the unique characteristic of these European developed countries. Their requirements for cars It is not as high as expected, more practical. According to automobile industry data, there are two major groups in France.

Peugeot Citro?n sold 51,188 cars in France in 2014, down 2.2% year-on-year; Renault Group sales also fell 0.4% year-on-year to 37,898 vehicles. In addition, most car companies such as Volkswagen, Ford, and Toyota also suffered declines in France in 2014, and sales expectations for the French car market are not very optimistic.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Automotive