The History of BMW The name BMW came from Karl Friedrich Rapp‚ who was a Bavarian but well known as an engineer in 1916. BMW stands for Bayersiche Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) and its first appearance was actually in an aircraft engine. In 1917 this 6 cylinder Type IIIa went into production. When the Treaty of Versailles was signed and it forced them to stop production because it prohibited BMW from making aircraft engines in 1919. So they started to build air brakes for railway cars
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[pic] BUSINESS STRATEGY EVALUATIONS OF BMW Prepared by |Mr. Yi Ze‚ Li ( Tommy ) |ID. 5237802 |SEC. 471 | |Ms. Kidtaya C. |ID. 5225103 |SEC. 471 | |Ms. Meng-Chien C. |ID. 5135116 |SEC. 471 | IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
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Company Culture Google has a culture very different from traditional corporations. A relaxed work environment adopts the philosophy of creativity and uniqueness shown in the company’s products and services. Google’s corporate website stats “We hire people who are smart and determined‚ and we favor ability over experience.” Rather than the traditional corporate ladder‚ an employee who works for Google can present new ideas their first week. Google: Avoid beauocracy so people can do what makes
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG‚ commonly known as BMW or BMW AG‚ is a German automobile‚ motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. BMW is headquartered in Munich‚ Bavaria‚ Germany. It also owns and produces Mini cars‚ and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad. In 2010‚ the BMW group produced 1‚481‚253 automobiles and 112‚271 motorcycles across all its brands. BMW is part of the "German Big 3" luxury automakers‚ along with Audi
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Bachelor Thesis Department of Business Studies Århus‚ the 3rd of May 2010 Valuation of BMW - Financial & Strategic Analysis Authors Rasmus Ramshøj Pløen Exam no. 282821 BSc (B/IM) Mikkel Kronborg Olesen Exam no. 283755 BSc (B) Academic Advisor Nicolai Borcher Hansen ASB Aarhus School of Business TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PREFACE ..............................................................................................................................................................
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European cars made by BMW‚ Mercedes‚ and Audi. In this analysis‚ I’m going analyze BMW and its competitors using Porter’s Five Forces Model and other marketing tools and determine if BMW has a competitive advantage in the market. History The Bayerische Motoren Werke also commonly known as BMW is the world ’s most renowned automobile brand. BMW was founded in 1916. The company’s headquarters is in Munich‚ Germany and the current CEO is Norbert Reithofer. Today‚ the company is one of Germany’s largest
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expand of the potential market. For example‚ China and Russia. In terms of brand promotion‚ BMW Group‚ will seize the opportunity‚ and vigorously advise and expand public awareness network. At the same time‚ BMW also advertise their ambitions and sense of responsibility to society. In the automotive manufacturing area‚ BMW Group proposed to advertise new product concepts and environmental protection. BMW believes that with further development of the industrial era‚ the traditional energy sources
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Corporate Research Paper – BMW Group Introduction Bayersiche Motoren Werke Group (BMW Group) is a German company whose operations are “focused on the premium segments of the international automobile markets (BMW Group)”. BMW Group was founded in 1916 and established its main plant and headquarters in Munich‚ Germany just after World War I in 1922. Those facilities exist as BMW’s headquarters and flagship plant to this day (BMW Group). BMW Group coordinates its activities in more than 150 countries
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| Valuation BMW Group | BUSM31 – Strategic Financial Management | 2010-10-27 | Group 14 | | | Tutor: Authors: Måns Kjellsson Daniel Hedevåg Jonas Karlsson Mathias Ljungberg Jakob Tuvehjelm Background BMW is one of the ten largest automobile manufacturers in the world‚ with an annual production of 1.3 million cars (2009). It is furthermore one of the leading manufacturers in the premium car segment. BMW Group brand portfolio includes in addition
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BMW Type Aktiengesellschaft Traded as FWB: BMW Industry Automotive industry Founded 1916 Founder(s) Franz Josef Popp Headquarters Munich‚ Germany Area served Worldwide Key people Norbert Reithofer (CEO)‚ Joachim Milberg (Chairman of the supervisory board) Products Automobiles‚ motorcycles‚ bicycles Revenue €60.48 billion (2010) Operating income €5.094 billion (2010) Profit €3.218 billion (2010) Total assets €108.87 billion (end 2010) Total equity €23.10 billion
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