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Have you ever wondered how the story of one of the world’s most exciting automotive brands began?
In the shadowy Bavarian hills, a legend was born that has captivated the hearts of enthusiasts around the world for more than a century.

What secrets lie behind the legendary BMW?

Today, we’re going on an exciting journey through the times and events that have made BMW what it is today!

From its earliest days, the humble company in Munich has relentlessly pursued excellence. In 1916, it introduced the airplane engine to the world, and just seven years later the first BMW-branded creation, the R32 motorcycle, was born. Its appearance was a harbinger of automobile masterpieces to come.

After decades of relentless development and innovation, BMW became synonymous with luxury and sportiness. Its cars conquered freeways and race tracks, becoming symbols of status, performance and pure driving pleasure.

Today, BMW factories are spread all over the world, each car with the blue and white logo testifies to the uncompromising commitment to quality, attention to detail and inimitable style of the Bavarian craftsmen.

The BMW story is not just a tale of cars. It’s a saga of people driven by passion and engineering genius.

Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a fascinating journey through time tracing the epic origins of the legendary BMW brand.

Begin

On a frosty December day in 1896, a story was born in Eisenach that would later conquer the world. Heinrich Ehrhart, a gifted engineer, founded his first machine factory. His nephew, Johann Heinrich Ehrhart, had already become famous as the inventor of steam locomotives.

At the time, the production of automobiles was a strictly military endeavor. Erhart’s factory produced ambulances, army kitchens and even bicycles for the German army. Heinrich, already a man of advanced age, was in his fifties. His youth is shrouded in mystery, we only know that he was born in Thuringia in 1840. At the age of twenty-four he began his career at Hartmann’s machine factory in Chemnitz, where he became fascinated by machinery.

Erhart’s factory did not stand out in any special way, fulfilling orders from the army. One day, however, Henry had an article in the local newspaper for breakfast that turned his life upside down. It told of the incredible achievements of Daimler and Benz, German geniuses who had created sidecars that were rapidly gaining popularity.

Earhart could not stay away. He felt he was not inferior to his colleagues. In his head he had the idea to create something exceptional, something that would be talked about by millions. But to save time and money, Heinrich decided to take a different route: he purchased a license for a French car Ducovail. This is how the motorized Wartmark carriage was born, which became the progenitor of what we know today as BMW.

In the fall of 1898, just a few months after its introduction, Wartburg arrived at the Düsseldorf automobile exhibition, joining the ranks of such giants as Tyler, Opel and Daimler-Kopen. A year later, Wartburg made a sensational achievement by winning two major automobile races. In all, it won twenty-two medals during its existence, one of which was awarded for its elegant design. The future of the Wartburg was bright, but its glorious history came to an end just a few years later.

In 1903, Erhard’s factory was on the verge of bankruptcy. Years of unpaid debts brought the company to the brink of closure. The question of radical measures came to the fore: re-profiling or complete liquidation.

However, unexpectedly, a savior appeared on the horizon: it was a stock speculator Yakov Shapira. He was an avid fan of the automobile, and the thought of parting with this marvel of technology, as well as with the profits from its production, horrified him. Shapira invested heavily in the company, becoming its savior. He took over Erhardt’s management, assuming some of the responsibilities and authority.

Under Shapira’s leadership, the plant’s engineers began to create Dixi cars designed under the license of the British Austin. Curiously, the first batch of cars went on the road with right-hand drive. This was the first and last time in continental Europe that the passenger sat on the left side. Between 1904 and 1914, 15,822 Dixi cars were produced and were extremely popular.

But the competition did not stand still. To counter it, the company decided to create its own development. So appeared Dixi 315 PS with a powerful 16-horsepower engine and solid speed up to 75 kilometers per hour for those times. However, this car was also built on the basis of the English Dixi. Henry’s dream of having his own car was never realized, as the shareholders were focused solely on profits.

[Music] have you ever wondered how the story of one of the world’s most exciting Automotive Brands began in the shadowy Bavarian Hills a legend was born that has captivated the hearts of enthusiasts around the world for more than a century What secrets lie behind the legendary BMW today we’re going on an exciting Journey Through the times and events that have made BMW what it is today from its earliest days The Humble company in Munich has relentlessly pursued excellence in 1916 it introduced the airplane engine to the world and just 7 years later the first BMW branded creation the R32 motorcycle was born its appearance was a harbinger of automobile masterpieces to come after Decades of Relentless development and Innovation BMW became synonymous with luxury and sportiness its cars conquered freeways and racetracks becoming symbols of status performance and pure driving pleasure today BMW factories are spread all over the world each car with the blue and white logo testifies to the uncompromising commitment to Quality attention to detail and inimitable style of the Bavarian Craftsman on a frosty December day in 1896 a story was born in eisenach that would later conquer the world Hinrich aart A Gifted engineer founded his first machine factory his nephew Johan Hinrich aart had already become famous as the inventor of steam locomotives at the time the production of automobiles was a strictly military Endeavor Art’s Factory produced ambulances Army kitchens and even bicycles for the German Army Heinrich already a man of advanced age was in his 50s his youth is shrouded in mystery we only know that he was born in thuringia in 18 40 at the age of 24 he began his career at Hartman’s Machine Factory in chemets where he became fascinated by Machinery her heart’s Factory did not stand out in any special way fulfilling orders from the Army one day Henry had an article in the local newspaper for breakfast that turned his life upside down it told of the incredible achievements of damler and Benz German Geniuses who had created sidecars that were rapidly gaining popularity earheart could not stay away he felt he was not inferior to his colleagues in his head he had the idea to create something exceptional something that would be talked about by millions but to save time and money Hinrich decided to take a different route he purchased a license for a French car Duke o this is how the motorized wartmark Carriage was born which became the progenitor of what we know today as [Music] BMW in the fall of 1898 just a few months after its introduction wartberg arrived at the dorf automobile exhibition joining the ranks of such Giants as Tyler Opel and damler copen a year later vurg made a sensational achievement by winning two major automobile races in all it won 22 medals during its existence one of which was awarded for its elegant design the future of the wartberg was bright but its glorious history came to an end just a few years later in 1903 a hard’s factory was on the verge of bankruptcy years of unpaid debts brought the company to the brink of closure the question of radical measures came to the four reprofiling or complete liquidation however unexpectedly a savior appeared on the horizon it was a stock Speculator Yakov shapira he was an avid fan of the automobile and the thought of parting with this Marvel of Technology as well as with the profits from its production horrified him shapira invested heavily in the company becoming it savior he took over air heart’s management assuming some of the responsibilities and Authority Under shapira’s leadership the plants Engineers began to create Dixie cars designed under the license of the British Austin curiously the first batch of cars went on the road with right-hand drive this was the first and last time in Continental Europe that the passengers sat on the left side between 1904 and 1914 15822 Dixie cars were produced and were extremely popular but the competition did not stand still still to counter it the company decided to create its own development so appeared Dixie 315 PS with a powerful 16 horsepower engine and solid speed up to 75 kmph for those times however this car was also built on the basis of the English Dixie Henry’s dream of having his own car was never realized as the shareholders were focused solely on profits to increase profits Carl Friedrich WAP a Swiss engineer with a passion for Aviation was invited to joined the company he was a man of immense talents and enthusiastic about his work but luck persistently eluded him under the wing of BMW rap set up a small production facility for aircraft engines and airplanes his first B plane presented at an exhibition could not even take off but the engineer did not give up and with even greater Zeal began work on the next by plane with an engine of his own design however even at this stage the company did not achieve the desired success the fact is that the exhibition which had High Hopes and was scheduled for 1914 did not take place because of the outbreak of war in the heat of World War I when the Army was hungry for powerful engines and airplanes Herman rap’s attempt to create them failed the Roaring engines of his machines were met with outrage by residents who demanded that their homes be shielded from their noise despite the failure rap founded the Bavarian aircraft Works BFW on March 7th 1916 but the company needed investment and that’s when Camilo C Leone a vienes banker came along he bought out rap’s share and raised BFW Capital to an impressive 1.2 million marks diverse Industries circled under the BMW Banner run by different people but United by a common company after acquiring shares in BFW castellon brought in Frenchman France yoseph pop an engineer with extensive experience in technical achievements he proposed a strategy for the development of the company pop invited Max Fritz from damler and on July 21st 1917 a significant event took place rap’s BFW was renamed Bavarian Motorworks BMW this is how the world famous Auto giant was born BMW’s main product was still aircraft engines however the Treaty of Versailles after the war banned their production in Germany but even this did not break BMW in 1919 an airplane with a BMW engine set an altitude record which was not counted because of the treaty Banker castig Leon purchased another aircraft engine plant for the company dividing production into two branches airplane engines and Automobiles BMW Engineers focused on the new field and in 1923 shocked the world with their first motorcycle the BMW R32 for 5 years the company unsuccessfully sought to Define its direction finally the decision was made to focus on motorcycles Automobiles and aircraft engines in parallel BMW continued to produce the British Dixie winning the 1929 olyp Olympic race in 1930 The company took the Bold step of going back to the past under the wartberg name the DMW 3 Model was released resembling a motorized Side Car of the last century motor and Sport magazine called this car worthy of only a good driver and it was not just flattery it could reach speeds of up to 100 kmph the next sensation was BMW 303 which conquered the audience of the Berlin motor show under its Hood was the smallest ever created six-cylinder engine with a volume of 1173 cubic cm which guaranteed a speed of over 100 kmph it was this model that defined the look of BMW cars for many years to come convertible BMW 326 became another favorite of car enthusiasts ending the era of the first three in up to 1941 16926 copies of this model were sold the company did not forget about cars for the elite in 1939 the first BMW limousine was produced which competed with opal Admiral and Ford V8 but only having time to get on its feet the company faced a new war which put across on the development of Civilian automobile industry all production facilities were switched to the manufacturer of aircraft engines and military vehicles the Rumblings of War took the once prosperous Enterprise with it m ber and oen Brook lay in ruins the factories in aeno were taken over by the Soviet Army and the surviving equipment was sent to distant Russia but it was not in the character of the Germans to give up at the shareholders meeting those who survived the war and remained loyal to their Homeland decided to revive production the road ahead was difficult requiring huge resources and capital investors flowed in the management of the company changed from time to time depending on who contributed more money but despite all the turmoil BMW did not retreat in 1948 at the Geneva exhibition was presented the first post-war novelty BMW motorcycle r24 it was followed by the R51 m67 and r68 which were immensely Popular by the ‘ 50s about 30,000 Germans were already riding BMW Motorcycles however the main goal remained a return to automobile production and the first step was the BMW 501 although the public welcomed it with delight it proved too expensive to produce the next models 57 and 503 suffered the same fate and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy salvation came unexpectedly in the hope of Revival it was decided to produce inexpensive Moto Coupe BMW Isetta 250 to the surprise of Skeptics this unremarkable car became a real hit in just a few years 137,000 cars were sold including in England where the rights to drive a motorcycle and Isetta were interchangeable however even after this Triumph failures again fell on the bavarians the year 1959 was a turning point in the fate of BMW the financial crisis pushed the board of the company to make a difficult decision to merge however attempts to merge with Mercedes were not successful a group of shareholders including Herbert Quant bought BMW shares saving the company from imminent collapse the new board of directors set ambitious goals the production of mid-range cars and aircraft engines soon the BMW 1500 was born capable of reaching speeds of up to 150 km ra and accelerating to 100 in 16.8 seconds this was followed by the benwick 2500 which won the 24-hour race at spa in the 1970s BMW introduced a serial number system for its cars based on class the 1972 BMW 520 was the first five after World War II it was equipped with a 4-cylinder engine and was considerably heavier than it predecessors h200 Kor in 1978 at the Paris motor show the M1 project designed by giorgetto juaro made its debut this car could compare even with Lamborghini it accelerated to 100 K in 6 seconds creating the feeling of driving a Ferrari so the German analog of the Italian sports Masterpiece appeared while BMW was engaged in creating high-speed cars it did not lose sight of its loyal fans in 1975 the company launched the BMW W 320i which quickly became the Benchmark of its class with a top speed of 192 Qi Colin ra and acceleration to 100 kmh in 9 seconds the car won the hearts of enthusiasts the only drawback was the fuel consumption of 14 L per 100 km BMW lineup was replenished year after year including such models as 316 I 320i and 323i since then the 3 has become an iconic car in the late ’70s the 728 debuted the first of a series of sevens with a weight of 1.5 tons the car could accelerate up to 200 kilom and was cheaper than the new Mercedes S-Class in 1983 BMW took part in the Formula 1 turbocharged car championship for the first time to everyone’s surprise Brazilian Nelson pqu beat his rivals in a BMW powered car the power of the M12 13 engine reached 1280 horsepower at 11,000 RPM for the first time in history BMW became the Formula 1 World Champion among turbocharged cars by the mid1 1980s BMW had established itself in the automotive World dispelling doubts about its abilities in just 15 years the company went from unprofitable to an industry leader then a race between BMW and Mercedes unfolded which led led to the creation of the legendary M3 in the E30 body this car could accelerate to 100 km H in just 6 seconds and allowed the driver to choose the suspension stiffness depending on road conditions in 1989 BMW began production of luxury cars with the release of the 850i model designed to compete with the Aston Martin verage Ferrari mandal Mercedes 500 SL and Porsche 928 the 8 series was to be the flagship of the Bavarian brand despite its technical merits the car quickly disappeared from view after its high-profile Premiere sharing the fate of many other similar cars in 1992 the automotive World bowed before the M5 E34 a legendary car with a ferocious 380 horsepower engine it accelerated to 100 in just 6.5 seconds leaving its Rivals behind in a cloud of roaring engine power the ’90s were an era of renewal for BMW the 7 Series was transformed especially in the face of the 740i and the E38 body the fives weren’t lagging behind either E39 amazed the world with seven different engines capable of satisfying both speed lovers and those who valued comfort for the most demanding the 540i was created in 1999 BMW entered a new market by opening a plant in Spartanburg South Carolina however the bavarians realized that it was not enough to conquer Americans with sedans alone consumers across the ocean wanted not only speed and convenience but also Style BMW needed a model that would fulfill their dreams the answer came in the form of the X5 the first lightweight SUV in the company’s history built on the E39 platform the X5 featured a loadbearing body and independent suspensions it became the bestselling SUV for 15 years seeding Supremacy only recently in 2002 the BMW group reached Peak sales selling more than 1 million cars in the same year it became the winner of the car of the year in Russia contest the luxurious BMW 760i and 760Li expanded the lineup in 2003 and a new 2 fem Ser s completed the range the BMW Z4 took the title of best convertible in 2006 the Sleek BMW X6 entered the market combining off-road performance with coupe-like design although the Nissan Infiniti FX35 beat the Germans by introducing a similar model back in 2003 BMW still gained market share by challenging its Japanese competitors in 20 8 BMW broke a record by producing more than 1 million cars in one year the group employed over a 100,000 people and generated revenues of more than 50 billion EUR net profit amounted to three3 billion EUR marking the first year in which the Bavarian Auto giant fully paid off its debts in 2009 the world saw the long- awaited novelty BMW 550i sedan a worthy representative of the legendary 5 series it became the embodiment of the best qualities of the brand outshining many competitors Exquisite design unrivaled comfort and efficiency these are the distinctive features of this car in 2011 the concern made an important step together with SGL Group Company creating an ultramodern carbon fiber plant in the United States this material became the basis for the ultra light plastic used in the cars of the I sub brand that same year BMW unveiled the Innovative I3 electric car at the Geneva Motor Show and in 2014 the pH nominal BMW I8 was awarded the prestigious title of Car of the Year by Top Gear magazine beating out many notable Rivals the company’s logo is also interesting contrary to popular belief it does not symbolize the propeller of an airplane although initially BMW was engaged in the production of aircraft engines the logo underwent changes but remained recognizable it was based on the emblem of the founder wrap supplemented by the letters BMW the four sectors of the Inner Circle are in the the colors of the Bavarian flag white and blue starting as a small Factory at the beginning of the last Century BMW has grown into a global concern with numerous factories and subsidiaries around the world BMW cars produced over the years have become snonymous with comfort and top class one of the peculiarities of BMW production is the absence of robots on the assembly line the cars are assembled manually which ensures the highest quality confirmed by the final computer Diagnostics in the shadow of History the BMW Empire has repeatedly found itself on the brink of disaster like a fragile rook in a storm but with unwavering will it overcame all adversity Rising again to the heights of success the origins of BMW’s greatness are to be found in the figure of Heinrich erhart geen Hammer a genius self-taught engineer his inventions made invaluable contributions to the development of Technology among them a heart’s method of producing in seamless pipes during World War I BMW factories part of heinrich’s vast Empire became the largest suppliers of armaments in Germany supplying the front with millions of rounds of ammunition and artillery pieces but with the end of the war Earhart’s Empire collapsed BMW embarked on its own path although not without the involvement of its founder Heinrich aart retired from running the company at the age of 80 retaining some of the shares until the last days of his life he shared his knowledge by teaching in his native sinoff ahart’s Legacy serves as a reminder of the power of perseverance and Innovation BMW has risen From the Ashes time after time to become a symbol of German engineering and indomitable Spirit the Brand’s history is full of inspiring examples of resilience in the face of the challenges of the modern economy if there’s anything I forgot to mention be sure to write about it in the comments and of course share your personal opinion about the cars of this brand because as you know people fall into two categories those who adore them and those who hate them it will be interesting to know how many of [Music] both friends this is probably all for today Day write your opinion about this amazing story in the comments also rate the video and subscribe to the channel and we will do our best for you