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No 'n' at end of first word, as lods of posters have already stated.
More interesting to me was the note on the BMW website given about the Otto-Werke. Although the surname Otto is not unique it is quite rare. I am wondering if that company has any connection with a descendant of Nicolaus August Otto, the inventor of the four-stroke internal combustion engine. A quick search on Google did not reveal anything. However, it did reveal that both Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach (both of Mercedes fame, of course) were in N A Otto's company 1872 - 1882. I bet "not a lot of people know that", to quote Michael Caine. http://www.loreley.de/otto-museum/ DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "Robert La Ferla" > wrote in message news:a_nrd.186810$R05.179780@attbi_s53... > Bayerischen Motoren Werke GmbH is the correct name. It started out as > Bayerischen Flugzeug-Werke [...]and Italy. > > Here is the definitive source: > http://www.bmwgroup.com/e/nav/index....ensteine.shtml > |
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Blew My Wad
Wanted Mercedes Benz (backwards...) Etc. DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "Endocrine" > wrote in message ink.net... > pete wrote: > >> I know what they letters BMW stand for colloquially but could some >> body tell me the actual meaning of the letters. Is it Bremen >> Motorwerken or something similar please? >> pete > > > This from the FIA: > > Button Must Wait. |
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pltrgyst > haute in die Tasten:
> Bayerischen Motoren Werke GmbH > Sorry Guys, but this question seems to be too hard to answer for those of you who do not happen to live in Munich;-) To be exact, BMW stands for Bayerische Motorenwerke (this means "Bavarian Motor Works" or "Bavarian Engine Factories"). To make the origin of BMW clearer, BMW names itself "Bayerische Motoren Werke", although this is gramattically incorrect. The suffix GmhH is not accurate. GmbH stands for "Gesellschaft mit begrenzter Haftung" which means "Company with limited liability." This seems to be about the same as the abbreviation "Ltd." behind many company names. However, BMW is no limited company, it is a stock corporation (German: Aktiengesellschft, abbreviation: AG). BMW stocks are traded at almost all stock exchanges in Germany. I am not an economy professor, but I think that BMW simply is too big to be a "Ltd." All major car manufacturers in Germany are stock corporations. Sub-companies often are GmbH, for example the "BMW Motorsport GmbH" (responsible for racing), the former "M-Technik GmbH" (responsible for the M-cars) or the "BMW Technik GmbH" (think-tank which develops new products). Frank -- please replace spam-muelleimer with fk-newsgroups for e-mail contact Citroen - Made in Trance |
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Frank Kemper wrote: > The suffix GmhH is not accurate. GmbH stands for > "Gesellschaft mit begrenzter Haftung" which means "Company with limited > liability." This seems to be about the same as the abbreviation "Ltd." > behind many company names. I allways thought GmbH meant Gesellshaft mit betrügerischen Hintergedanken. |
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Frank Kemper wrote:
> However, BMW is no limited company, it is a stock corporation (German: > Aktiengesellschft, abbreviation: AG). BMW stocks are traded at almost > all stock exchanges in Germany. This is true, but for all practical purposes, BMW is a semi-private company. I believe the Quandt family still owns a majority of the shares, with the rest of the shares held mostly by a few others. I believe this is what allows BMW to build the unique cars that they do. If they were more widely held, the executives would be expected to follow the mainstream more closely. They're becoming less unique as it is. Matt O. |
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Oh DEAR.
Something is either unique or it isn't. There are no degrees of uniqueness, not in our dimension anyway. DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "Matt O'Toole" > wrote in message ... {...] They're becoming less unique as it is. > > Matt O. > > |
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Randolph > haute in die Tasten:
> I allways thought GmbH meant Gesellshaft mit betrügerischen > Hintergedanken. > Of course this is true in most cases, although the heads of german economy try to keep it as a secret;-) Frank -- please replace spam-muelleimer with fk-newsgroups for e-mail contact Citroen - Made in Trance |
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"Matt O'Toole" > haute in die Tasten:
> This is true, but for all practical purposes, BMW is a semi-private > company. I believe the Quandt family still owns a majority of the > shares, with the rest of the shares held mostly by a few others. > Yes, but the Quandt family is not necessarily a bunch of car fanatics. They hold the majority of BMW shares mainly for one purpose: increase their wealth. The Quandt family is known as being quite loyal to BMW, but if times are rough and offers are promising, it is always possible that they simply sell BMW. The best way for BMW to prevent this is: success. Frank -- please replace spam-muelleimer with fk-newsgroups for e-mail contact Citroen - Made in Trance |
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Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> Eisenach...(not Eisencher) > That's not what it said on their logo: <http://home.clara.net/peterfrost/emw.html> -Fred W |
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Frank Kemper wrote:
> Sorry Guys, but this question seems to be too hard to answer for those of > you who do not happen to live in Munich;-) > > To be exact, BMW stands for Bayerische Motorenwerke (this means "Bavarian > Motor Works" or "Bavarian Engine Factories"). To make the origin of BMW > clearer, BMW names itself "Bayerische Motoren Werke", although this is > gramattically incorrect. The suffix GmhH is not accurate. GmbH stands for > "Gesellschaft mit begrenzter Haftung" which means "Company with limited > liability." This seems to be about the same as the abbreviation "Ltd." > behind many company names. > > However, BMW is no limited company, it is a stock corporation (German: > Aktiengesellschft, abbreviation: AG). BMW stocks are traded at almost all > stock exchanges in Germany. I am not an economy professor, but I think that > BMW simply is too big to be a "Ltd." All major car manufacturers in Germany > are stock corporations. Sub-companies often are GmbH, for example the "BMW > Motorsport GmbH" (responsible for racing), the former "M-Technik GmbH" > (responsible for the M-cars) or the "BMW Technik GmbH" (think-tank which > develops new products). Thanks. I always wondered what the GmbH and AG stood for. -Fred W |
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