What does BMW stand for?

"Dori A Schmetterling" > haute in die Tasten:

> It makes me think of "Merc", too, a name not used in Germany.
> Equally, a Daimler in Britain is not a Merc...
>
In Germany the Nicks "Daimler" and "Benz" are used to a similar degree - and almost
nobody is aware of Daimler Vanden Plas and such. But the Mercedes classes are so
popular, that it is sufficient to say "I drive a C-class", so that the other one knows
that you own a little Mercedes. I suppose, that in the UK it is sufficient to say "I
drive an X-type", when you own a little Jaguar.

Frank

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In article >, Frank Kemper wrote:
>"Dori A Schmetterling" > haute in die Tasten:
>
>> It makes me think of "Merc", too, a name not used in Germany.
>> Equally, a Daimler in Britain is not a Merc...
>>
>In Germany the Nicks "Daimler" and "Benz" are used to a similar degree - and almost
>nobody is aware of Daimler Vanden Plas and such. But the Mercedes classes are so
>popular, that it is sufficient to say "I drive a C-class", so that the other one knows
>that you own a little Mercedes. I suppose, that in the UK it is sufficient to say "I
>drive an X-type", when you own a little Jaguar.

I've also heard that in the German pronounciation of Daimler-Chrysler the
"Chrysler" is silent

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BMW bayishe motor werks
or bavarian motor works

for real, BMW stands for bayerische motor werke
or in english - bavarian motor works.

and how to call a bmw - I am from Croatia. in croatia, it's enough to say
that you own a 7-er or 5-er to know that you drive a bmw 7-series, or in our
language - "sedmica; petica"
also, for mercedes cars - it's enough to say just the letter and class.
like - c-class, or s-class.