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However, even with all this success, on October 21st, 2005, the BMW Films were taken offline. Milan has 14 sister cities:. These videos are very popular within the enthusiast community and have opened the eyes of many owners looking for a sporty/fun car.
There are other stadiums and multiuse palaces located in the metropolitan area, the biggest being Monza Brianteo Stadium (18,000 seats), the PalaDesio (10,000) and Geas Stadium (8,500). In the summer of 2001, BMW even went as far as starting the BMW Films website, showcasing some sporty models being driven to extremes. Milan and Lombardy are candidates for the Summer Olympic Games of 2016 (Milan-Lombardy 2016). They're one of the few automakers that support driving their cars to their limits, suggesting "spirited driving" in certain operation manuals. Many of the strongest Italian football players were born in Milan, in the surrounding metropolitan area, or in Lombardy: Valentino Mazzola, Renzo De Vecchi, Paolo Maldini, Giuseppe Meazza, Giacinto Facchetti, Gianni Rivera, Paolo Rossi, Luigi Riva, Gaetano Scirea, Giuseppe Bergomi, Walter Zenga, Antonio Cabrini, Roberto Donadoni, Gianluca Vialli, Silvio Piola, Virginio Rosetta, Giampiero Boniperti, Giuseppe Dossena, Gabriele Oriali, Giuseppe Signori, Ugo Locatelli, Giampiero Marini, Aristide Guarneri, Paolino Pulici, Marcello Lippi, Giovanni Trapattoni, Franco e Giuseppe Baresi, Luigi Cevenini, Virgilio e Giuseppe Fossati, Giovanni Ferrari...

BMW has always had a very tight and loyal community following. Both teams play at Giuseppe Meazza - San Siro Stadium (85,700). Interestingly, in the German language, the correct pronunciation of the term "bimmer" is "beemer.". Milan is the only city in Europe whose teams have won both the European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. As such, use of the word "beemer" to refer to a BMW automobile is frowned upon by BMW enthusiasts, because it is the term used for motorcycles, though the distinction is somewhat arbitrary. Milan and Internazionale. The term "bimmer" was later coined to refer (exclusively) to BMW automobiles. Football is the most important sport in Italy, and Milan is home to 2 world-famous football teams: A.C.

Over time, the term became closely associated with BMW motorcycles. Prices are based on time elapsed and distance traveled. The term "beemer" started as a pronunciation of the acronym "BMW," adapted from the early-20th-Century British pronunciation of BSA (as "beeser" or "beezer"), whose motorcycles were often racing BMW's. All taxis are the same color: white. BMW has also gained a reputation as part of an Internet prank, in that it is intentionally referred to erroneously as "British Motor Works" in order to get a charge out of newbies. Milan has an efficient Taxi service, operated by private companies and licensed by the City of Milan (Comune di Milano). In Germany:. The "Passante ferroviario" is an underground railway serving a couple of "S" lines and is very much like another subway line (and is even marked as such on subway maps), except that it is connected to the FNME and Trenitalia suburban networks.

The Telelever significantly reduces dive under braking, and is sometimes criticized by sport riders as insulating the rider from road inputs, therefore reducing the rider's "feel" for the roadway. The Regional Railway Service ( "R"), instead, links Milan with the rest of Lombardy and the national railway system. Their trademark front suspension design, called the Telelever, was first seen in the early 1990s. The Suburban Railway Service ( "S" Lines, a service similar to the French RER and German S-Bahn), composed of 8 suburban lines and 10 more scheduled for 2008, connects the "Greater Milan" to cities such as Como and Varese. Most modern examples use single-sided rear swingarms. At the end of the work, the TAV station for Milan to the east will be:. BMW is an innovator in motorcycle suspension design. A line from Milan to Venice and then to Trieste is under construction.

BMW was one of the earliest manufacturers to offer anti-lock brakes on production motorcycles. The stations for the TAV (Treni ad Alta Velocità - High Speed Trains) will be:. Innovations include a unique electronically adjustable front and rear suspension, and a Hossack-type front fork BMW calls Duolever. High speed train lines are under contruction all across Italy, and new lines will open from Milan to Rome and Naples, and from Milan to Torino. It was BMW's latest attempt to keep up with the pace of development of sports machines from the likes of Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki. Three new stations for passenger service are under construction:. It is both powerful (the engine is a 167 bhp unit derived from the company's work with the Williams F1 team) and significantly lighter than previous K models. Milan is one of the most important railway hubs of Italy, and the 5 major stations of Milan are among Italy's busiest:.

In 2004, BMW introduced the new K1200S Sports Bike which marked a departure for BMW. The local transportation authority (ATM) transported more than 600 million passengers in 2003 . (Older Rs are principally air-cooled, and called airheads.) In 2004, BMW updated the oilhead boxer engine, adding double spark plugs per cylinder, a built-in balance shaft, an increased capacity to 1200 cc and enhanced performance to 100 hp (75 kW) for the R1200GS, compared to 85 hp (63 kW) of the previous oilhead s R1150GS. 93 bus lines cover over 1,070 km between them. These new bikes were principally oil-cooled (hence, called oilheads) and had 4 valves per cylinder. Greater Milan also has one of the most extensive tramway systems in the world, with more than 286 km of track, and 20 lines. BMW updated the traditional R design in 1993. Lines 4 (linking downtown with Linate Airport) and 6 are in planning stages.

All BMW motorcycles except for the F series (which have a chain or belt drive) use shaft drive, a characteristic of BMW motorcycles since 1923. Line 5 is also under construction, to be finished in the first half of 2008. BMW motorcycles tend to be relatively large and heavy, and relaxed and comfortable to ride. Extensions of lines 1, 2 and 3 are under construction, to create more than 15 km of track with 10 new stations. Combined with a lockable differential, this made the vehicle very capable off-road, an equivalent in many ways to the Jeep. Raffaele Hospital with the Cascina Gobba station (M2). Unusually, the sidecar's wheel was also driven. Raffaele", connecting the S.

This motorcycle was essentially an 80% interchangeable copy of the ZUndapp KS750, made by BMW to avoid producing the KS750 under licence. There is also a light metro-service, "Metrò S. During WWII BMW produced the BMW R75 motorcycle with a sidecar attached. Milan has 3 subway lines (M1 - red, M2 - green, M3 - yellow) and the system, called Milan Metro - "M", running for more than 80 km. The R series currently designates machines with a boxer-twin engine, the K series has an I4 engine (1000 and 1200cc) or an I3 (750cc), and the F series has a single cylinder Rotax engine. The main 3 airports of Milano (Malpensa, Linate and Orio) comprise the largest and most important hub in Italy, both for passengers and cargo. Prior to this BMW built the "Flink" 2- stroke and "Helios" motorcycles, as well as supplying M2B15 motors to other companies such as Victoria. Vergiate, Bresso, and Parma are further airports in the region.

BMW branded motorcycles were first produced in 1923 and had an unusual "boxer twin" engine, with two air-cooled cylinders protruding from opposite sides of the machine. A third airport is Orio al Serio (BGY), close to the city of Bergamo. BMW has competed and won many of the most coveted and prestigious races and motoring events. Babila). BMW has been engaged in motorsport activities since the dawn of the first BMW motorcycle. Milan also has the Linate Airport (LIN) within the city limits (for European and domestic traffic), connected with bus line 73 (from S. These "chassis codes" only change to signify a major redesign of a series, or the introduction of a new series. Malpensa was designed by the famous Ettore Sottsass.

Internally, BMW associates an "e-code" for each generation of a series ("E" stands for Entwicklung, German for development or evolution). The city has a large international airport known as Malpensa International Airport (MXP), located in the northern suburb of Busto Ariszio and connected to the downtown with the "Malpensa Express" railway service (from Cadorna Station). BMW made many cars over the years which have had great impact on the world of motoring. In the church Santa Maria delle Grazie can be found one of the most famous paintings of Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper (it: "Cenacolo"). A possible future V Series will offer MPV practicality for large families, similar to the Renault Scenic. The city is also the home of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. BMW calls its SUV models Sports Activity Vehicles. The Biblioteca Ambrosiana contains drawings and notebooks by Leonardo da Vinci among its vast holdings of books, manuscripts, and drawings, and is one of the main repositories of European culture.

With the advent of the SUV, BMW also added the X5 - and in 2004 the X3 - to their model range to capitalize on this growing market. Milan is one of the most important centres in the world for Opera lirica, with its famous Teatro alla Scala (La Scala, theatre). The M3 and M5 are based respectively on the 3 and 5 Series and are recognised by enthusiasts all over the world as truly excellent sports cars while retaining the practicality of the models they extend. Cities in the 'World City Network'" (Key Findings, Full Report). BMW M GmbH now makes sporty models based on the production cars with very extensive chassis and engine upgrades. Lang of the Brookings Institution in the economic report "U.S. As these models started gaining popularity the Motorsport division was split into a separate company. Taylor and Robert E.

The first such car was the M535i of 1979. Milan was included in a list of ten "Alpha world cities" by Peter J. Later the M letter was used as a prefix to top-of-the-range models which had received special treatment by the BMW Motorsport division. This new fairground, in the north-western suburb of Pero and Rho (opened in April 2005), is Europe's largest open construction project, making Fiera Milano the largest trade fair complex in the world. The M letter was used prior to the shift to Series-named cars to designate special "Motorsport" models, beginning with the M1 supercar. Fiera Milano, the city's Exhibition Center and Trade Fair complex, is one of the most important in the world. The company had considered renaming future 2-door derivatives of the 3 Series as 4 Series cars, but this plan has reportedly been shelved. Milan is the centre of much finance, the seat of the Italian Stock Exchange (la Borsa Valori) and its hinterland is an avant-garde industrial area.

Coupe versions of the 3 Series sedans have always been named 3 Series vehicles, as well. The city is 85% Italian, 4% from other EU countries, and the remainder include Romanian, Egyptian, Filipino, Sri Lankan, Chinese, and Albanian. This practice was revived as the Z4 replaced the aging Z3 roadster in 2003 and continues as the new 6 Series augments the existing BMW 5 Series. A small percentage comes from Latin America. This convention started informally in 1976 with the introduction of the 6 Series and later continued in 1989 with the 8 Series, but died off when the latter was discontinued in 1999. Many immigrants come from Asian and North African nations. In 2004 BMW announced plans to make odd-numbered models sedans and estates or wagons (BMW calls its estates/wagons Touring models), while even-numbered models will be two-door coupes and cabriolets. Milan is a very diverse city, being the second largest city in Italy, but it is the most industrial and main financial centre of the country.

the 3 Series. See also: Rulers of Milan. The current BMW model lineup is split into what they call "Series", traditionally identified by a single digit - e.g. After the war, the city was reconstructed and has again become an important financial and industrial centre of Italy. The model, priced around US$330,000, has experienced disappointing sales worldwide. When war in Italy was finally over, April 25, 1945, Milan was heavily damaged and entire neighborhoods such as Precotto and Turro were destroyed. The new factory at Goodwood produced the new Rolls-Royce Phantom, unveiled on January 2, 2003, and officially launched at the Detroit Auto Show on January 5, 2003. In fact, Milan was part of Mussolini's Italian Social Republic puppet state, and an important command centre of the German Army stationed in Italy.

In the meantime, BMW was faced with the need to build a new factory and develop a new model. The city was bombed even after Pietro Badoglio surrendered to the allied forces in 1943. Volkswagen was permitted to build Rolls-Royces at its Crewe factory only until 2003, but quickly shifted its emphasis to the Bentley brand. As a critical industrial center of Italy, Milan was target of continuous carpet bombing during World War II. Consequently, BMW was allowed to acquire the rights to the grille and mascot, and licensed the name and "RR" logo after 2003 for £40 million. In 1859 (after the second of the Wars of Italian Independence) Austrian rule was ended by the Kingdom of Sardinia (which transformed into the kingdom of Italy in 1861). Rolls-Royce plc (the aero-engine business) retained the rights over the Rolls-Royce trademark and wished to strengthen its existing business partnership with BMW which extended to the BMW Rolls-Royce joint venture. Milan eventually became one of the main centers of Italian nationalism, claiming independence and the unification of Italy.

Although Volkswagen had bought rights to the "Spirit of Ecstasy" mascot and the shape of the radiator grille, it lacked rights to the Rolls-Royce name. After this period, Milan was part of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia under Austrian rule. Volkswagen outbid BMW and bought the company for £430 million, but BMW outflanked its German rival. But the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars saw the city annexed into the French satellite states of the Cisalpine Republic, which later became the Kingdom of Italy. In 1998, both BMW and Volkswagen tried to purchase Rolls-Royce Motors. In the 18th century Austria replaced Spain as Milan's overlord, because the Spanish line of Habsburgs died out. In the early 1990s, BMW and Rolls-Royce Motors began a joint venture that would see the new Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph and Bentley Arnage adopt BMW engines. After trying to conquer the rest of northern Italy in the 15th century, Milan was conquered by France, and then later on by Austria (Habsburg), then given in the early 16th century to the Spanish Habsburg line to rule.

BMW has established a joint venture with Chinese manufacturer Brilliance to build BMW 3 Series and 5 Series vehicles for the local market. During the Renaissance Milan was ruled by dukes of the Visconti and Sforza families, who had artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Bramante at their service. Starting from October 2003, BMWs are produced in Shenyang, China. During the Plague of 1349 Milan was one of the few places in Europe that was untouched by the epidemic, but it was deeply affected by the plagues of 1402 (50,000 deaths), 1542 (80,000), 1576 (17,000) and 1629 (also known as Great Plague of Milan, 70,000 deaths). The plant now exports over 50,000 3 Series cars a year, mostly to the USA, Japan, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. In the 11th century, after the Ostrogothic and Lombard periods, the city regained its importance and led other Italian cities in gaining semi-independence from the Holy Roman Empire. In the mid-1990s, BMW invested R1 billion to make Rosslyn a world-class facility. His feast day is the 7th of Decmeber.

After a period of local assembly, BMW's Rosslyn, South Africa plant now manufactures cars, with over 70 percent of its output destined for export. St Ambrose is now the Patron Saint of the city. It employs about 4,700 people and manufactures over 500 vehicles daily. At that time Milan was the second largest city in Europe, with more than 300,000 inhabitants. The Spartanburg plant is open six days a week, producing automobiles approximately 110 hours a week. In the 4th century CE, at the time of the bishop Saint Ambrose and emperor Theodosius I, the city was briefly the capital of the Western Roman Empire. Today, the plant manufactures the BMW X5 and BMW Z4 Roadster. It is presumed Milan was originally founded by the Celts of Northern Italy around 600 BCE and was conquered around 222 BCE by the Romans, who gave it the name of Mediolanum.

BMW started producing automobiles at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant in 1994. . The first X5 sketches (which highly resembled the production car), were designed by him, and under his tenure the E46 came to be. Inhabitants of Milan are referred to as "Milanesi" and nicknamed "Meneghini". What is not well known, however is that Bangle was indeed responsible for many 'conservative' BMW designs and has worked at BMW for almost a decade. Milan is also famous for the Alfa Romeo motorcar and for its silk production. Despite the controversy, BMW sales have increased year after year, showing the buying public's embrace of the new design philosophy. Another famed product of the city is the traditional Christmas sweet cake called Panettone.

While Bangle did not pen all of these designs, and has indeed been promoted within the company, some question what long term effect the disaffection of BMW traditionalists for these designs will have on sales, and on the company's future. Indeed the English word milliner is derived from the name of the city. These designs, which were much curvier and 'swoopier' -- a design cue called "flame surfacing" by Bangle, did not rest well at all with BMW enthusiasts or the automotive press which referred to the new designs as "Bangled" or "Bangle-ized". Milan is one of the world capitals of fashion, like New York City, Paris, London and Rome, and design. In the early part of the 2000s, BMW undertook another of its periodic cycles of redoing the styling design of its various series of vehicles, under the auspices of newly promoted design chief Christopher Bangle. The town is famous for fashion firms and shops (via Montenapoleone) and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele on the Piazza Duomo, reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall. MINI has been a highly successful business, though the Triumph name has not been used. The province comprises 188 communes, ranging in population (2001) from Milan Municipality (1,308,311) to Nosate (638); the city of Milan has lost 113,084 inhabitants (8.3 percent), from 1991 to 2001.

BMW retained the Mini and Triumph marques. Its province lies in the western part of Lombardy; it covers an area of 1,982 km² and has a population of 3,839,818 (2004); in 1991, the population was 3,738,685. Even the British press was not particularly sympathetic toward Rover. It comes from the Celtic Mid-lan (meaning "in the middle of the plain") and was known as Mediolanum by the Romans. BMW itself, protected by its product range's image, was largely spared the blame — even though it was the serious marketing issues that brought Rover down. Milan's name has for many centuries been recorded as Mailand, which is still the German name of the city today. The German press ridiculed the English firm as "The English Patient", after a film at the time. The metropolitan area, called the Città Regione (The City Region) claims more than 9.4 million inhabitants (this is an ambitious definition of Milan's metropolitan area, perhaps not very comparable with figures claimed for metros outside Italy).

In the press, many years of under-investment by Rover before BMW's ownership were mainly blamed for the debacle; productivity and industrial relations were generally good during this period. The city proper has about 1,308,311 inhabitants (2004), but the population of the urban area including the hinterland is about 4 million and is called La Grande Milano (Greater Milan, 1,981 square kilometres). In 2000, BMW disposed of Rover after years of losses, with Rover cars going to the Phoenix Venture Holdings for a nominal £10 and Land Rover going to the Ford Motor Company. Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. BMW was more successful with the Mini and Land Rover brands, which did not have parallels in its own range at the time.
. In the six years under BMW, Rover was positioned as a premium automaker, a mass-market automaker, a division of BMW and an independent unit. Toronto, Canada.

BMW found it difficult to reposition the English automaker alongside its own products and the Rover division was faced with endless changes in its marketing strategy. Thessaloniki, Greece. For years, Rover tried to rival BMW, if not in product, then in market positioning and "snob appeal". Tel Aviv, Israel. The venture was not successful. Tianjin, China. This brought the Rover, Mini, Land Rover and Triumph brands under BMW ownership. Shanghai, China.

Between 1994 and 2000, under the leadership of Bernd Pischetsrieder, BMW owned the Rover Group in an attempt to get into mass market production, buying it from British Aerospace. São Paulo, Brazil. Other cars, like the 6 Series coupes that replaced the CS and the M1, were also added to the mix as the market demanded. Saint Petersburg, Russia. Thus the three-tier sports sedan range was formed, and BMW essentially followed this formula into the 1990s. Osaka, Japan. The New Class coupes were replaced by the 3 Series in 1975, and the New Six became the 7 Series in 1977. Melbourne, Australia.

In 1972, the 5 Series was launched to replace the New Class sedans, with a body styled by Marcello Gandini. Lyon, France. By the 1970s, BMW was commercially successful and in December 1971, moved in to its present HQ in Munich, architecturally modelled after four cylinders. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In 1968, BMW launched its large "New Six" sedans, the 2500, 2800, and American Bavaria, and coupés, the 2.5 CS and 2800 CS. Dakar, Senegal. These models were called the '02' series—the 2002 being the most famous—and began the bloodline that later developed into the BMW 3 Series. Krakow, Poland.

In 1966, the two-door version of the 1600 was launched, along with a convertible in 1967. Chicago, Illinois, United States. The "New Class" 1500 was developed into 1600 and 1800 models. Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was the first BMW to officially feature the "Hofmeister kink", the rear window line that has been the hallmark of all BMWs since then. Birmingham, Great Britain, Birmingham's Partner City page. This modern specification further cemented BMW's reputation for sporting cars. Bethlehem, Palestine.

At the Frankfurt show in 1961, BMW launched the 1500, a powerful compact sedan, with front disc brakes and four-wheel independent suspension. Radio 24. Competition successes in the 700 began to secure BMW's reputation for sports sedans. Radio 105. There was also a more powerful RS model for racing. R101. Its bodywork was designed by Giovanni Michelotti and the 2+2 model had a sporty look. Radio Deejay (National Hdq).

That same year, BMW launched the 700, a small car with an air-cooled, rear-mounted 697 cc boxer engine from the R67 motorcycle. Sky Italia (National Hdq). Instead Quandt increased his share in BMW to 50% against the advice of his bankers, and he was instrumental in turning the company around. MTV (South-Europe Hdq). Major shareholder, Herbert Quandt was close to agreeing such a deal, but changed his mind at the last minute because of opposition from the workforce and trade unions and advice from the board chairman, Kurt Golda. RAI (Milan Regional Hdq). In 1959 BMW's management suggested selling the whole concern to Daimler-Benz. Mediaset (National Hdq).

By the late 1950s, it was making bubble cars such as the Isetta. Focus (monthly). In 1952, BMW produced its first passenger car since the war, but its attempts to get into the premium sector were not commercially successful; models such as the acclaimed BMW 507 were too expensive to build profitably and were low volume. Explora (monthly). These plans, which became official war reparations, along with BMW engineer Fritz Fiedler allowed the newly formed Bristol Cars to produce a new, high-quality sports saloon (sedan), the 400 by 1947, a car so similar to the BMW 327 that it even kept the famous BMW grille. AnnaBella (weekly). In the west, representatives from the Bristol Aeroplane Company inspected the factory, and returned to Britain with plans for the 326, 327 and 328 models. Marie Claire (weekly).

Production continued until 1955. Oggi (weekly). That company produced cars called "BMW" until in 1951 the Bavarian company prevented use of the trademarks — the BMW name, the logo and the "double-kidney" radiator grille — the cars being then rebranded EMW. TV Sorrisi & Canzoni (weekly). In the east, the company's factory at Eisenach was taken over by the soviet Awtowelo group which finally formed Eisenacher Motor-Werke. La Settimana Enigmistica (weekly). BMW was banned from manufacturing for three years by the Allies and did not produce a car model until 1952. Panorama (weekly).

After the war the Munich factory took some time to restart production in any volume. Metro (daily). The factory in Munich was largely destroyed. La Gazzetta dello Sport (daily, sports only). Of its sites, those in eastern Germany (Eisenach-Dürrerhof, Wandlitz-Basdorf and Zühlsdorf) were seized by the Soviets. La Padania (daily). The BMW works were heavily bombed towards the end of the war. Milano Finanza (daily).

BMW has admitted to using between 25,000 and 30,000 slave labourers during this period, consisting of both inmates of infamous concentration camps such as Dachau and prisoners of war. Il Sole 24 Ore (daily). BMW also researched jet engines, producing the BMW 003, and rocket-based weapons. Libero (daily). Over 30,000 were manufactured up to 1945. Il Giornale (daily). Planes used the aero-engines included the 801, one of the most powerful available. Il Giorno (daily).

BMW was also a major supplier of engines to the Luftwaffe and of engines and vehicles, especially motorcycles, to the Wehrmacht. Corriere della Sera (daily). BMW motorcycles, specifically the BMW R 12 and the BMW R 75 combination were used extensively by the Reconnaissance formations of German panzer and motorised divisions of the Heer, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe. Nuovo Giuriati - Rugby - 4,000. The pre-war cars culminated in the 327 saloon and 328 roadster, fast 2.0 L cars, both very advanced for their time. Agorà - Ice Hockey - 4,000. By 1933 BMW were producing cars that could be called truly theirs, offering steadily more advanced I6 sports and saloons (sedans). PalaLido - Basket - 5,000.

BMW bought the Dixi Company the following year, and this became the company's first car, the BMW 3/15. Velodromo Vigorelli - Cycling, American Football - 12,000. In 1927 the tiny Dixi, an Austin Seven produced under licence, began production in Eisenach. MazdaPalace - Basket, Volley - 13,500. This had a 500 cc air-cooled horizontally-opposed engine, a feature that would resonate among their various models for decades to come, albeit with displacement increases and newer technology. Forum di Assago - Basket, Ice Hockey, Volley, Music - 13,000 to 16,000. In 1923 BMW built their first model motorcycle, the R32. Ippodromo del Galoppo - Horse Racing - 15,000.

In 1919 BMW designed their first motorcycle engine to be used in a model called the Victoria which was built by a company in Nuremburg. Ippodromo del Trotter - Horse Racing - 16,000. Otto closed his factory and BMW switched to manufacturing railway brakes. Brianteo - Athletic, Football - 18,568. After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles (1919) prohibited the production of aircraft in Germany. Arena Civica - Athletic, Rugby, Football, 30,000. Over-expansion caused difficulties; Rapp left and the company was taken over by the Austrian industrialist Franz Josef Popp in 1917, and named BMW AG in 1918. San Siro - only football - 85,700.

Needing extra financing, Rapp gained the support of Camillo Castiglioni and Max Friz, the company was reconstituted as the Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH. Autodromo Nazionale Monza - car and motorcycle racing - 137,000. In 1916 the company secured a contract to build V12 engines for Austria-Hungary. Past winners include Tacchini, Kodes, Panatta, Barazzutti, Moreno, Borg, Smid, Lendl, Forget, Curier, Ivanisevic, Kafelnikov, and Coira. The blue-and-white circular logo BMW still uses (illustrated above right) alludes to the blue and white checkered flag of Bavaria and also indicates a spinning white propeller on a blue-sky background. The central court has a capacity of 8000. The Milbertshofen district of Munich location was chosen because it was close to the Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik site, a German aircraft manufacturer. It is the most important youth tournament in the world, and is played at the Milan Tennis Club.

BMW was founded by Karl Friedrich Rapp in October 1913, originally as an aircraft engine manufacturer, Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke. Every year, Milan hosts the Bonfiglio Trophy Under 18 Tennis Tournament. . They play at the Agora Stadium (capacity 4,500) during the regular season, and at the Forum during playoffs . BMW's main competitors include Alfa Romeo, Audi, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. The Vipers Milano have won the last 4 national championships, the Alpenliga and several Coppa Italia, and are the leaders of that sport in Italy. The company's taglines in English are "The Ultimate Driving Machine" and "Sheer Driving Pleasure." The original German slogan is "Freude am Fahren," which translates to "Joy in Driving" in English. Different ice hockey teams from Milan have won 30 National Championships between them.

Jamaica), BMW cars are referred to as "bimmers," ^[1]while BMW motorcycles are called "beemers". The Amatory Rugby Club Milano have won 18 National Championships and are the most famous and important Rugby team in Italy. In German, the acronym BMW is pronounced "bay emm vay." In North America and some other regions (i.e. Olimpia play at the Forum (capacity 14,000). BMW is the parent company of the BMW MINI and Rolls-Royce car brands, and, formerly, Rover. It is the most important Italian team and one of the top 5 in Europe. BMW AG (an abbreviation for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Olimpia Milano is a successful European basketball team that have won 3 European Cups, a World Cup, 3 Winners' Cups, 2 Korac Cups and 25 National Championships.

Bring mich Werkstatt - Roughly translates: Get me to a workshop. The capacity for the F1 races is around 137,000 spectators. Bayerische Mistwagen - Roughly translates: Crappy Bavarian car. It one of the world's oldest car racing circuits, and one of the most famous. Bembara - The nickname used in Serbia. The famous Monza Formula One circuit is located in the suburbs. B M - This is what people say in Arab countries. Milano Pioltello.

Beba - This is the word many BMW fans use for BMWs in Greece. Milano Certosa and Milano/Rho Fiera (for the west). Bummer - When you get a speeding ticket. Milano Rogoredo (for the south). Beamer/Beemer - slang for BMW motorcycles. Milano/Rho Fiera. Bimmer - slang for BMW cars ^[2] (may be pronounced "bimmer" or "beemer," depending on whether or not the original German pronunciation is used). Milano Tibaldi.

Paris Dakar Rally. Milano Romolo. Nürburgring. Milano Smistamento/Scalo Farini (cargo-trains). Mille Miglia. Milano Certosa (passenger station). Le Mans 24 Hours. Milano Porta Romana (passenger and cargo station).

Touring car racing. Milano San Cristoforo (passenger and cargo station). Team McLaren. Milano Greco (passenger station). Brabham Racing Organisation. Milano Rogoredo (passenger station and cargo station). WilliamsF1. Milano Lambrate (passenger station).

BMW Sauber F1 Team. Milano P.ta Garibaldi (passenger station). Softlab GmbH: IT consulting and systems integration. Milano Centrale (passenger station - the second busiest Italian station). Bavaria Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH: BMW Group subsidiary that offers insurance services. I.S.E.F. One of the latest designs is computer keyboard and mouse, which were sold by BenQ as x700 Pro keyboard, x730 Pro wireless keyborard and mouse combo, M306 wireless mouse. Istituto Europeo di Design.

DesignworksUSA has worked on various designs for BMW and other companies, not just automobile. Verdi" di Milano. Pelly, and owned by BMW AG since May 1995. Conservatorio Superiore "G. DesignworksUSA: Design studio founded in 1972 by Charles W. Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera. Wiesmann: A company making sporty 2-seater coupes for which BMW supplies the engines. Beato Angelico.

BMW MINI: a small hatchback; inspired by the original Mini, which was the British competitor to the Volkswagen Beetle. L.U.C. Land Rover: sold to Ford; the current Range Rover was developed mostly by BMW during their ownership of the company and until recently was powered by their 4.4 L V8 petrol (gasoline) engine and continues to use the BMW 3.0 L I6 diesel engine. Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele. Rover: briefly owned by BMW, which retained the Mini after selling off the rest of the company (see MG Rover Group). Università C.Cattaneo L.I.U.C. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited: BMW subsidiary that owns the Rolls-Royce trademark. Università I.U.L.M.

Glas. Scuola Superiore di Direzione Aziendale - Bocconi. Isetta. Università Bocconi. Automobilwerk Eisenach. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. BMW E91 - (2005-present) 3 Series Wagon. Università Statale Milano-Bicocca.

BMW E90 - (2005-present) 3 Series. Università Statale. BMW E87 - (2004-present) 1 Series. Politecnico di Milano. BMW E85 - (2003-present) Z4. Verdi. BMW E83 - (2004-present) X3. Teatro Studio.

BMW E70 - future X5. Franco Parenti. BMW E66 - (2002-present) 7 Series long wheel base. Porta Romana. BMW E65 - (2002-present) 7 Series short wheel base. L'Elfo. BMW E64 - (2004-present) 6 Series convertible. Out Off.

BMW E63 - (2004-present) 6 Series coupe. Olmetto. BMW E60 - (2004-present) 5 Series. Litta. BMW E53 - (2000-present) X5. Filodrammatici. BMW E52 - (2000-2004) Z8. Della 14a.

BMW E46 - (1998-2005) 3 Series. Ciak. BMW E39 - (1996-2003) 5 Series. Smeraldo. BMW E38 - (1994-2001) 7 Series. San Babila. BMW E36 - (1991-1999) 3 Series/Z3 (as E36/7) (1999 model as M3 only). Piccolo Teatro di Milano.

BMW E34 - (1988-1995) 5 Series. Nuovo Piccolo Teatro. BMW E32 - (1986-1994) 7 Series. Nuovo. BMW E31 - (1990-1999) 8 Series. Ventaglio Nazionale. BMW E30 - (1982-1991) 3 Series. Manzoni.

BMW E28 - (1981-1988) 5 Series. CRT - Teatro dell'Arte. BMW E26 - (1978-1981) M1. Teatro Carcano. BMW E24 - (1976-1989) 6 Series. Teatro Lirico. BMW E23 - (1977-1986) 7 Series. Piccolo teatro.

BMW E21 - (1975-1983) 3 Series. Arcimboldi. BMW E12 - (1972-1981) 5 Series. Teatro alla Scala. BMW E9 - (1969-1975) 2800CS, 3.0CS, 3.0CSL "New Six" coupés. Museo del Risorgimento. BMW E3 - (1968-1977) 2.5, 2.8, 3.0, 3.3 "New Six" sedans. Museo di Storia Contemporanea.

New Class (1500/1502/1600/1800/1802/2000/2002) - Acknowledged as the first modern sports saloon and the predecessor to BMW's core product, the 3 Series. Museo di Milano. New Sixes (2500/2800/Bavaria/2.5/2.8/3.0/3.3) - Predecessor to today's 7 Series. Museo Archeologico. 3200 CS, 2000 CS. Museo delle Arti Decorative. 501, 502, 503, 507. Museo degli Strumenti Musicali.

Isetta, 600, 700. Museo Bagatti Valsecchi. Dixi, 3/20, 303, 309, 315, 319, 320, 321, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 335. Galleria Vinciana. This exciting roadster was built on a aluminium space frame design. Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica "Leonardo da Vinci". Only 5000 were built, the last 500 being a special edition built by Alpina but sold directly from BMW. Museo di Storia Naturale.

Z8: flagship sports car; design based on the classic 507 roadster from the 1950s. Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea. Best known for the feature of the vertically sliding doors. Museo Teatro alla Scala. Z1: a late 1980s two-seater with innovative modular construction; only 8,000 were made. Palazzo Reale. 8 Series: a fast, high-technology coupe of the 1990s meant to replace the older 6 Series. Museo d’Arte Antica.

M coupé and roadster: high-performance hard-top and soft-top versions of the Z3, very popular with enthusiasts. Museo della Preistoria e Protostoria. Z3: a compact two-seater roadster.