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However, even with all this success, on October 21st, 2005, the BMW Films were taken offline. Most of his later film and TV credits are for his music. These videos are very popular within the enthusiast community and have opened the eyes of many owners looking for a sporty/fun car. Sting has also made appearances on television (including guest spots on The Simpsons and Ally McBeal) and the stage. In the summer of 2001, BMW even went as far as starting the BMW Films website, showcasing some sporty models being driven to extremes. Notable roles include:. They're one of the few automakers that support driving their cars to their limits, suggesting "spirited driving" in certain operation manuals. He made his film debut with 1979's Quadrophenia.

BMW has always had a very tight and loyal community following. Sting has occasionally ventured into acting. Interestingly, in the German language, the correct pronunciation of the term "bimmer" is "beemer.". From the Racing Stripes soundtrack. 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. From Sacred Love. The term "bimmer" was later coined to refer (exclusively) to BMW automobiles. From Slicker Than Your Average (Craig David album).

Over time, the term became closely associated with BMW motorcycles. From Brand New Day. 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. From The Very Best of Sting & The Police. 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. From Mercury Falling. In Germany:. From Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls soundtrack.

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. From Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994. Their trademark front suspension design, called the Telelever, was first seen in the early 1990s. From Ten Summoner's Tales. Most modern examples use single-sided rear swingarms. From The Three Musketeers soundtrack. BMW is an innovator in motorcycle suspension design. Non-album single; soundtrack from the film of the same name.

BMW was one of the earliest manufacturers to offer anti-lock brakes on production motorcycles. From Ten Summoner's Tales. Innovations include a unique electronically adjustable front and rear suspension, and a Hossack-type front fork BMW calls Duolever. (Albums released after going solo.). 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. [2]. 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. I would want to spend the rest of my life discovering your beautiful country.

In 2004, BMW introduced the new K1200S Sports Bike which marked a departure for BMW. I like the Hindu religion more than anything else at the moment I have become addicted to India .. (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. In a sense I am more of a Hindu.. These new bikes were principally oil-cooled (hence, called oilheads) and had 4 valves per cylinder. His words in an interview were:. BMW updated the traditional R design in 1993. In early 2005, Sting proclaimed that he admires Hinduism, wants to spend a lot more time in India and that he loves Indian culture.

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. His practice consists primarily of a Ashtanga Vinyasa series, though he has experimented with other forms. BMW motorcycles tend to be relatively large and heavy, and relaxed and comfortable to ride. Soon after, Sting began a regular yoga practice. Combined with a lockable differential, this made the vehicle very capable off-road, an equivalent in many ways to the Jeep. However, around 1990 he met Danny Paradise who introduced him to yoga. Unusually, the sidecar's wheel was also driven. To keep physically fit, for years Sting ran (5 miles a day) and did aerobics.

This motorcycle was essentially an 80% interchangeable copy of the ZUndapp KS750, made by BMW to avoid producing the KS750 under licence. Although Sting was long reputed to be a devotee of tantric sex, he has more recently claimed that it was an interview prank, or a dinner-party joke that took on a life of its own. During WWII BMW produced the BMW R75 motorcycle with a sidecar attached. In an interview given by Sting, he also referred to what he believed was the natural occurrence of lithium in the brain when one views a sunset, but this may have been a confusion with endorphins. 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. According to some reports, he did this because he wanted to help people who really have this disease. Prior to this BMW built the "Flink" 2- stroke and "Helios" motorcycles, as well as supplying M2B15 motors to other companies such as Victoria. He has written a song entitled "Lithium Sunset" which appears to refer to lithium carbonate, a treatment for the disorder.

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. It is unclear whether he was serious or not when he referred to himself as manic-depressive. BMW has competed and won many of the most coveted and prestigious races and motoring events. [1] Although Sting also owns properties in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, and Malibu, California, he currently calls Tuscany his home. BMW has been engaged in motorsport activities since the dawn of the first BMW motorcycle. Sting's lookalike son Joseph is following in his father's musical footsteps and is a member of the band, Fiction Plane. These "chassis codes" only change to signify a major redesign of a series, or the introduction of a new series. Sting and Trudie have four children: Bridget Michaela (aka "Mickey", born 1984), Jake (born 1985), Eliot Paulina ("Coco," born 1990), and Giacomo Luke (born 1995).

Internally, BMW associates an "e-code" for each generation of a series ("E" stands for Entwicklung, German for development or evolution). In 1982 - shortly after the birth of his second child - Sting separated from Tomelty and began living with actress (and later film producer) Trudie Styler, but the two did not marry until 1992. BMW made many cars over the years which have had great impact on the world of motoring. The couple had two children, Joseph (born 1976), and Fuchsia Katherine (born 1982), before they divorced in 1984. A possible future V Series will offer MPV practicality for large families, similar to the Renault Scenic. Sting married actress Frances Tomelty, a Catholic from Northern Ireland, on May 1, 1976. BMW calls its SUV models Sports Activity Vehicles. Also in 2004, his song "You Will Be My Ain True Love" for the Cold Mountain soundtrack was an Oscar nominee, and was performed at the awards by Alison Krauss, with Sting accompanying on a hurdy-gurdy.

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. Sting embarked on a Sacred Love tour in 2004 with performances by Annie Lennox. 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. His autobiography Broken Music was published in October. BMW M GmbH now makes sporty models based on the production cars with very extensive chassis and engine upgrades. Blige and sitar maestro Anoushka Shankar. As these models started gaining popularity the Motorsport division was split into a separate company. 2003 also saw the release of Sacred Love, an original studio album with racier beats and experiments collaborating with hip-hop artist Mary J.

The first such car was the M535i of 1979. During that performance Sting performed a duet with Gwen Stefani of "Message in a Bottle". 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. Sting kicked off 2003 with a performance during the Super Bowl's half time show. The M letter was used prior to the shift to Series-named cars to designate special "Motorsport" models, beginning with the M1 supercar. In the summer, Sumner was awarded the "CBE" - the Commander of the British Empire. The company had considered renaming future 2-door derivatives of the 3 Series as 4 Series cars, but this plan has reportedly been shelved. Late in the year, it was announced that The Police would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2003.

Coupe versions of the 3 Series sedans have always been named 3 Series vehicles, as well. In June, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 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. He won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for his second Academy Award for his song "Until..." from the film Kate & Leopold. 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. 2002 was a year of awards for Sting. 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. All This Time featured jazzy reworkings of Sting favorites such as "Roxanne" and "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free".

the 3 Series. His live album, All This Time, recorded on a moonlit night in Tuscany, was released in November but did not generate healthy sales. The current BMW model lineup is split into what they call "Series", traditionally identified by a single digit - e.g. Later, Sting performed "Fragile" for the fundraiser America: A Tribute to Heroes. The model, priced around US$330,000, has experienced disappointing sales worldwide. On September 11, he recorded a new live album in Italy, but the Internet simulcast was canceled after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. 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. His song "After The Rain Has Fallen" made it into the Top 40.

In the meantime, BMW was faced with the need to build a new factory and develop a new model. In February 2001, he added another Grammy to his collection. Volkswagen was permitted to build Rolls-Royces at its Crewe factory only until 2003, but quickly shifted its emphasis to the Bentley brand. For his performance, the Arab-American Institute Foundation gave him the Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Award. 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. At the awards ceremony, he performed "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami. 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. In 2000, he won Grammy Awards for Brand New Day and the song of the same name.

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. The album went Triple Platinum by January 2001. Volkswagen outbid BMW and bought the company for £430 million, but BMW outflanked its German rival. Sting made a (partial) comeback with the September 1999 album Brand New Day, including the Top 40 hits "Brand New Day" and "Desert Rose" (Top 10). In 1998, both BMW and Volkswagen tried to purchase Rolls-Royce Motors. (Sting was also featured on Toby Keith's country cover-version of "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", on Keith's 1997 Dream Walkin' album.) In 1998, he appeared in the Guy Ritchie film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. 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. Yet, he reached the Top 40 with two singles the same year with "You Still Touch Me" (June) and "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (December).

BMW has established a joint venture with Chinese manufacturer Brilliance to build BMW 3 Series and 5 Series vehicles for the local market. Sting's 1996 album, Mercury Falling debuted strongly, but dropped quickly on the charts. Starting from October 2003, BMWs are produced in Shenyang, China. Finally in November, he released a greatest hits compilation called Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting, which was eventually certified Double Platinum. The plant now exports over 50,000 3 Series cars a year, mostly to the USA, Japan, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. The Berklee College of Music gave him his second honorary doctorate of music degree in May. In the mid-1990s, BMW invested R1 billion to make Rosslyn a world-class facility. In February, he won two more Grammy Awards and was nominated for three more.

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. charts. It employs about 4,700 people and manufactures over 500 vehicles daily. charts for five weeks and went Platinum; it is to date Sting's only song from his post-Police career to top the U.S. The Spartanburg plant is open six days a week, producing automobiles approximately 110 hours a week. The song stayed at the top of the U.S. Today, the plant manufactures the BMW X5 and BMW Z4 Roadster. Together with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, they performed the chart-topping song "All For Love" from the film The Three Musketeers.

BMW started producing automobiles at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant in 1994. Sting reached a pinnacle of success 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. In May 1993, he released a remix of the classic Police song from the Ghost In The Machine album, "Demolition Man" for the Demolition Man film, starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt. 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. The hit single "Fields of Gold" has since become a "standard", and very well known via versions by Eva Cassidy and Verity Keays. Despite the controversy, BMW sales have increased year after year, showing the buying public's embrace of the new design philosophy. In 1993, he released the album Ten Summoner's Tales, which went Triple Platinum in just over a year.

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. The following year, he married Trudie Styler and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in music from Northumbria University. 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". The album eventually went Platinum. 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. Sting's 1991 album The Soul Cages was dedicated to his recently deceased father and included the top 10 song "All this Time" and the Grammy winning "Soul Cages". MINI has been a highly successful business, though the Triumph name has not been used. His most high-profile contribution to the human rights cause came in 1988, when he joined a team of major musicians and rising stars — including Peter Gabriel and Bruce Springsteen — assembled under the banner of Amnesty International for the 6-week world Human Rights Now! Tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

BMW retained the Mini and Triumph marques. His support for these causes continues to this day. Even the British press was not particularly sympathetic toward Rover. With long-time girlfriend Trudie Styler and Raoni Metuktire, a Kayapó Indian leader in Brazil, he founded the Rainforest Foundation to help save the rainforests. 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. Throughout the 1980s, Sting strongly supported environmentalism and humanitarian movements, such as Amnesty International. The German press ridiculed the English firm as "The English Patient", after a film at the time. Soon thereafter, in February of 1988, he released Nada Como el Sol — a selection of five songs from Nothing Like the Sun sung (by Sting himself) in Spanish and Portuguese.

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. It eventually went Double Platinum and was recognized as one of the most important rock & roll albums of the 1980s. 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. Sting released Nothing Like the Sun (1987), including the hit songs "We'll Be Together" and "Be Still My Beating Heart", dedicated to his recently deceased mother. BMW was more successful with the Mini and Land Rover brands, which did not have parallels in its own range at the time. He also sang the introduction and chorus to "Money for Nothing", a groundbreaking song by Dire Straits. 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. Within a year, it reached Triple Platinum.

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. It included the hit single "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free". For years, Rover tried to rival BMW, if not in product, then in market positioning and "snob appeal". 1985's The Dream of the Blue Turtles, featuring a star-studded cast of jazz musicians, was Sting's first solo album. The venture was not successful. The song was a re-interpretation of a song from the 1920s musical Mr Cinders by Vivian Ellis, and was a surprise top twenty hit. This brought the Rover, Mini, Land Rover and Triumph brands under BMW ownership. In 1982 he released a solo single, "Spread A Little Happiness" from the Dennis Potter television play Brimstone and Treacle.

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. Sting's participation in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was the beginning of his growing involvement in raising money and consciousness for political and social causes. Other cars, like the 6 Series coupes that replaced the CS and the M1, were also added to the mix as the market demanded. His performances were prominently featured in the album and movie of the show and drew major critical attention for Sting. Thus the three-tier sports sedan range was formed, and BMW essentially followed this formula into the 1990s. The band included Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins and Bob Geldof all of whom (except Beck) later worked together on "Live Aid". The New Class coupes were replaced by the 3 Series in 1975, and the New Six became the 7 Series in 1977. He perfomed solo versions of "Roxanne" and "Message in a Bottle" He also led an all-star band (dubbed "The Secret Police") on his own arrangement of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released".

In 1972, the 5 Series was launched to replace the New Class sedans, with a body styled by Marcello Gandini. In September 1981, Sting made his first-ever solo live performance performing on all four nights of the fourth Amnesty International benefit The Secret Policeman's Other Ball at the invitation of producer Martin Lewis. By the 1970s, BMW was commercially successful and in December 1971, moved in to its present HQ in Munich, architecturally modelled after four cylinders. To help promote a greatest hits album that year they also made a re-recording of a new arrangement of one of their hits "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" as a special bonus track to be included on the album. In 1968, BMW launched its large "New Six" sedans, the 2500, 2800, and American Bavaria, and coupés, the 2.5 CS and 2800 CS. Their performances were just for the benefit shows and were not part of an intended permanent reunion. 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. The Police performed together at some of the shows on the 1986 Amnesty International A Conspiracy of Hope Tour alongside U2 and other artists.

In 1966, the two-door version of the 1600 was launched, along with a convertible in 1967. Their last album, Synchronicity which included one of their most successful songs, Every Breath You Take, was released in 1983. The "New Class" 1500 was developed into 1600 and 1800 models. Although they jumped on the punk bandwagon early in their career, they soon abandoned that sound in favor of reggae-tinged rock and minimalist pop. 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. The group had several chart topping albums and won six Grammy Awards in the early 1980s. This modern specification further cemented BMW's reputation for sporting cars. In 1977, Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers formed the rock/pop band The Police in London.

At the Frankfurt show in 1961, BMW launched the 1500, a powerful compact sedan, with front disc brakes and four-wheel independent suspension. He once performed wearing a black and yellow jersey with hooped stripes that fellow band member Gordon Solomon had noted made him look like a bumblebee, thus he became "Sting." He uses Sting almost exclusively, except on official documents. Competition successes in the 700 began to secure BMW's reputation for sports sedans. He has stated that he gained his nickname while with the Jazzmen. There was also a more powerful RS model for racing. He played with local jazz bands such as the Phoenix Jazzmen and Last Exit. Its bodywork was designed by Giovanni Michelotti and the 2+2 model had a sporty look. His first music gigs were wherever he could get a job.

That same year, BMW launched the 700, a small car with an air-cooled, rear-mounted 697 cc boxer engine from the R67 motorcycle. Before playing music professionally, Sumner worked as a ditch digger and a music teacher at a Catholic primary school. Instead Quandt increased his share in BMW to 50% against the advice of his bankers, and he was instrumental in turning the company around. Both Audrey and Ernest Sumner died of cancer, but Sting did not (or could not) attend either funeral. 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. Philip owns a pub in Newcastle, Angela works for British Airways, and Anita is an artist. In 1959 BMW's management suggested selling the whole concern to Daimler-Benz. He is the oldest of four children and has a brother, Philip, and two sisters, Angela and Anita.

By the late 1950s, it was making bubble cars such as the Isetta. From 1971 to 1974, he attended Northern Counties Teacher Training College. 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. He attended St Cuthbert's grammar School, in Newcastle upon Tyne, and then the University of Warwick, but did not graduate. 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. From an early age, Sumner knew that he wanted to be a musician. 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. Ernest was a milkman, and raised his children as Roman Catholics.

Production continued until 1955. Sumner was born in Wallsend, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in North-East England to Audrey (a Protestant) and Ernest Sumner (a Catholic via his own mother, Agnes White, whose father was an Irish stevedore). 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. . In the east, the company's factory at Eisenach was taken over by the soviet Awtowelo group which finally formed Eisenacher Motor-Werke. Prior to a distinguished solo career, he was the lead singer, principal composer and bassist of the 1970s/1980s rock band The Police. BMW was banned from manufacturing for three years by the Allies and did not produce a car model until 1952. Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne.

After the war the Munich factory took some time to restart production in any volume. JD, Eddie's father and owner of a bar, in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). The factory in Munich was largely destroyed. The voice of Zarm on Captain Planet and the Planeteers, a 1990s television show. Of its sites, those in eastern Germany (Eisenach-Dürrerhof, Wandlitz-Basdorf and Zühlsdorf) were seized by the Soviets. Finney, a nightclub owner in Stormy Monday (1988). The BMW works were heavily bombed towards the end of the war. An "heroic officer" in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).

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. Baron Frankenstein in The Bride (1985). BMW also researched jet engines, producing the BMW 003, and rocket-based weapons. Mick, a black-marketeer in Plenty (1985). Over 30,000 were manufactured up to 1945. Feyd-Rautha in the movie Dune (1984). Planes used the aero-engines included the 801, one of the most powerful available. Martin Taylor, a drifter in Brimstone and Treacle (1982).

BMW was also a major supplier of engines to the Luftwaffe and of engines and vehicles, especially motorcycles, to the Wehrmacht. Ace The Face, the King of The Mods, aka The Bell Boy in the movie adaptation of The Who album Quadrophenia (1979). 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. 2005 "Taking the Inside Rail" #? US, #? UK. The pre-war cars culminated in the 327 saloon and 328 roadster, fast 2.0 L cars, both very advanced for their time. 2004 "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" #60 UK. By 1933 BMW were producing cars that could be called truly theirs, offering steadily more advanced I6 sports and saloons (sedans). Blidge)" #60 UK.

BMW bought the Dixi Company the following year, and this became the company's first car, the BMW 3/15. Mary J. In 1927 the tiny Dixi, an Austin Seven produced under licence, began production in Eisenach. 2003 "Whenever I Say Your Name (ft. 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. 2003 "Send Your Love" #30 UK. In 1923 BMW built their first model motorcycle, the R32. Sting) #2 UK.

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. 2003 "Rise & Fall" (Craig David feat. Otto closed his factory and BMW switched to manufacturing railway brakes. 2000 "After the Rain Has Fallen" #31 UK. After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles (1919) prohibited the production of aircraft in Germany. Cheb Mami) #15 UK, #17 US. 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. 2000 "Desert Rose" (feat.

Needing extra financing, Rapp gained the support of Camillo Castiglioni and Max Friz, the company was reconstituted as the Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH. 1999 "Brand New Day" #13 UK, #100 US. In 1916 the company secured a contract to build V12 engines for Austria-Hungary. 1997 "Roxanne '97" (remix) (with The Police) #17 UK, #59 US. 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. 1996 "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" #94 US. The Milbertshofen district of Munich location was chosen because it was close to the Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik site, a German aircraft manufacturer. 1996 "I Was Brought to My Senses" #31 UK.

BMW was founded by Karl Friedrich Rapp in October 1913, originally as an aircraft engine manufacturer, Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke. 1996 "You Still Touch Me" #27 UK, #60 US. . 1996 "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" #15 UK, #86 US. BMW's main competitors include Alfa Romeo, Audi, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. Sting) #36 UK. 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. 1996 "Spirits in the Material World" (Pato Banton feat.

Jamaica), BMW cars are referred to as "bimmers," ^[1]while BMW motorcycles are called "beemers". Pato Banton) #15 UK. In German, the acronym BMW is pronounced "bay emm vay." In North America and some other regions (i.e. 1995 "This Cowboy Song" (feat. BMW is the parent company of the BMW MINI and Rolls-Royce car brands, and, formerly, Rover. 1994 "When We Dance" #9 UK, #38 US. 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. 1994 "Nothing 'Bout Me" #32 UK.

Bring mich Werkstatt - Roughly translates: Get me to a workshop. 1994 "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart) #2 UK, #1 US. Bayerische Mistwagen - Roughly translates: Crappy Bavarian car. 1993 "Demolition Man" #21 UK. Bembara - The nickname used in Serbia. 1993 "Fields of Gold" #16 UK, #23 US. B M - This is what people say in Arab countries. 1993 "Seven Days" #25 UK.

Beba - This is the word many BMW fans use for BMWs in Greece. 1993 "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" #14 UK, #17 US. Bummer - When you get a speeding ticket. 1992 "It's Probably Me" (with Eric Clapton) #30 UK. Beamer/Beemer - slang for BMW motorcycles. 2003 Sacred Love #3 UK, #3 US, US Sales: 1,000,000. Bimmer - slang for BMW cars ^[2] (may be pronounced "bimmer" or "beemer," depending on whether or not the original German pronunciation is used). 2001 All This Time (live) #3 UK, #32 US, US Sales: 500,000.

Paris Dakar Rally. 1999 At the Movies (Japanese release). Nürburgring. 1999 Brand New Day #5 UK, #9 US, US Sales: 3,000,000. Mille Miglia. 1997 The Very Best of Sting & The Police #1 UK, #46 US (both positions for the 2002 re-issue). Le Mans 24 Hours. 1996 Mercury Falling #4 UK, #5 US, US Sales: 1,000,000.

Touring car racing. 1994 Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 #2 UK, #7 US, US Sales: 2,000,000. Team McLaren. 1993 Ten Summoner's Tales #2 UK, #2 US, US Sales: 3,000,000. Brabham Racing Organisation. 1991 Soul Cages #1 UK, #2 US, US Sales: 1,000,000. WilliamsF1. 1988 Nada Como el Sol.

BMW Sauber F1 Team. 1987 Nothing Like the Sun #1 UK, #9 US, US Sales: 2,000,000. Softlab GmbH: IT consulting and systems integration. 1986 Bring On the Night #16 UK. Bavaria Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH: BMW Group subsidiary that offers insurance services. 1985 The Dream of the Blue Turtles #3 UK, #2 US, US Sales: 3,000,000. 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. Sting, who had a small acting career, had a small part in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back as an AT-AT Commander.

DesignworksUSA has worked on various designs for BMW and other companies, not just automobile. Sting's song "Desert Rose" is also used as XM Satellite Radio's technical difficulties music. Pelly, and owned by BMW AG since May 1995. Sting was nominated for Academy Award for his song "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from the movie "Cold Mountain" performed by Alison Krauss. DesignworksUSA: Design studio founded in 1972 by Charles W. Sting famously claimed to have had tantric sex with his wife for 24 hours. Wiesmann: A company making sporty 2-seater coupes for which BMW supplies the engines. Was at one time close to becoming Gil Farrington in a motion picture of the same name, until Sir Ridley Scott terminated the project.

BMW MINI: a small hatchback; inspired by the original Mini, which was the British competitor to the Volkswagen Beetle. [5]. 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. A Colombian tree frog was named for him in appreciation of his environmental activities: Hyla stingi. Rover: briefly owned by BMW, which retained the Mini after selling off the rest of the company (see MG Rover Group). The song is still widely associated with Jaguar. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited: BMW subsidiary that owns the Rolls-Royce trademark. Sting's song "Desert Rose" was used in many Jaguar commercials because of the fact that he drove a Jaguar during Desert Rose's music video.

Glas. He appeared as himself in an episode of The Simpsons, taking part in the charity song for a boy who supposedly fell down a well, "We're Sending Our Love Down The Well". Isetta. Sting's fondness for Prokofiev manifested itself subsequently when he served as narrator for Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy [4] - one of the many versions of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" that have been recorded by celebrities. Automobilwerk Eisenach. The song "Russians" from The Dream of the Blue Turtles utilized a theme by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. BMW E91 - (2005-present) 3 Series Wagon. Sting also made a cameo appearance in the movie, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen [3].

BMW E90 - (2005-present) 3 Series. Sting and Knopfler remained friends despite this difference between their two music publishers and the fact that half of the writer's share of Knopfler's biggest hit goes to Sting for a contribution of just six musical notes out of the entire song. BMW E87 - (2004-present) 1 Series. Even though the prologue only occupies a few seconds at the start of the recording - Sting's music publisher Virgin Music insisted that Sting be credited (and paid) as though he had written half of the entire song. BMW E85 - (2003-present) Z4. Sting came up with the musical motif to use for the words - and it was (probably consciously) musically identical to the melody line in his own Police song "Don't Stand So Close To Me" from the album Zenyatta Mondatta. BMW E83 - (2004-present) X3. The prologue to the Dire Straits' recording "Money for Nothing" that features Sting singing the words "I want my MTV" was at the invitation of Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler.

BMW E70 - future X5. Sting was also the inspiration for the comic book character John Constantine (from Hellblazer). BMW E66 - (2002-present) 7 Series long wheel base. In his Live8 performance he changed the lyrics to his song 'Every Breath You Take' from "I'll be watching you” to "we'll be watching you" — meant for the men of the G8. BMW E65 - (2002-present) 7 Series short wheel base. BMW E64 - (2004-present) 6 Series convertible.

BMW E63 - (2004-present) 6 Series coupe. BMW E60 - (2004-present) 5 Series. BMW E53 - (2000-present) X5. BMW E52 - (2000-2004) Z8.

BMW E46 - (1998-2005) 3 Series. BMW E39 - (1996-2003) 5 Series. BMW E38 - (1994-2001) 7 Series. BMW E36 - (1991-1999) 3 Series/Z3 (as E36/7) (1999 model as M3 only).

BMW E34 - (1988-1995) 5 Series. BMW E32 - (1986-1994) 7 Series. BMW E31 - (1990-1999) 8 Series. BMW E30 - (1982-1991) 3 Series.

BMW E28 - (1981-1988) 5 Series. BMW E26 - (1978-1981) M1. BMW E24 - (1976-1989) 6 Series. BMW E23 - (1977-1986) 7 Series.

BMW E21 - (1975-1983) 3 Series. BMW E12 - (1972-1981) 5 Series. BMW E9 - (1969-1975) 2800CS, 3.0CS, 3.0CSL "New Six" coupés. BMW E3 - (1968-1977) 2.5, 2.8, 3.0, 3.3 "New Six" sedans.

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. New Sixes (2500/2800/Bavaria/2.5/2.8/3.0/3.3) - Predecessor to today's 7 Series. 3200 CS, 2000 CS. 501, 502, 503, 507.

Isetta, 600, 700. Dixi, 3/20, 303, 309, 315, 319, 320, 321, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 335. This exciting roadster was built on a aluminium space frame design. Only 5000 were built, the last 500 being a special edition built by Alpina but sold directly from BMW.

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

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