Derived from immediately pre-WW2 BMW products ( thanks to a connection to BMW through Frazer Nash ), the chassis was based on the BMW 326, the engine on the 328, and the body on the 327.

The early years of the post-war World Drivers ' Championship saw private BMW racing cars, based on the pre-war BMW 328 chassis, entered in the 1952 and 1953 German Grands Prix.

* BMW ( 327 / 318, 327, 328, and 335 )

For the automobile, see Volvo 340, Ferrari 348, BMW 315, BMW 328 and Porsche 356.

The race was won by Frank Pratt driving a BMW 328.

Despite being populated ( due to the circumstances even more than usual ) mainly by Italian makers, it was the aerodynamically improved BMW 328 driven by Germans Huschke von Hanstein / Walter Bäumer that won the high-speed race at an all-time high average of.

The earliest use of " Kamm " to describe an automobile body incorporating this design was the prototype 1940 ' Kamm ' Coupe based on a BMW 328 chassis.

* 1940 BMW 328 " Mille Miglia " Kamm coupé

The XG 4-cylinder of 1, 776 cc, first tested in October 1943, was based on the 1. 5-litre Standard block and used its single cam-in-block to operate the opposed valves via a complicated crossover pushrod arrangement, similar to that of the pre-war BMW 328.

Prior to World War II, Touring gained fame for their Superleggera bodies, particularly those made for the Alfa Romes 8C 2900 and the BMW 328 chassis.

BMW 328 Touring Coupé

* 1940s BMW 328

He finished third in the 1940 Mille Miglia in the BMW 328.

BMW 328 Mille Miglia coupé

He contributed to the design of the BMW 328 sports car in the late 1930s.

Among his close friends were Jaguar founder William Lyons ( to whom he lent his BMW 328 for detailed mechanical investigation during the planning and design of the Jaguar XK120 ) and Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix engineering supremo Rudolf Uhlenhaut.

Winner, Torquay Rally, BMW 328.

* 1938: 3rd, RAC Rally, BMW 328.

In the United Kingdom, Jardine Motors is one of the country ’ s largest retail dealership groups with a portfolio of specialist franchises that includes Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Lexus, Mercedes Benz, Porsche and, most recently, McLaren.

Operating predominantly in Indonesia, it is a provider of a full range of automobile and motorcycle products in partnerships with companies which include Toyota, Daihatsu, Isuzu, Nissan Diesel, Peugeot and BMW for automobiles, and Honda for motorcycles.

* 1994: Rover Group is taken over by BMW.

When traveling the Presidential limousine is always accompanied by support cars ( normally BMW 5 series driven by members of the SDU ) and several Garda motorcycle outriders which form a protective convoy around the car.

As an important industrial and business center, the city is also home to an array of Mexican companies, including Pemex, Lanix Electronics, CEMEX, Vitro, Zonda Telecom, Mercedes-Benz Mexico, OXXO, Mastretta, BMW de Mexico, Mabe, Grupo Bimbo, DINA S. A., Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery ( Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma ), formerly fully owned by FEMSA now jointly owned with Heineken and Grupo ALFA.

Hyundai is ranked number 4 in World's Most Admired Companies under the motor vehicles section of CNN, after BMW ( Bayerische Motoren Werke ), Volkswagen, and Daimler in 2011.

Running at major international racing facilities, this series is supported by BMW, SEAT and Chevrolet.

The engine was designed by Walter Becchia and Lucien Gerard, with a nod to the classic " boxer " BMW motorcycle engine ( it is reported that Becchia dismantled the engine of the BMW motorcycle of Flaminio Bertoni before designing the 2CV engine ).

There are more than 27 BMW suppliers in the upstate, which is recognized internationally as an automotive supplier hub.

The town is also home to the UK headquarters of BMW and the headquarters of Avis Europe.

The BMW Guggenheim Lab is an interdisciplinary project that is traveling to nine cities over the course of six years, beginning in 2011.

A collaboration between the BMW Group and the foundation, the lab is part urban think tank, part community center, and part gathering space, which explores issues of urban life through public programming and discourse.

There are more than 27 BMW suppliers in the Upstate, which is recognized internationally as an automotive supplier hub.

The BMW Charity Pro-Am is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour held each year in May at three courses in the Upstate, including the Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg.

BMW, in partnership with the SGL Group, began construction in July 2010 on a $ 100 million carbon-fiber manufacturing plant, which is predicted to employ 200 persons.

: The TSX is introduced and becomes a very competitive choice against popular BMW 3-series

Helvetica is a popular choice for commercial wordmarks, including those for Societe Generale, 3M, American Airlines, American Apparel, BMW, ECM, Jackass, Jeep, J. C. Penney, Kawasaki, Lufthansa, McDonald's, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, Panasonic, Philippine Airlines, Target, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Verizon Wireless.

Greer is also the site of the only BMW manufacturing facility in North America.

* " BMW executive says Greer plant is vital to company's future ", a June 2005 article from The Greenville News

The E61 BMW 5 Series Touring is expected to be dropped from BMW's North American lineup, due to slow sales in the United States with only 400 wagons sold in 2009.

The prestige of Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Lotus, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, and Aston Martin derives in part from success in sports car racing and the World Sportscar Championship.

In Germany, domestic production based racing was largely dominated by BMW, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz, although sports car / GT racing gradually became eclipsed by touring cars and the initially sports car based Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft gradually evolved into the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft.

* BMW M1, a 1978 sports car model

BMW also revived the MG brand in 1995 on a new affordable sports car, the MGF, as well as strengthening Land Rover's position in the off-roader market.

In January 2011 BMW announced that it would be extending the Mini range with the launch of two new two-door sports crossover vehicles based on the Mini Paceman concept car, with a coupe version to enter production in 2011 and a roadster in 2012.

In 2004, Infiniti added an all-wheel drive version of the G35 sports sedan to compete with similar all-wheel drive sports sedans from Audi and BMW.

From 1998 to 2000, the Le Mans – winning BMW V12 LMR sports car used a similar S70 / 2 engine.

The BMW Z4 is a rear-wheel drive sports car by the German car maker BMW.

Like the older Targa Florio and later the Carrera Panamericana, the MM made Gran Turismo ( Grand Touring ) sports cars like Alfa Romeo, BMW, Ferrari, Maserati and Porsche famous.

; 1959: The world's first monocoque sports car: BMW 700

In addition, she still can use her fully equipped and armed BMW sports convertible and MV Agusta motorcycle.

Opel put the primary emphasis on cost control, Mercedes supported expensive competitiveness in development, BMW wanted an international series rather than one focussed on Germany only, while Audi insisted on allowing their trademark quattro four-wheel drive ( despite running the rear wheel drive Audi R8 ) in sports car racing.

The BMW E52 automobile platform was the basis for the 2000 through 2004 Z8 convertible sports car.

It was quite successful in Europe, attracting keen drivers who wanted an affordable and reliable sports saloon as an alternative to the German offerings of BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

Nissan wanted to create a fresh approach started by the Cedric / Gloria and focus its efforts to compete with European executive mid-sized sports sedans, such as the BMW 5 series, Audi A6, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Jaguar S-Type.

It was particularly successful in the United States where the sports model two-door Sentra SE-R was marketed by Nissan of America as a latter-day BMW 2002.

Due to its relatively low price compared to other foreign sports cars of the time ( Jaguar, BMW, Porsche, etc.

After the success of BMW M products like BMW 3. 0 CSL in racing venues and the growing market for high performance sports cars, M introduced cars for sale to the public.