What does BMW stand for?

[austin316]

I did a search on google, but nothing came up. I though it stood for British Motor Works, but then again, isn't BMW a german company? Thanks in advance, and please save the flaming. I don't have nearly enough money to start looking at nicer cars.

 

[BunLengthHotDog]

Thinks its bavarian motor works

 

[Anubis]

bavarian motor works

 

[FuzzyBee]

yup - bavarian motor works (werks?)

 

[Karsten]

Bayrische Motoren Werke

(And yes... the others where perfect translations) 😉

 

[Richdog]

one more for Bavarian Motor works, found it on google straight away. 🙂

 

[waylman]

BMW=Boring Mercedes Wannabe

 

[BennyD]

teh Int4rw3b > yuo!!!

proof

 

[richardycc]

BMW = Bang My Wife?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: richardycc
BMW = Bang My Wife?

Only if you have a monster di... nevermind.

 

[austin316]

thanks for the replies. I think my google trouble was because I asked it in the form of a question. "what does BMW stand for."

 

[Salvador]

Bayrische Motoren Werke

BMW=Boring Mercedes Wannabe

You have that the other way around son. The Mercedes is the boring car. Just ask anyone from Germany. Most young people won't be caught dead in a Mercedes in Germany.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

"Break My Window"

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: austin316
thanks for the replies. I think my google trouble was because I asked it in the form of a question. "what does BMW stand for."

I thought Google was fairly good at answering questions, not just keywords. Or was that Ask Jeeves?

 

[Kyteland]

the B can be either British or Bavarian. British BMW makes motor cycles, Bavarian BMW makes cars.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: Karsten
Bayrische Motoren Werke

(And yes... the others where perfect translations) 😉

I have to disagree, Karsten.

Isn't "Werke" more akin to "factory" ? I always thought the literal translation was more or less Bavarian Motor Factory or Bavarian Motor Production.

 

[EXman]

Do you all know why they have a blue and white symbol?

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: EXman
Do you all know why they have a blue and white symbol?

I do...but only from watching "Finding Forrester", so I'll keep it to myself until someone who's not a poser chimes in.

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: Salvador

Bayrische Motoren Werke

BMW=Boring Mercedes Wannabe

You have that the other way around son. The Mercedes is the boring car. Just ask anyone from Germany. Most young people won't be caught dead in a Mercedes in Germany.

What the hell do I care what young Germans think? Mercedes wipes the floor with BMW.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: EXman
Do you all know why they have a blue and white symbol?

I believe it was supposed to look like a white propeller blade, against a blue sky. It goes back to BMW when they made military aircraft engines during WWI

 

[Alphazero]

Originally posted by: EXman
Do you all know why they have a blue and white symbol?

Enlighten me

 

[lasergecko]

(B) = Blue sky
(M) = <- Don't know
(W) = White Propeller

This probably doesn't work but it explains the logo.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: Salvador

Bayrische Motoren Werke

BMW=Boring Mercedes Wannabe

You have that the other way around son. The Mercedes is the boring car. Just ask anyone from Germany. Most young people won't be caught dead in a Mercedes in Germany.

What the hell do I care what young Germans think? Mercedes wipes the floor with BMW.

BMW sales were up some 18% and MB sales were up somewhere around only 2% in the month of March 2003. Must be the Mini.

 

[Electric Amish]

Bite My Wang.

 

[dcdomain]

Originally posted by: Karsten
Bayrische Motoren Werke

According to the BMWBoard forums, it's BMW - Bayerischen Motoren Werke =T.
And yeah, I think as part of the post war penalties, BMW was not allowed to produce planes anymore, hence the switch to cars.