Manufacturing Magazine April 2015 | Page 26

05 BMW
06 General Motors
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05 BMW

06 General Motors

General Motors , commonly known as GM , is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit , Michigan . It designs , manufactures , markets and distributes vehicles and auto parts . The firm also provides financial services . General Motors produces vehicles in 37 countries under thirteen different brands . The company led global vehicle sales from 1931 through 2007 ( 77 consecutive years ) and still remains one of the world ’ s largest automobile producers based on vehicle unit sales .
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG commonly known as BMW or BMW AG is a German automobile , motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916 . It is headquartered in Munich , Bavaria . The company also owns and produces Mini cars , and is the parent company of the UK based Rolls-Royce company . BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad . In 2012 , the group produced 1,845,186 automobiles and 117,109 motorcycles across all of its brands . BMW is part of the ‘ German Big 3 ’ automakers , along with Audi and Mercedes-Benz , which are the best-selling luxury automakers in the world .
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