BMW Group: brands it owns and its ownership tree
BMW Group (XETRA: BMW) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Munich, Germany that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]
BMW began building aircraft engines in 1916, which its blue and white roundel is popularly said to represent. It is controlled by the Quandt family, and it owns two British marques whose names are far better known in Britain than the German parent is.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
- Founded
- 1916
- Tickers
- XETRA: BMW
- Wikidata
- Q26678
- Website
- www.bmwgroup.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
BMW Group in numbers
- BMW Group owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is automotive with 4 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside Germany.
Everything BMW Group owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does BMW Group own?
BMW Group owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including BMW Motorrad, BMW, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and MINI.
Is BMW Group a German company?
Yes. BMW Group is headquartered in Munich, Germany and was founded in 1916.
Who owns BMW Group?
BMW Group is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as BMW on the XETRA.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] BMW Group Annual Report 2025 — Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Annual report, published 18 March 2026; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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