[Video] A Brief Recap of the History of BMW

BMW is 100 years old and has a very colorful history. In this new video from The Telegraph, they give us a recap at the history of BMW, since the early days until today.

BMW actually started out by developing airplanes and motorcycles and this is where the blue and white roundel logo came from. It actually represents an airplane propeller and the colors represent the Bavarian flag.

BMW developed their first automobile in 1928. Later on, they introduced the kidney grilles and started making inline-six engines. The highlight of this era was the original 1939 BMW 328, which won the Mille Miglia.

BMW’s plant was bombed during the WWII and the automaker was banned from manufacturing any vehicles. They were only allowed to resume in 1947, the year they also started to manufacture motorcycles and the BMW Isetta, which were more affordable options to the matches.

BMW made their first saloon car in 1962 which inspired what BMW is today. The New Class of vehicles also debuted in the late ’60s, giving us brilliant cars like the 2002 and 3.0 CS.

In the late ’70s, the first-even BMW M-badged car debuted, called the M1. In the mid-’90s, BMW purchased MINI, a partnership that would go on to bring both brands tremendous success. It also bought Rolls Royce, which is ironic considering that both brands built machines to destroy each other in WWII. BMW then launched its first SUV, the X5, and won its first Le Mans in 1999.

In the recent years, BMW launched the i Division which gave us the BMW i3 and i8.

This recap showed the amazing history of BMW. We are so excited for what’s in store in the next chapters!