Bayerische Motoren Werke AG BMW AG (abbreviated as Bavarian Motor Works) is a German company that manufactures automobiles and motorcycles, headquartered in Munich, Bavaria. The company's unique feature is its pure premium brand strategy: it develops, manufactures, and markets its products under the Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, and BMW brands.
The roots of BMW are linked to Karl Rapp and Gustav Otto. In 1917, the Rapp-based engine manufacturing company Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke GmbH, A18 was established. In 1916, the company Flugmaschinenfabrik Gustav Otto was incorporated into Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke AG (BFW) at the request of the government. BMW AG subsequently transferred its engine manufacturing operations – including the company and brand names – to BMW in 1922. The founding date of BMW, March 7, 1916, went down in history as the birth date of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.

An average depreciation of 10.80% with an average value per vehicle of R$342,534Leaving the BMW ranked 19th in the list of brands that depreciate the least in one year.