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BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke, or, translated into English, Bavarian Motor Works. If you’re a little rusty on world geography, Bavaria is a southern state in Germany where BMW originally started making airplane engines around 1917. The current BMW group is composed of BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce, with its headquarters in Bavaria’s capital, Munich.

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Answered by Joe Bruzek on July 17, 2007 in What Does This Mean? | Permalink

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I LIKE THE BMW CAR, BECAUSE IT IS VERY BEAUTYFUL.

Posted by: ERNEST BITSANG , Feb 5, 2009 6:26:30 AM

I think BMW is the best car.Had driven BMW for the past 10 years.They are the best.......

Posted by: Ralph, May 14, 2009 10:24:03 AM

tgbj

Posted by: shakari , Jul 20, 2009 8:41:11 PM

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