Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG), trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational conglomerate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Germany. The moniker "BMW " first came into use when the German firm '' Rapp Motorenwerke'' changed its name to ''Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH'' (BMW GmbH) in 1917. Thereafter, in 1922, the name and assets of BMW GmbH were transferred to the aircraft manufacturer ''Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG'' (formerly '' Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik''), thereby giving rise to the company known today as BMW AG. BMW AG's automobiles are marketed under the BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce brands while its motorcycles are marketed under the BMW Motorrad brand. In 2023, BMW became the world's ninth-largest producer of motor vehicles (with 2,555,341 vehicles made in that year alone) as well as the 6th largest automaker by revenue. In 2023, ...

An isle is an island An island or isle ( ) is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never ..., land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms. Isle may refer to: Geography * Isle (river), a river in France * Isle, Haute-Vienne, a commune of the Haute-Vienne ''département'' in France * Isle, Minnesota, a small city in the United States * River Isle, a river in England Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment'' (or ''ISLE''), a journal published by Oxford University Press for the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment *''The Isle'', 2017 film with Conleth Hill * '' The Isle'', a 2000 South Ko ...

''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes, while Sherry Phillips has been CEO since January 2025. The company is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Published eight times per year, ''Forbes'' features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine is known for its lists and rankings, including its lists of the richest Americans (the ''Forbes'' 400), of 30 notable people under the age of 30 (the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30), of America's wealthiest celebrities, of the world's top companies (the ''Forbes'' Global 2000), of th ...

A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Although lists may be made for entertainment, lists are "most frequently a tool". Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". In 2009, David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being a response to "an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information", further asserting that "lists help us in organizing what is otherwise overwhelming". Philologist and literary scholar Lucie Doležalová has noted that "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a who ...

Munich ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own, and it ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union (EU). The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people. It is the third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the EU. Munich is located on the river Isar north of the Alps. It is the seat of the Upper Bavarian administrative region. With 4,800 people per km2, Munich is Germany's most densely populated municipality. It is also the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area after Vienna. The first record of Munich dates to 1158. The city has played an important role in Bavarian and German history. During the Reformation, it remained a Catholic stronghold. ...

Luxury may refer to: * Luxury goods, an economic good or service for which demand increases more than proportionally as income rises * Luxury tax, a tax on products not considered essential, such as speedboats or diamonds. ** Luxury tax (sports), a surcharge put on the aggregate payroll of a sports team to the extent to which it exceeds a predetermined guideline level set by the league * Luxury car, an expensive automobile * Luxury train, an expensive tourist train * Luxury yacht, an expensive privately owned, professionally crewed yacht * Luxury apartment, a type of property that is intended to provide its occupant with higher-than-average levels of comfort, quality and convenience * Luxury hotel, a high-quality amenities, full-service accommodations and the highest level of personalized services * Luxury resort, an exclusive vacation facility * Luxury box, term for a special seating section in arenas, stadiums and other sports venues * Luxury magazine, magazines devoted to fine ...

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG), trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational conglomerate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Germany. The moniker "BMW " first came into use when the German firm '' Rapp Motorenwerke'' changed its name to ''Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH'' (BMW GmbH) in 1917. Thereafter, in 1922, the name and assets of BMW GmbH were transferred to the aircraft manufacturer ''Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG'' (formerly '' Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik''), thereby giving rise to the company known today as BMW AG. BMW AG's automobiles are marketed under the BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce brands while its motorcycles are marketed under the BMW Motorrad brand. In 2023, BMW became the world's ninth-largest producer of motor vehicles (with 2,555,341 vehicles made in that year alone) as well as the 6th largest automaker by revenue. In 2023, ...

Rolls-Royce may refer to: * Rolls-Royce Limited, a British manufacturer of cars and later aircraft engines, founded in 1906, now defunct * Rolls-Royce Motors, owner of the former car division incorporated in 1973 and folded in 1998 * Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the current car manufacturing company incorporated in 1998, a subsidiary of BMW Group * Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, an aerospace, power systems and defence company and Rolls-Royce's current principal operating company ** Rolls-Royce Controls and Data Services ** Rolls-Royce Deutschland *** Rolls-Royce Power Systems ** Rolls-Royce North America ** Rolls-Royce Submarines ** Rolls-Royce Turbomeca See also * List of Rolls-Royce motor cars * Rose Royce, an American soul and R&B group * Roll (other) * Royce (other) {{Set index article British brands ...