Is BMW still family owned?
The BMW Group is an incorporated entity owned by shareholders. Half of the BMW Group is owned by the Quandt family, who are long-time shareholders, and the other half is owned by the public. The BMW Group is the world’s leading provider of premium cars and motorcycles and the home of the BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad brands.Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a British luxury automobile maker that has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003 – as the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce-branded motor cars.
Which Toyota is made by BMW?
Powertrains. The Supra is powered by two BMW-sourced engine options: a turbocharged B48 2. B58 3. BMW’s proficiency with the inline-six engine The Toyota Supra needed to have an inline-six and the only logical choice for sourcing a powerplant was BMW. No other carmaker has the same number of great inline-six engines as the Bavarian company.You may have heard that the Toyota is actually a BMW in sheep’s clothing. It’s true that the Supra has a BMW engine and transmission and that the chassis for these cars was co-designed by the two manufacturers. But once the basic structures were figured out, BMW and Toyota went their own separate directions.