What is BMW Motorrad’s most popular model?
If you ask anyone about BMW’s best-selling motorcycle, the answer is almost always the BMW R 1250 GS, and the 56,000 units of the R 1250 GS and R 1250 GS Adventure sold in 2023 make that even clearer. These performance and design upgrades make the BMW R1250GS a more powerful, more comfortable, and better-equipped motorcycle, while preserving the DNA and versatility that made the R1200GS so successful.
Are BMW and BMW Motorrad the same company?
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. The full name, bayerische motoren werke – or bavarian motor works – is a bit of a mouthful after all (➜ read more: the bmw name and its history). And, as the above would indicate, it is german – bavaria is a state in the south of germany – the initials just happen to be the same in english.
Who owns 50% of BMW?
While half of the company is owned by the public, the other half is owned by the Quandt family, who have been long-time BMW shareholders. Here is the breakdown of ownership: 29% = Stefan Quandt: A German industrialist and engineer. Susanne Klatten: Successful investor and sister to Stefan Quandt. As of August 2014, the Quandt family is estimated to be worth $46. Johanna Quandt died at the age of 89 in her home in Bad Homburg near Frankfurt am Main.