which adopted the BMW name in the same year.

BMW's first products were aircraft engines for the Luftstreitkräfte. One of its early designs was the BMW IIIa, a straight-six engine developed in 1917 by engineer Max Friz. After World War I, BMW diversified into the production of motorcycle engines, agricultural equipment, household items, and railway brakes. In 1923, the company introduced its first motorcycle, the BMW R32.

BMW became an automobile manufacturer in 1928 following its acquisition of Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach, which

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