Distributed for Hirmer Publishers
The BMW Group Home Plant in Munich
The home plant of the BMW Group celebrates 100 years of industry, transformation, and legendary cars.
Before BMW cars sported a blue and white logo, appeared in the James Bond franchise, and won at the racetrack, the roots of the company’s industrial innovations were taking root in Munich in 1922, with the founding of their home plant. This book, published in the factory’s jubilee year, looks back on a century of technological advancement to tell the stories of the buildings, the corporate culture, and the thousands of people who made the company an international powerhouse. Incorporating photographs and employee testimonials, The BMW Group Home Plant in Munich shares fascinating insights into industrial history, including the architectural adaptions necessary to modernize the production facility.
This third edition of the book has been revised and redesigned with larger dimensions.
Before BMW cars sported a blue and white logo, appeared in the James Bond franchise, and won at the racetrack, the roots of the company’s industrial innovations were taking root in Munich in 1922, with the founding of their home plant. This book, published in the factory’s jubilee year, looks back on a century of technological advancement to tell the stories of the buildings, the corporate culture, and the thousands of people who made the company an international powerhouse. Incorporating photographs and employee testimonials, The BMW Group Home Plant in Munich shares fascinating insights into industrial history, including the architectural adaptions necessary to modernize the production facility.
This third edition of the book has been revised and redesigned with larger dimensions.
296 pages | 312 color plates | 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 | © 2022
Economics and Business: Business--Industry and Labor
Table of Contents
The origin of BMW’s home plant
From BFW
to BMW AG:
the plant during
the 1920s
Plant expansion to meet increased demand for aero engines
in the 1930s
The plant
during the Second World War
The plant at
the end of the Second World War
Return to motorcycle and car production
"New Class" triggers upturn: the plant in the 1960s
From
the early 1970s to
the mid-1980s
New structures and first steps towards a "new" Munich plant
The new Munich plant takes shape
Modernisation with production running and series-built legends
Built to shape tomorrow:
the BMW Group’s Munich plant celebrates its centenary
From BFW
to BMW AG:
the plant during
the 1920s
Plant expansion to meet increased demand for aero engines
in the 1930s
The plant
during the Second World War
The plant at
the end of the Second World War
Return to motorcycle and car production
"New Class" triggers upturn: the plant in the 1960s
From
the early 1970s to
the mid-1980s
New structures and first steps towards a "new" Munich plant
The new Munich plant takes shape
Modernisation with production running and series-built legends
Built to shape tomorrow:
the BMW Group’s Munich plant celebrates its centenary