Robots Atlas>ROBOTS ATLAS

BMW Group

ACTIVE
Industrial manufacturerHolding / corporate group
BMWBayerische Motoren WerkeBMW AG

German multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Munich; maker of premium cars and motorcycles (brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce, BMW Motorrad).

Founded1916Germany
HQMunichGermany
01 · About

BMW Group

Founded 1916 · Munich, Germany

BMW Group (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) is a German automotive manufacturer headquartered in Munich, founded in 1916. It makes premium cars and motorcycles under the BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and BMW Motorrad brands, and also provides financial and mobility services. The company operates more than 30 production sites worldwide and sells vehicles in about 140 markets. In robotics and AI, BMW develops automated driving systems and applies artificial intelligence and robotics in manufacturing. In January 2024 it entered a partnership with Figure AI; the Figure 02 humanoid robot was deployed at the BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina to load sheet-metal parts onto welding fixtures.

  • Karl Rapp

    Founder of Rapp Motorenwerke (BMW predecessor)

  • Gustav Otto

    Founder of Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BMW predecessor)

  • Franz Josef Popp

    Co-founder and first director of BMW

  • Camillo Castiglioni

    Co-founder and financier

02 · What they do

Domain of activity

2 areas · 1 technologies · 3 industries
What they do2Areas
  • Autonomous systems
  • Process automation
How they do it1Technologies
  • Computer vision
Who for3Industries
  • Automotive
  • Transport & mobility
  • Industrial manufacturing
03 · Geography

Global presence

HQ Munich · 4 regions
GlobalEuropeNorth AmericaAsia
04 · Metrics

Scale & funding

founded 1916
1916founded
154,540 (end of 2025)employees
maturedevelopment stage
Publiclisted
activestatus
05 · Portfolio

Products & solutions

1 robots
06 · Relations

Organizational relations

1 strategic relations · 4 brands

Strategic relations

1
  • Partnership
    Figure AIPartnership announced in January 2024 to deploy Figure humanoid robots in automotive production. The Figure 02 robot operates at the BMW Group Plant Spartanburg (South Carolina, USA), loading sheet-metal parts onto welding fixtures.
07 · Classification

Profile & metadata

4 classification · 7 external links

Classification

  • Statusactive
  • Development stagemature
  • Listed onYesBMWBMW.DE
  • Organization typeIndustrial manufacturer+ Holding / corporate group
08 · Related content

Articles

3 articles