I-BMW yazalwa ngo-1916, ekuqaleni njengomkhiqizi wezindiza. Ngaleso sikhathi, inkampani yaseJalimane inikeze izinjini zezindiza zempi ezisetshenziswa eMpini Yezwe Yokuqala.
Lapho impi iphela, izindiza zamasosha zazingasadingeki futhi wonke amafekthri ayezinikele kuphela ekwakheni izimoto zempi, njengecala le-BMW, abona ukwehla okukhulu kwesidingo futhi kwaphoqeleka ukuba ayeke ukukhiqiza. Imboni yakwaBMW nayo yavalwa kodwa ayizange ihlale isikhathi eside injalo. Kwaqala kwafika izithuthuthu, kwathi ngokusimama komnotho, kwaqala ukuvela izimoto zokuqala zohlobo.
Uphawu lwe-BMW lwadalwa futhi lwabhaliswa ngo-1917, ngemva kokuhlanganiswa phakathi kwe-BFW (Bavaria Aeronautical Factory) kanye ne-BMW - igama elithi BFW laqedwa. Lokhu kubhaliswa kwenziwa nguFranz Josef Popp, omunye wabasunguli bomkhiqizo waseJalimane.
AKUMELE UPHUTHELWE: U-Walter Röhrl uyaphenduka namuhla, siyakuhalalisela ingqwele!
Indaba yeqiniso yelogo yakwaBMW
Ilogo ye-Bavarian brand iqukethe indandatho emnyama ehlukaniswa ngomugqa osiliva onezinhlamvu ezithi “BMW” engxenyeni yayo engaphezulu, namaphaneli aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokumhlophe ngaphakathi kwendandatho emnyama.
Kumaphaneli aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka namhlophe akhona imibono emibili : ithiyori yokuthi lawa maphaneli amele isibhakabhaka esiluhlaza nezinkambu ezimhlophe, ngokufanisa nophephela lwendiza oluzungezayo – kubhekiselwa kumsuka womkhiqizo njengomakhi wendiza; kanti enye ethi okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokumhlophe kuvela efulegeni laseBavaria.
Iminyaka eminingi abakwaBMW bethula i-theory yokuqala, kodwa namuhla sekuyaziwa ukuthi inkolelo-mbono yesibili enembile. Konke ngoba ngaleso sikhathi kwakungekho emthethweni ukusebenzisa izimpawu zezwe ekuqokweni noma ezithombeni zemikhiqizo yezentengiso. Yingakho labo abanomthwalo wemfanelo basungula ithiyori yokuqala.
Umkhiqizo waseJalimane ugubha iminyaka engu-100 - chofoza lapha ukuze uthole mayelana ne-prototype emaka lolu suku. Siyakuhalalisela!