What is the full name and meaning of BMW?
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BMW stands for Bavarian Motor Work, which refers to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, known as BMW in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Below is additional information: 1. Creator: BMW's founder, Karl Friedrich Rapp, established Rapp Motorenwerke on April 29, 1913, using a factory that originally manufactured bicycles to produce aircraft engines; 2. Development: Gustav Otto co-founded Bayerische Flugzeugwerke on March 7, 1916, and merged the three-year-old factory into this new company. On July 20, 1917, the factory was renamed Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH.