 Rapp logo in a 1916 advertisement | |
| Company type | GmbH |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | October 27, 1913 |
| Founders | Karl Rapp Julius Auspitzer |
| Defunct | July 21, 1917 |
| Fate | Merged into modern BMW |
| Successors | Brake manufacturing: Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG Engine manufacturing: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Aircraft engines |
Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH was a German aircraft engine manufacturer based in Munich, Bavaria. Founded in 1913, the firm changed its name in 1917 to Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH (BMW).[1] The company later became known as Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG after its engine-production assets and the BMW name were transferred in 1922 to Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (formerly Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik), which was then renamed to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and subsequently evolved into the automotive manufacturer known today as BMW.[2][3]
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- ^ Tony Lewin (November 2016). The BMW Century: The Ultimate Performance Machines. Motorbooks. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7603-5017-1.
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