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BMW is a German car company. 'BMW' is the ~~initials of Bavarian Motors Corporation~~ in ~~German: "Bayerische Motoren Werke"~~.

~~[[Category:Companies]]~~

{{InfoboxCompany

[[Category:~~Car Companies~~]]

| Name = Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

| Type = Public

| Founded = 27 October 1913

| Industry = Automobiles

| Official Website = https://www.bmw.com

| Logo = BMW.svg.png

}}

'''[[Wikipedia:BMW|Bayerische Motoren Werke AG]]''' (usually abbreviated '''BMW''', sometimes anglicized as '''Bavarian Motor Works''') is a German car company.

==Consumer impact summary==

BMW has come under fire for requiring subscription charges to access hardware features already built into its vehicles. This requires consumers to pay extra to enable features they possess in a technical capacity.

==Incidents==

Since 2019, BMW includes the hardware for its auto-dimming headlights in its vehicles, but requires customers to pay a subscription fee, or an exorbitant one-time fee, to activate the function.

Since 2022, BMW includes the hardware for its heated seats in its vehicles, but requires customer to pay a subscription fee to activate the function. Heated steering wheels, dash cams, and remote start functions are also a subscription.

Since 2023, BMW includes the hardware for its M adaptive suspension in many vehicles, while requiring customers to pay extra to activate the software that enables the feature.

==References==

[[Category:BMW]]

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-BMW is a German car company. 'BMW' is the initials of Bavarian Motors Corporation in German: "Bayerische Motoren Werke".
-[[Category:Companies]]
+{{InfoboxCompany
-[[Category:Car Companies]]
+| Name = Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
+| Type = Public
+| Founded = 27 October 1913
+| Industry = Automobiles
+| Official Website = https://www.bmw.com
+| Logo = BMW.svg.png
+}}
+'''[[Wikipedia:BMW|Bayerische Motoren Werke AG]]''' (usually abbreviated '''BMW''', sometimes anglicized as '''Bavarian Motor Works''') is a German car company.
+==Consumer impact summary==
+BMW has come under fire for requiring subscription charges to access hardware features already built into its vehicles. This requires consumers to pay extra to enable features they possess in a technical capacity.
+==Incidents==
+{{Main|BMW's high beam assistant(HBA)}}
+Since 2019, BMW includes the hardware for its auto-dimming headlights in its vehicles, but requires customers to pay a subscription fee, or an exorbitant one-time fee, to activate the function.
+{{Main|BMW's heated seat subscription}}
+Since 2022, BMW includes the hardware for its heated seats in its vehicles, but requires customer to pay a subscription fee to activate the function. Heated steering wheels, dash cams, and remote start functions are also a subscription.
+{{Main|BMW feature lockout scandal}}
+Since 2023, BMW includes the hardware for its M adaptive suspension in many vehicles, while requiring customers to pay extra to activate the software that enables the feature.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:BMW]]