BMW
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (usually abbreviated BMW, sometimes anglicized as Bavarian Motor Works) is a German car company.
BMW
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 27 October 1913 |
| Type | Public |
| Industry | Automobiles |
| Official website | https://www.bmw.com |
Incidents
- BMW's high beam assistant(HBA) (2019) BMW included the hardware for its auto-dimming headlights but required customers to pay a subscription fee, or an exorbitant one-time fee, to activate their function.
- BMW feature lockout scandal (2023) BMW included the hardware for its M adaptive suspension in many vehicles, while requiring customers to pay extra to activate the software that enables the feature.