Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW" id="mw0A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="BMW">BMW</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_BMW#BMW_GmbH_goes_public" id="mw0Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="History of BMW">established as a public company</a> in Germany.