BMW, Rolls-Royce
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), (English: Bavarian Motor Works) is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Rolls-Royce Motors, the car division comprising the Rolls-Royce and Bentley brands, separated from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. The company was acquired by Volkswagen in 1998, with the Rolls-Royce brand separately licensed to BMW to establish a new car company Rolls-Royce Motor Cars