DO BMW MAKE AIRCRAFT ENGINES??

RR Aero Engines is a separate company not owned by BMW. Rools Royce cars were bought by VW together with Bently, but Rolls Royce was then transfered to BMW. Bently is still controlled by VW.

BMW Areo Engines is today Rolls Royce Germany.

RR Aero Engines is a separate company not owned by BMW. Rools Royce cars were bought by VW together with Bently, but Rolls Royce was then transfered to BMW. Bently is still controlled by VW.

BMW Areo Engines is today Rolls Royce Germany.

Thanks for all the feedback guys, much appciated

Thanks for all the feedback guys, much appciated

I agree, one of the few pieces of ‘family silver’ that hasn’t been sold off to the highest bidder!

-Dazza

Not only that, but BMWs quality has been slipping in these past few years.

I have several friends a family that have bought various BMW cars in the last 3 years, all of them are finding bits are falling off, cars breaking down on the way home from the dealer. Speedos not working, fuel tanks falling off. Steering tracking going off centre while simply driving on the motorway (god knows how that happens!)

Still, at least the engines don’t shut off of their own accord, like ford Focuses.

Anyway back on topic… thank the maker BMW don’t have their fingers in RR Aero. 😀

I agree, one of the few pieces of ‘family silver’ that hasn’t been sold off to the highest bidder!

-Dazza

Not only that, but BMWs quality has been slipping in these past few years.

I have several friends a family that have bought various BMW cars in the last 3 years, all of them are finding bits are falling off, cars breaking down on the way home from the dealer. Speedos not working, fuel tanks falling off. Steering tracking going off centre while simply driving on the motorway (god knows how that happens!)

Still, at least the engines don’t shut off of their own accord, like ford Focuses.

Anyway back on topic… thank the maker BMW don’t have their fingers in RR Aero. 😀

I agree, one of the few pieces of ‘family silver’ that hasn’t been sold off to the highest bidder!

-Dazza

I agree, one of the few pieces of ‘family silver’ that hasn’t been sold off to the highest bidder!

-Dazza

Just to clarify things, BMW does NOT own Rolls Royce Aero Engines.

-Dazza

Thank god too.

Just to clarify things, BMW does NOT own Rolls Royce Aero Engines.

-Dazza

Thank god too.

Just to clarify things, BMW does NOT own Rolls Royce Aero Engines.

-Dazza

Just to clarify things, BMW does NOT own Rolls Royce Aero Engines.

-Dazza

SInce i hate 99% of all bmw drivers because they own the road so i hate 99% of all pilots who fly RR engines :diablo: :diablo:

only because you smashed into one :rolleyes:

SInce i hate 99% of all bmw drivers because they own the road so i hate 99% of all pilots who fly RR engines :diablo: :diablo:

only because you smashed into one :rolleyes:

SInce i hate 99% of all bmw drivers because they own the road so i hate 99% of all pilots who fly RR engines :diablo: :diablo:

SInce i hate 99% of all bmw drivers because they own the road so i hate 99% of all pilots who fly RR engines :diablo: :diablo:

If they do I hope they perform better than the things they use in Formula 1 😀

If they do I hope they perform better than the things they use in Formula 1 😀

I think Rolls Royce Aero Engines is a different company from the Rolls Royce car manufacturer. Though I’m not entirely sure.

From the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited website…

The company had been owned by British defence group Vickers plc since 1980, and was sold to the highest bidder – Volkswagen – in 1998. The German car maker took control of Bentley and the factory in Crewe, Cheshire but the rights to the famous Rolls-Royce name and iconic Spirit of Ecstasy symbol were retained by aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce plc.

These rights were then granted to BMW: it was a fitting move as the two companies have long collaborated on aero engine projects. While a new production facility and, of course, the entirely new Phantom were developed by the newly formed Project Rolls-Royce (later Rolls-Royce Motor Cars), it was agreed that Volkswagen would continue to build cars wearing the Spirit of Ecstasy at Crewe until the end of 2002. The next four years would be busy…

So the way that I read that is that BMW does in fact build engines but they do so under the borrowed RR name plate. So the Rolls-Royce BR700 family of engines that I mentioned earlier is truly a BMW engine with the RR slapped on the side. Does that sound right?

I think Rolls Royce Aero Engines is a different company from the Rolls Royce car manufacturer. Though I’m not entirely sure.

From the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited website…

The company had been owned by British defence group Vickers plc since 1980, and was sold to the highest bidder – Volkswagen – in 1998. The German car maker took control of Bentley and the factory in Crewe, Cheshire but the rights to the famous Rolls-Royce name and iconic Spirit of Ecstasy symbol were retained by aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce plc.

These rights were then granted to BMW: it was a fitting move as the two companies have long collaborated on aero engine projects. While a new production facility and, of course, the entirely new Phantom were developed by the newly formed Project Rolls-Royce (later Rolls-Royce Motor Cars), it was agreed that Volkswagen would continue to build cars wearing the Spirit of Ecstasy at Crewe until the end of 2002. The next four years would be busy…

So the way that I read that is that BMW does in fact build engines but they do so under the borrowed RR name plate. So the Rolls-Royce BR700 family of engines that I mentioned earlier is truly a BMW engine with the RR slapped on the side. Does that sound right?