| 2008 | Fourth generation 7-series (F 01) |
| 2005 | K 1200 R Sport, 1157 cm³, 120 kW (163 HP) |
| 2004 | First generation 1-series (E 81/82/87/88) |
| 2004 | R 1100 S, 1100 cm³, 11 kW (98 HP) |
| 2004 | C 1, 125 cm³, 72 kW (15 HP) |
| 2003 | First generation X3 (E 83), Facelift X5 (E 70) |
| 2003 | Fifth generation 5er (E 60) |
| 2001 | Facelift 3er (E 90) |
| 1999 | First generation X5 (E 53) |
| 1998 | Fourth generation 3-series (E 46) |
| 1998 | R 1200 C, 1170 cm³, 45 kW (61 HP) |
| 1998 | R 1100 GS, 1100 cm³, 59 kW (80 HP) |
| 1996 | BMW and Chrysler build plant in Brazil |
| 1995 | Fourth generation 5-series-BMW (E 39) |
| 1994 | Third generation 7-series (E 38) |
| 1994 | Z3 based on the compact 3-series |
| 1994 | BMW take over Rover Group |
| 1993 | Pischetsrieder replaced on Kuenheim |
| 1992 | Plants in Eisenach and Spartanburg (USA) opened |
| 1992 | V8-engine, 3-series-Coupe |
| 1991 | End Z1 |
| 1990 | Third generation 3-series-BMW (E 36) |
| 1990 | Establishing of BMW Rolls-Royce GmbH to build power units |
| 1990 | K 1, 1000 cm³, 74 kW (100 HP) |
| 1989 | 850 i introduced at the IAA |
| 1988 | Third generation 5-series-BMW (E 34) |
| 1987 | 750i/750iL world's best car (Motorpresse) |
| 1987 | 324 d with 2,4-liter six cylinder diesel engine, later also with four cylinder |
| 1986 | Second generation 7-series (E 32) |
| 1986 | Branch plant in Regensburg |
| 1986 | Z1, Convertible with retractable doors, presented in Frankfurt |
| 1985 | 325 i also as a convertible or four-wheel, partially with catalytic converter and lambda control |
| 1984 | M 635 CSi and M 535 i |
| 1983 | 635 CSi 3,5-liter six cylinder with two- and four-valves |
| 1983 | Brabham-BMW wins F1-European Championship (Nelson Piquet) |
| 1982 | New 3-series-BMW (E 30) also with four doors and Touring |
| 1981 | Second generation 5-series-BMW (E 28) |
| 1980 | March-BMW wins F2-European Championship (Marc Saurer) |
| 1980 | Introduction of L-jetronic (7-series) |
| 1980 | 745i with twelve cylinder |
| 1979 | Mid-mounted engine-sports car M1, Namensgeber einer Generation sportlicher BMW-Limousinen |
| 1978 | Approx.. 40.000 employees |
| 1977 | 7-series as 730i and 735i (E 23) |
| 1976 | 6-series-Coupe |
| 1960 | R 90S, 900 cm³, 55 kW (75 HP) |
| 1975 | Begin 3-series mit 315 - 318 und 320 - 323 (E 21) |
| 1975 | 1501 final as definitive model of the 02-series |
| 1974 | Oil-price crisis |
| 1974 | End 02-Touring |
| 1973 | Plant in Dingolfing, formerly Glas |
| 1972 | Begin 5-series with 520 (E 12) |
| 1972 | Four cylinder tower building with museum next to it is created |
| 1971 | 02-Touring as three door |
| 1971 | 2002 as Baur-Cabriolet |
| 1971 | 3,0 CSi 147 kW (200 HP), approx. 210 km/h |
| 1970 | von Kuenheim (41) chairman, Hahnemann is off |
| 1969 | R 69 S, 600 cm³, 31 kW (42 HP) |
| 1968 | New six cylinder-series with 2500/2800 |
| 1967 | Acquisition of Glas |
| 1963 | 3200 CS Coupe by Bertone |
| 1962 | End Isetta, slightly enlarged version of the 700 |
| 1961 | Later 02-compact generation started as 1600-2 |
| 1961 | Paul G. Hahnemann now sales manager |
| 1961 | 1500 presented, four cylinder-OHC-engine Alexander von Falkenhausen |
| 1960 | R 26, 250 cm³, 11 kW (15 HP) |
| 1960 | R 50, 500 cm³, 23,5 kW (32 HP) |
| 1959 | Shareholder meeting, important momentum to takeover by Daimler-Benz |
| 1959 | 700 Coupe debuts in Frankfurt |
| 1958 | End of six cylinders in 502 |
| 1957 | 600 from the Isetta developed four-seater |
| 1955 | Isetta, body under license from Iso Rivolta |
| 1954 | 502 with aluminum V8-engine |
| 1954 | R 68, 600 cm³, 26 kW (35 HP) |
| 1952 | R 25/2, 250 cm³, 8,8 kW (12 HP) |
| 1951 | 501 with six cylinder, 2,1 liter, 48/53 kW (65/72 HP) |
| 1951 | End of Veritas |
| 1951 | Eisenacher Motoren Werke give final to BMW's trademark |
| 1948 | Currency reform, Begin of the Deutsche Mark |
| 1948 | Re-emerged BMW cars will be known as Veritas |
| 1948 | R24 without functional interior presented in Geneva |
| 1945 | End of World War II |
| 1944 | Jet engine in the successful trial flight |
| 1943 | R 75 3 x 2, 750 cm³, 19 kW (26 HP), optional with sidecar drive |
| 1941 | Setting of automobile production |
| 1940 | 328 wins Mille Miglia |
| 1939 | Begin of World War II |
| 1941 | BMW begins with development of a jet engine |
| 1939 | Takeover Brandenburgische Motorenwerke of Siemens |
| 1939 | BMW-801 double radial engine, max. 1.470 kW (2.000 HP) |
| 1937 | 327 with 40/59 kW (55/80 HP) |
| 1937 | Just under half the workforce in the automotive production |
| 1937 | R 17, 730 cm³, 24 kW (33 HP) |
| 1936 | 328, 3 carburetor 59 kW (80 HP), is the most successful two-liter sports car in Europe |
| 1936 | 326, new construction, proven six-cylinder with 37 kW (50 HP) |
| 1936 | Huge aircraft engine plant in Allach near Munich |
| 1935 | 319, 1,9 liter 33 kW (45 HP) |
| 1935 | New aircraft engine plant in Eisenach |
| 1934 | 315, six-cylinder grows to 1,5 liter and 25 kW (34 HP) |
| 1934 | 309-economy version with a larger four-cylinder |
| 1934 | Partnership with the British company Frazer-Nash |
| 1933 | 303 with new 1,2-liter in-line six-cylinder |
| 1933 | BMW is one of the three largest aircraft engine manufacturers in Germany |
| 1933 | R 4, 400 cm³, 9 kW (12 HP) |
| 1932 | Car self development with 3/15 |
| 1932 | BMW-132-License motor is installed in the Ju 52 |
| 1932 | Once around the globe in 4 months with BMW-VIIa engines |
| 1929 | 3/15 Deutsche Ausführung 2 |
| 1929 | R 12, 750 cm³, 13,2 kW (18 HP) |
| 1928 | BMW built in license radial engines from Pratt & Whitney |
| 1928 | BMW buys Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach and builds under license Austin Seven (Dixi) DA 1. |
| 1928 | R 62, 750 cm³, 13,2 kW (18 HP) |
| 1927 | First North Atlantic crossing (Lindbergh, U.S.) |
| 1927 | A third of world records achieved by BMW engines, nearly 3,000 employees |
| 1926 | 20,000-km-reliability flight with the new BMW VI engine. |
| 1926 | Veto of the construction of aircraft / engines is repealed by the Allies |
| 1926 | Meanwhile, in addition to the six-cylinders were also twelve-cylinder engines (BMW V and VI) developed |
| 1925 | R37 follower of R32 |
| 1924 | The twelve-cylinder aircraft engine results, 368/551 kW (500/750 HP) |
| 1924 | Eight world records with the BMW IV aero engine |
| 1924 | Many racing success with the new engine (Schleicher et alii as drivers) |
| 1923 | -32 presented with great success at the Paris Motor Show |
| 1923 | Inflation and economic crisis reaches peak |
| 1923 | Dipl. Ing. Rudolf Schleicher changed the engine on OHV with alloy heads and covered valve train |
| 1922 | The third great attempt by Friz, the R32 motorcycle, even with cardan shaft |
| 1922 | Important parts of the workforce left the former BMW company and pay out Knorr for names and trademarks |
| 1921 | Operation of aircraft engines prohibited, secretly being built for Russia and tested there |
| 1921 | Cagliostro purchases the majority of the Bayrischen Flugzeugwerke AG |
| 1920 | Cagliostro acquires the name / trademark BMW, all patents and drawings and some of the machines. Together with Parts of the workforce the company is based new to the site of the Bayerischen Flugzeugwerke AG |
| 1919 | You build railway car components for the Knorr-Bremse AG under license. Knorr acquires majority of shares. |
| 1919 | The first two-cylinder Boxer engine, side driven with 5 kW (6,5 HP) is developed, initially only thought for framework of other companies (for example Victoria) |
| 1919 | One keep afloat with the production of shoes, agricultural machinery, cooking pots and office furniture |
| 1919 | BMW test pilot Franz Zeno Diemer in 87 minutes to 9760 meter. Height world record, aeroplane: DFW F 37/III, engine: BMW IV with 221 kW (300 HP) |
| 1919 | Friz designes despite prohibition by the occupiers on the altitude aircraft engine |
| 1918 | World War I ends and BMW loses any business base, stop of production for a plant with almost 3500 employees |
| 1918 | Based on the six-cylinder develops a twelve-cylinder (BMW VI). |
| 1918 | BMW is growing quickly by producing aircraft engines and becomes a public company, Franz-Josef Popp chairman |
| 1918 | The new altitude aircraft engine is recognized as better than that of Daimler and demands in large series. Special supporter: Germany's most successful fighter pilot Ernst Udet |
| 1917 | Dipl.-Ing. Max Friz changes from Daimler to the Rapp Motorenwerke. He developes the BMW IIIa aircraft engine with more power at higher altitudes than any other aircraft engines |
| 1917 | 'Propeller' with 2 blue and white squares as the future trademark of BMW |
| 1917 | Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH, northeast of Munich Oberwiesenfeld, changed in Bayrische MotorenWerke |
| 1916 | Kommerzialrat Camillo Cagliostro is the financier/owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke. He also owns shares in larger firms, inter alia Austro-Daimler |
| 1916 | Franz Josef Popp, actually a first lieutenant in reserve and Dipl. Ing. responsible for its control, is director of the Rapp-Motorenwerke |
| 1916 | Founding of the Bayrische Flugzeugwerke AG in the southeast of Munich Oberwiesenfeld. Formed from the leftovers of Gustav Otto's, son of Nicolaus August Otto, wrecked aircraft company |
| 1898 | Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach offers cars of the brand Wartburg
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