Where is BMW's headquarters located?

BMW’s headquarters are located in Munich, Germany. The company’s global headquarters stand beside Munich’s Olympic Park and are one of the city’s most recognizable modern landmarks.

Known as the BMW Headquarters or BMW Tower, the building was designed by Austrian architect Karl Schwanzer. Construction took place from 1968 to 1972, and the headquarters officially opened in 1973. Its four-cylinder form was inspired by a car engine, with the BMW Museum next door representing a stylized engine head.

Munich is central to BMW’s identity: the company’s German name, Bayerische Motoren Werke, means Bavarian Motor Works, and Munich is the capital of Bavaria. BMW also operates major production and development sites elsewhere, including Dingolfing, Regensburg and Spartanburg in the United States.

A common mix-up is Stuttgart, which is strongly associated with rival German manufacturers Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. Berlin and Hamburg are also major German cities, but neither is BMW’s corporate headquarters location.