Quandt identifies the German family associated with BMW's controlling shareholders.
Industrialist Herbert Quandt acquired a substantial stake in BMW in 1959, helping prevent the company from being taken over or broken up during a severe financial crisis. His investment supported BMW's recovery and subsequent growth as a premium automobile manufacturer.
Herbert's children, Susanne Klatten and Stefan Quandt, later inherited major holdings. Through their ownership, the Quandt family remains BMW's largest shareholder group, although BMW is a publicly traded company with many other investors.
The family is often confused with the Porsche and Piëch families, who are associated with Volkswagen and Porsche. The Quandt connection is specifically linked to BMW. The family's wartime history and inherited wealth have also been examined by historians, making the business story more complex than a simple tale of automotive success.