BMW Logo - Official Brand Emblem and Design Meaning #3473932 (License: Personal Use)

The BMW logo, known as the roundel, features a black outer ring with the white letters “B M W” and a central quadrant of alternating blue and white segments. Though often mistaken for a spinning propeller, the colors actually represent the Bavarian flag, honoring the company’s origins in Munich, Germany. First introduced in 1917, the emblem has undergone subtle refinements but retained its core identity across over a century of automotive innovation.

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