Who is the actual owner of BMW?
In german, the company’s full name is bayerische motoren werke aktiengesellschaft, and the primary shareholders are as follows: the quandt family: stefan quandt owns 29% of bmw ag, while susanne klatten (quandt’s sister), owns another 21%. Who owns bmw shares? While half of the company is owned by the public, the other half is owned by the quandt family, who have been long-time bmw shareholders. Here is the breakdown of ownership: 29% = stefan quandt: a german industrialist and engineer.