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Tesla actually produces its own vehicles in its factory based out of Fremont, California. The first Tesla production car, the original Roadster, was largely manufactured by Lotus in the UK, with the final assembly of US-bound models taking place in California. Roadsters destined for all other markets received final assembly at a facility located near Lotus' Hethel headquarters.

Tesla is based in the USA, with its factory located in South Fremont, California. As well as being the location for all Tesla's vehicle production, most Tesla car parts are made in the Fremont factory too.

Tesla has been publicly traded since 2010. Elon Musk, who has been the CEO of Tesla since 2008, owns almost 20 percent of the company. Jeffrey Straubel, the current CTO, is the second biggest individual shareholder with Tesla’s CFO, Deepak Ahuja, next on the list of biggest shareholders.

Currently, the most expensive BMW is the 750Li, listed at $318,710. For more info on the latest model, check out our 7 Series pricing and specs page.

Currently, the cheapest new BMW is the 118i Sport Line which is listed at $39,900. For up to date information on the pricing of BMWs, head to our pricing page.

If there are any common problems and complaints about reliability or faults, they'll likely show up on our BMW problems page. You can also calculate a car's projected resale value via our price and specs page.

Most BMWs come out of Bavaria in Germany, which is BMW's—Bavarian Motor Work's—namesake. The factory started out producing motorcycles and engines for planes before it moved on to automotive production in the early 50s. BMW produces vehicles in lots of different countries now, including the USA, UK, China, Austria, Brazil, South Africa, India, Mexico and Thailand.

BMW Group is owned by shareholders but the BMW brand owns Mini and Rolls-Royce as well as BMW. Half of BMW's shares are owned by the Quandt family while the rest of the shares are owned by public investors. 

BMW is short for Bavarian Motor Works in English. The brand was founded in Germany, though, so technically BMW is an acronym for Bayerische Motoren Werke. BMW's headquarters is in Munich, the capital of the German state Bavaria.

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