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BMW3/20

1932–1934 Germany passenger car 3 production years
Production1932–1934
Recorded originGermany
Classpassenger car
Background

The BMW 3/20 PS was the first BMW automobile designed entirely by BMW. It was manufactured from 1932 to 1934, replacing the 3/15 model that was initially an Austin 7 manufactured under licence from the Austin Motor Company.

Text adapted from “BMW 3/20” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1932–1934

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗3 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1938–2015

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗78 years
EEA EU registration observations2025

EU passenger-car registration monitoring years; this is a market snapshot, not a worldwide production range.

European Environment Agency ↗1 year