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Key facts
- Manufacturer
- BMW
- Production
- 1975–present
- Class
- Compact executive car ( D )
- Predecessor
- BMW 02 Series
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- BMW 3 Series (F30)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- BMW
- Image
- BMW 3-Series G28 Li Sanming 01 2023-01-05.jpg
- Brand
- BMW
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Encyclopedic overview
The BMW 3 series is a line of compact executive cars manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975. It is the successor to the 02 series and has been produced in eight generations.
The first generation of the 3 Series was only available as a 2-door saloon; the model range expanded to include a 4-door saloon, 2-door convertible, 2-door coupé, 5-door estate, 5-door liftback ("Gran Turismo"; discontinued in 2019) and 3-door hatchback body styles. Since 2013, the coupé and convertible models have been marketed as the 4 Series; these styles no longer being included in the 3 Series.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “BMW 3 Series” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.