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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-30 · 5 entries checked · 3 flagged · 9 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 6 still open
Automotive industry — The claim that the word 'automotive' was first used in 1898 and proposed by Elmer Sperry is incorrect; the first known use in English dates to around 1865.
Automotive industry — The statement that Japan remained the world's largest auto producer until 2009 is inaccurate; Japan held the top spot until 2008, when China took over.
Car manufacturing — The claim that 'in 1929, before the Great Depression, the world had 32,028,500 automobiles in use, of which U.S. automobile enterprises produced more than 90%' is inaccurate: U.S. enterprises did not produce more than 90% of the world's automobiles in use in 1
Car manufacturing — The claim that 'after 1945, the U.S. produced around three-quarters of the world's auto production' is an overstatement: the U.S. share was about 75% in 1950 but lower in the late 1940s (e.g., 70% in 1947), and the share declined rapidly in the 1950s, so the p
BMW — The entry states BMW was the world's tenth-largest producer of motor vehicles in 2023; however, according to widely-cited industry rankings (e.g., OICA), BMW was not tenth-largest in 2023—it was typically ranked around 12th or lower by production volume.
BMW — The LORE section says 'On 18 August 1916, the firm was reorganized as Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW).' This is incorrect: Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) was founded on 7 March 1916, not 18 August. The 18 August 1916 date is the official founding date of BMW (a
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