BMW em ordem cronológica
![BMW 518 Sedan [UK-spec] (E12) '02.1975–08.1976](https://s3.wheelsage.org/format/picture/picture-thumb-medium/b/bmw/5_series_e12/bmw_518_sedan_uk-spec_1.avif "BMW 518 Sedan [UK-spec] (E12) '02.1975–08.1976")
BMW 518 Sedan South Africa (E12) '02.1975–09.1976
Produzido em aproximadamente 3690 cópias
![BMW 518 Sedan [South Africa] (E12) '02.1975–09.1976](https://s3.wheelsage.org/format/picture/picture-thumb-medium/b/bmw/518_sedan/bmw_518_sedan_20_000d005903e802a7.avif "BMW 518 Sedan [South Africa] (E12) '02.1975–09.1976")
BMW 318 Coupe (E21) '05.1975–08.1980
Produzido em 93209 cópias
Всего было выпущено 93 209 экземпляров, из которых 13 572 автомобиля - с АКПП.
BMW 316 Coupe (E21) '05.1975–09.1983
Produzido em 341354 cópias
BMW 3 Series (E21) '05.1975–12.1983
Produzido em 1364039 cópias
![BMW 323i Coupe [Worldwide] (E21) '1978–82](https://s3.wheelsage.org/format/picture/picture-thumb-medium/b/bmw/323i_coupe/bmw_323i_coupe_84_0179000014780f00.avif "BMW 323i Coupe [Worldwide] (E21) '1978–82")
![Sob o capô 1981–83 BMW 320i Coupe [North America] (E21) '1980–83](https://s3.wheelsage.org/format/picture/picture-thumb-medium/b/bmw/320i_coupe/bmw_320i_coupe_91_04ac03470bb90809.avif "Sob o capô 1981–83 BMW 320i Coupe [North America] (E21) '1980–83")
![Painel frontal 1981–83 BMW 320i Coupe [North America] (E21) '1980–83](https://s3.wheelsage.org/format/picture/picture-thumb-medium/b/bmw/320i_coupe/bmw_320i_coupe_11_02f800040b000898.avif "Painel frontal 1981–83 BMW 320i Coupe [North America] (E21) '1980–83")
Первая модель 3-серии была представлена на Олимпийских играх в Мюнхене в июле 1975 года.
WheelsAge.org '2005–atual