page_title: BMW Compact
section_title: First generation (1994–2001)
hierarchical_section_title: BMW Compact / First generation (1994–2001)
caption_attribution_description: English: BMW 323 ti Compact E36
context_page_description: The BMW Compact is an automobile made by BMW in two generations from 1994 until 2004. It was replaced by the 1 Series in 2004.
caption: First generation
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