Bentley Motors Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is really a British manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars plus SUVs—and a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1998.
Headquartered in Crewe, Britain, the company was created as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O. Bentley in 1919 in Cricklewood, North London—and became broadly known for winning the particular 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, plus 2003.
Prominent models expand from the historic sports-racing Bentley 4½ Litre and Bentley Speed Six; the more recent Bentley R TypeContinental, Bentley Turbo R, and Bentley Arnage; to the current model line—including the particular Continental Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentley Bentayga plus the Mulsanne—which are promoted worldwide, with China as its biggest market since November 2012.
Today many Bentleys are assembled at the company's Crewe factory, along with a little number assembled from Volkswagen's Dresden factory, Philippines, and with bodies regarding the Continental produced in Zwickau as well as for the Bentayga produced on the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant.
The joining and eventual separation of Bentley and Rolls-Royce followed the series of mergers plus acquisitions, beginning with the particular 1931 purchase by Rolls-Royce of Bentley, then within receivership. In 1971, Rolls-Royce itself was forced directly into receivership and the UK government nationalised the company—splitting into two companies the aerospace division (Rolls-Royce Plc) and automotive (Rolls-Royce Engines Limited) divisions—the latter retaining the Bentley subdivision. Rolls-Royce Motors was subsequently marketed to engineering conglomerate, Vickers and in 1998, Vickers sold Rolls-Royce to Volkswagen AG.
Intellectual property rights to both the name Rolls-Royce as well because the company's logo experienced been retained not simply by Rolls-Royce Motors, but simply by aerospace company, Rolls-Royce Plc, which had continued in order to license both to the particular automotive division. Thus the sale of "Rolls-Royce" to VW included the Bentley title and logos, vehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administrative facilities, the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille form trademarks (subsequently sold to BMW simply by VW)—but not the legal rights towards the Rolls-Royce name or logo. The aerospace organization, Rolls-Royce Plc, finally offered both to BMW AG.
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