Bentley Motors Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is a British manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and 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 widely known for winning the 24 Hours of The Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 2003.
Prominent models lengthen through 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 Continental Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentley Bentayga and the Mulsanne—which are advertised worldwide, with China since its biggest market since November 2012.
Today many Bentleys are assembled in the company's Crewe factory, along with a little number assembled in Volkswagen's Dresden factory, Philippines, and with bodies for the Continental made within Zwickau as well as for the Bentayga created in the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant.
The joining and eventual separation of Bentley and Rolls-Royce followed the series of mergers and acquisitions, beginning with the 1931 purchase by Rolls-Royce of Bentley, then in receivership. In 1971, Rolls-Royce itself was forced directly into receivership and the UNITED KINGDOM government nationalised the company—splitting into two companies the aerospace division (Rolls-Royce Plc) and automotive (Rolls-Royce Engines Limited) divisions—the latter keeping the Bentley subdivision. Rolls-Royce Motors was subsequently sold 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 as the company's logo experienced been retained not by Rolls-Royce Motors, but simply by aerospace company, Rolls-Royce Plc, which had continued to license both to the automotive division. Thus the sale for "Rolls-Royce" to VW included the Bentley title and logos, vehicle styles, model nameplates, production plus administrative facilities, the Soul of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille design trademarks (subsequently sold to BMW 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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