Bentley Motors Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is a British manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs—and a subsidiary from the Volkswagen Group since 1998.
Headquartered in Crewe, Britain, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Restricted by W. O. Bentley in 1919 in Cricklewood, North London—and became widely known for winning the particular 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 2003.
Prominent models extend through the historic sports-racing Bentley 4½ Litre and Bentley Speed Six; the a lot more recent Bentley R TypeContinental, Bentley Turbo R, and Bentley Arnage; to its current model line—including the particular Continental Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentley Bentayga and the Mulsanne—which are promoted worldwide, with China since its biggest market since November 2012.
Today many Bentleys are assembled on the company's Crewe factory, along with a smaller number assembled from Volkswagen's Dresden factory, Germany, and with bodies for the Continental created 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 a series of mergers and acquisitions, beginning with the particular 1931 purchase by Rolls-Royce of Bentley, then in 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 Vw AG.
Intellectual property legal rights to both the name Rolls-Royce as well because the company's logo had been retained not by Rolls-Royce Motors, but by aerospace company, Rolls-Royce Plc, which had continued in order to license both to the particular automotive division. Thus the particular sale for "Rolls-Royce" to VOLKS WAGEN included the Bentley title and logos, vehicle designs, model nameplates, production plus administrative facilities, the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille condition trademarks (subsequently sold to BMW by VW)—but not the legal rights towards the Rolls-Royce name or logo. The aerospace company, Rolls-Royce Plc, in the end marketed both to BMW AG.
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