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Original Lishi for Bentley
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| Fate: | Rolls-Royce Limited (1931) |
| Vickers plc (1980) | |
| Volkswagen Group (1998) | |
| Predecessor: | Rolls-Royce Motors |
| Founded: | 1919 |
| Founder: | W. O. Bentley |
| Headquarters: | Crewe, England, United Kingdom |
| Overview: | |
| Bentley Motors Limited is a British company that designs, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars... | |
Original Lishi for Bentley
A few details |
|
| Fate: | Rolls-Royce Limited (1931) |
| Vickers plc (1980) | |
| Volkswagen Group (1998) | |
| Predecessor: | Rolls-Royce Motors |
| Founded: | 1919 |
| Founder: | W. O. Bentley |
| Headquarters: | Crewe, England, United Kingdom |
| Overview: | |
| Bentley Motors Limited is a British company that designs, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars which are largely hand-built. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited was founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 January 1919 in Cricklewood, North London. | |
| In 1998, Vickers sold it to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the vehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administrative facilities, the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks, but not the rights to the Rolls-Royce name or logo which are owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc and were licensed to BMW AG. | |