Much is made of the history of marques like Ferrari and Maserati but the history of Bentley, here reported in the local Stoke newspaper is altogether more sedate, as you might expect from this stately stable of cars. 2015 may well see a very doifferent Bentley on the market as the Bentley SUV starts to make appearances in the press. Watch this space.
1919 – Bentley Motors is established with H.M. and W.O. Bentley and H.M.J. Ward as directors. In October that year the first Bentley is completed.
1930 – The ultimate Bentley, the eight-litre, is launched.
1931 – Bentley Motors calls in the receivers.
In November that year Rolls-Royce buys the Bentley Motors business.
1946 – Bentley and Rolls Royce move production to the Crewe factory. The Bentley MkVI is launched.
1998 – Volkswagen AG completes the purchase of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars for almost £480 million. BMW buys the rights to the Rolls-Royce name and it is announced that from midnight on December 31, 2002 – Bentley and Rolls-Royce will be separate companies once again.
The company is once more known by its original name – Bentley Motors. 2013 – In January Bentley announces a global growth of 22 per cent as deliveries increased to 8,510 cars in 2012. The Bentley Continental GT3 makes its running debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
By The Sentinel | Posted: January 09, 2014
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