Bentley Motors Ltd.
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Bentley Motors Ltd. is a British manufacturer of luxury automobiles. Founded in 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley, the company became known for its high-performance cars. In 1931, Bentley Motors was acquired by Rolls-Royce Ltd.. For many years, Bentley models shared mechanical and design characteristics with Rolls-Royce cars, differing mainly in minor details.1
While Rolls-Royce PLC, the parent company, later separated its automotive operations and focused on aerospace and power systems, the Bentley brand has continued to produce luxury vehicles. In 1998, Volkswagen AG acquired the original factory and established Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Cars Ltd. to focus on the Bentley car line.1
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Rolls-Royce PLCIn 1931 Rolls-Royce acquired Bentley Motors Ltd. (founded in 1920 by Walter Owen Bentley), a maker of fine cars, whose models thereafter gradually took on mechanical and design characteristics identical, except for minor details, to those of the Rolls-Royce line. For decades Rolls-Royce produced only the chassis and engines…
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