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Bentley Motors Limited
Type Subsidiary
Industry Engineering
Manufacturing
Distribution
FateFate
Acquired by Rolls-Royce Limited (1931
Acquired by !ol"s#agen $rou% (199&
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Predecessor Rolls-Royce Motors
Founded 1& )anuary 1919
Founder
*+ M+ ,entley
+ .+ ,entley
' Headquarters /re#e00 England0 nited 2ingdom
Area served orld#ide
Key people
olfgang D4r5eimer (/5airman0 /E. '3
oolf ,arnato (/5airman 196199
Products
/ontinental 7lying S%ur /ontinental $8
Mulsanne
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Production output
901:; ;0=93 '='> Services Automobile customisation Revenue ?10=3 million (:1 ?10119 million (:111 '= Profit ?& million (:11 -?= million (:1: '; um!er of employees 30>:: (:13 '& '9 Parent !ol"s#agen $rou% "e!site bentleymotors+com Footnotes # references '1:'11 Bentley's winged "B" badge and bonnet (hood) ornament Bentley Motors Limited (/ˈb ɛ n t li/) is a British luxury automaker, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the erman company!olkswagen #$%& ts principal actiity is the design, engineering, manufacture, and distribution of luxury automobiles sold under the Bentley mar*ue# Based in +rewe, ngland, Bentley -otors .imited was founded by W# /# Bentley on %0 1anuary %2%2 in +ricklewood near .ondon and was ac*uired by 3olls43oyce in %25%# Bentley -otors .imited is the direct successor of 3olls43oyce -otors, which !olkswagen purchased in %220# 6he purchase included the ehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administratie facilities, the 7pirit of cstasy and 3olls43oyce grille shape trademarks, but not the rights to the use of the 3olls43oyce name or logo, which are owned by 3olls43oyce 8oldings plc and were later licensed to B-W # Bentley ehicles are sold ia franchised dealers worldwide, and as of 9oember &:%&, +hina was the largest indiidual market for Bentley automobiles# $%5 -ost Bentley cars are assembled at the company's plant in +rewe, with a small number of +ontinental Flying 7purs assembled at the 6ransparent Factory in ;resden, ermany#$%< utomobile bodies for the +ontinental model line are produced in =wickau, ermany# Bentley cars are largely hand4built# Bentley cars won the &< 8ours of .e -ans in %2&<, %2&>, %2&0, %2&2, %25: and &::5# 6he current Bentley production models are the +ontinental Flying 7pur , +ontinental 6 and -ulsanne# 9otable former Bentley production models include the Bentley Contents $hide • % +ricklewood o %#% First ma@or eent A %2&& ndianapolis :: o %#& Barnato becomes chairman o %#5 6he Bentley Boys o %#< +ar models, +ricklewood o %# Cerformance at .e -ans %##% &< hours of .e -ans rand Crix d'ndurance o %#D 3eceiership, 7ale to 3olls43oyce • & 3olls43oyce ownership A ;erby o &#% +ar models, ;erby • 5 +rewe o 5#% Cost4war standard4steel saloons o 5#& Bentley +ontinental o 5#5 +ar models, +rewe • < !ickers o <#% +ar models, +rewe !ickers • !olkswagen o #% !olkswagen s# B-W o #& +ar models, +rewe !W E B-W o #5 -odern Bentleys #5#% ;elieries, profits and staff #5#& Croduction o #< +ar models, +rewe !olkswagen o # -otorsport • D 7ee also • > 3eferences • 0 Bibliography • 2 xternal links Cricklewood Before World War in +ricklewood near .ondon, Walter /wen Bentley had been in partnership with his brother 8orace -illner Bentley selling French ;FC cars, but he had always wanted to design and build his own range of cars bearing his name# t was on a isit to the ;FC factory in %2%5 that W#/# noticed an aluminium paperweight, and had the inspired idea of using the lightweight metal instead of cast iron to make engine pistons# 6he first Bentley aluminium pistons went into serice in aero engines for the 7opwith +amel during World War # n ugust %2%2, Bentley -otors .td# was registered, and a chassis with dummy engine was exhibited at the .ondon -otor 7how in /ctober of that year #$% n innoatie < ales per cylinder engine designed by exA3oyal Flying +orps officer +lie allop was built and running by ;ecember, and orders were taken for delieries starting in 1une %2&: howeer, deelopment took longer than estimated, and the first cars were not ready until 7eptember %2&%# $% 6heir durability earned widespread acclaim# ppearances were made in hill climbs and at Brooklands#$citation needed First major event – 1922 Indianapolis 500 Bentley entered the %2&& ndianapolis :: mile race as their "first ma@or eent", sending one car with works drier ;ouglas 8awkes and riding mechanic 8# 7# "Bertie" Browning# $%Dn a race dominated by specialiGed cars with ;uesenberg racing chassis, 8awkes completed the full :: miles in a modified road car, finishing %5th with an aerage speed of ><#2 mph after starting in %2th position# $%> 6he team was then rushed back to ngland to compete in the %2&& 3+ 6ourist 6rophy#$%D$%0 Barnato becomes chairman Woolf Barnato ac*uired his first Bentley (a 54litre) in %2&, @ust %& months before he also ac*uired the business itself# With this car he won numerous Brooklands races# 8e was a member of a social set of wealthy British motorists known as the " Bentley Boys" who faoured the cars of W# /# Bentley# -any were independently wealthy, often with a background in military serice# Barnato was nicknamed "Babe", in ironic deference to his heayweight boxer 's stature# 6he Bentley enterprise was always underfunded, but inspired by the %2&< .e -ans win by 1ohn ;uff and Frank +lement, Barnato agreed to finance Bentley's business# Barnato had incorporated Baromans Ltd in %2&&, which existed as his finance and inestment ehicle# !ia Baromans, Barnato initially inested in excess of H%::,:::, saing the business and its workforce# financial reorganisation of the original Bentley company was carried out and all existing creditors paid off for H>,:::# xisting shares were dealued from H% each to @ust % shilling, or I or their original alue# Barnato held %<2,:: of the new shares giing him control of the company and he became chairman# Barnato in@ected further cash into the businessJ H5,::: secured by debenture in 1uly %2&> H<:,::: in %2&0 H&,::: in %2&2# With renewed financial input, W# /# Bentley was able to design another generation of cars# he Bentley Boys Main articles: Bentley Boys and Blue Train Races %2&2 deeloped in Welwyn arden +ity by "6im" Birkin and pushed oer W#/# to market before it was reliable group of wealthy British motorists known as the "Bentley Boys"KWoolf Barnato, 7ir 8enry "6im" Birkin, steeplechaser eorge ;uller ,aiator len Lidston, automotie @ournalist 7#+#8# "7ammy" ;ais, and ;r ;udley Ben@afield among themKkept the mar*ue's reputation for high performance alie# Bentley, located at +ricklewood, north .ondon, was noted for its four consecutie ictories at the &< 8ours of .e -ans from %2&> to %25:# n %2&2, Birkin had deeloped the lightweight Blower Bentley, including fie racing specials that started with the Brooklands racing designed Bentley Blower 9o#%# n -arch %25:, during the Blue 6rain 3aces, Woolf Barnato raised the stakes on 3oer and its 3oer .ight 7ix, haing raced and beatenLe Train Bleu for the first time, to better that record with his D?4 litre Bentley 7peed 7ix on a bet of H%::# 8e droe against the train from +annes to +alais, then by ferry to ;oer , and finally .ondon, traelling on public highways, and won# Barnato droe his 8#1# -ulliner Abodied formal saloon in the race against the Blue 6rain# 6wo months later, on &% -ay %25:, he took deliery of a 7peed 7ix with streamlined fastback "7portsman +oupM" by urney 9utting# Both cars became known as the "Blue 6rain Bentleys" the latter is regularly mistaken for, or erroneously referred to as being, the car that raced the Blue 6rain, while in fact Barnato named it in memory of his race# $%2$&: painting by 6erence +uneo depicts the urney 9utting coupM racing along a road parallel to the Blue 6rain, which scenario neer occurred as the road and railway did not follow the same route# Car models! Cric"le#ood Bentley 0 .itre <4door sports saloon • %2&%A&2 54litre • %2&DA5: • %2&DA5: D?4litre • %2&0A5: D?4litre 7peed 7ix • %25:A5% 04litre • %25% <4litre 6he original model was the 54litre, but as customers put heaier bodies on the chassis, a larger Bugatti 6ype 5# 6he Bentley 7peed 7ix 2& ho'rs o% Le Mans (rand $ri) d*+nd'rance • !"# $th (%rivate entry) (54.itre) • %2&< %st (54.itre) • !"& did not 'inish • !" did not 'inish • %2&> %st %th %>th (54.itre) • %2&0 %st th ( • %2&2 %st (7peed 7ix) &nd 5rd • %25: %st &nd (7peed 7ix) Bentley withdrew from motor racing @ust after winning at .e -ans in %25:, claiming that they had learned enough about speed and reliability#$&% ,eceivership! -ale to ,olls.,oyce 6he Wall 7treet +rash of %2&2 affected the Bentley business greatly, with the reat ;epression reducing demand for its expensie products# n 1uly %25%, two mortgage payments on the firm that were guaranteed by Barnato fell due, and he adised the lenders that he was "unable to meet these debts"# /n %: 1uly, on the application of the mortgagee, the court appointed a 3eceier to Bentley -otors .imited#$&& 6he Cress ssociation understands that -essrs 9apier and 7on, aero4engine builders, hae reached an agreement to take oer Bentley -otors .imited which is in oluntary li*uidation# t is expected that the matter will come before the +ourt within the next few days# K Cress ssociation, *a%ier To Absorb Bentley Motors , 6he 6imes, 7aturday, /ct &<, %25% pg# %0 ssue <2D& 9apier E 7on negotiated with Bentley's receier to buy the company, with the takeoer expected to be made final in 9oember %25%# nstead, a competitor named British +entral *uitable 6rust offered a counter4proposal and with an offer of H%&,::: outbid 9apier in a sealed bid auction# $&5 British +entral *uitable 6rust later proed to be a front for 3olls43oyce .imited#$&< 9ot een Bentley himself knew the true identity of the purchaser until the deal was completed# $% Barnato receied around H<&,::: in return for his shares in Bentley -otors, haing bought a siGeable stake in 3olls43oyce not long before Bentley -otors was li*uidated# $citation needed By %25< he was appointed to the board of the new Bentley -otors (%25%) .td# $& 6his attempted total obliteration of Bentley -otors and its founder was one outcome of a highly personal "endetta" between the two engineers, 8ies and Bentley, two men of *uite different natures, begun in %2%< when Bentley was made official liaison between oernment and aero engine manufacturers#$citation needed Bentley's abiding weaknesses were in sometimes poor personal relationships combined with his apparent inability to curb spending on deelopment# 6he 04.itre was acknowledged$by +hom to be the better if more expensie car# Bentley may hae been the better engineer#$citation needed 8e accepted the position of patron of the Bentley ;riers' +lub @ust before the end of Woolf Barnato's term as its president# Rolls-Royce ownership – Derby "6he silent sports car" %25 5?4litre +abriolet by 3olls43oyce took oer the assets of Bentley -otors (%2%2) .td and formed a new wholly owned company called Bentley -otors (%25%) .td# 3olls43oyce had ac*uired the Bentley showrooms in +ork 7treet, the serice station at Lingsbury, the whole establishment at +ricklewood and Bentley himself# 6his last was disputed by 9apier in court without success# 6he old business had not troubled to register their Bentley trademark# 3olls43oyce took immediate steps to remedy that# 6he +ricklewood factory was closed during %25& and sold# Croduction stopped for two years, $&D before resuming at the 3olls43oyce works in ;erby# Nnhappy with his role at 3olls43oyce, when his contract expired at the end of pril %25 W# /# Bentley left to @oin .agonda# When the new Bentley 5? litre appeared in %255, it was a sporting ariant of the 3olls43oyce &:O&, which disappointed some traditional customers yet was well receied by many others# W# /# Bentley was reported as saying, "6aking all things into consideration, would rather own this Bentley than $% % any other car produced under that name"# 3olls43oyce's adertisements for the 5 P & .itre called it "the silent sports car", $&> a slogan 3olls43oyce continued to use for Bentley cars until the %2:s# $&0 ll Bentleys produced from %25% to &::< used inherited or shared 3olls43oyce chassis, and adapted 3olls43oyce engines, and are described by critics as badge4engineered3olls43oyces#$&2 Car models! /erby • %255A5> 5?4litre • %25DA52 • %252A<% -ark ! • %252 -ark ! Crewe D: acre site was ac*uired for 3olls43oyce by the British goernment on the western side of +rewe, +heshire in -ay %250 in order to support the company's work for the anticipated war # $5: ;uring the war more than &,::: "-erlin" aircraft engines were produced at the new factory# $5: fter World War , 3olls43oyce chose to focus its aero4engine production on ;erby# $5: Croduction of motorcars was moed to the ex4wartime shadow factory in +rewe#$5: $ost.#ar standard.steel saloons Bentley -ark ! standard steel saloon, the first Bentley supplied by 3olls43oyce with a standard body# Nntil some time after World War , most high4end motorcar manufacturers like Bentley and 3olls4 3oyce did not supply complete cars# 6hey sold rolling chassis, near4complete from the instrument panel forward# ach chassis was deliered to the coachbuilder of the buyer's choice# 6he biggest specialist car dealerships had coachbuilders build standard designs for them which were held in stock awaiting potential buyers# 6he assembled pressings from Cressed 7teel 6o meet post4war demand, particularly NL oernment pressure to export and earn oerseas currency, 3olls43oyce deeloped an all steel body using pressings made by Cressed 7teel to create a "standard" ready4to4drie complete saloon car# 6he first steel4bodied model produced was the Bentley -ark !J these started to emerge from the newly reconfigured +rewe factory early in %2 Bentley Continental Bentley +ontinental, fastback coupM body by 8 1 -ulliner 6he +ontinental fastback coupM was produced principally for the domestic home market, the ma@ority of cars produced (%D, including aprototype) being right4hand drie# 6he chassis was produced at the +rewe factory and shared many components with the standard 3 type# /ther than the 346ype standard steel saloon, 346ype +ontinentals were deliered as rolling chassis to the coachbuilder of choice# +oachwork for most of these cars was completed by 8# 1# -ulliner E +o# who mainly built them in fastback coupe form# /ther coachwork came from Cark Ward (.ondon) who built six, later including a drophead coupe ersion# Franay (Caris) built fie, raber (Wichtrach, 7witGerland) built three, one of them later altered by LRng (Basel, 7witGerland), and Cininfarina made one# 1ames Soung (.ondon) built in %2< a 7ports 7aloon for the owner of 1ames Soung's, 1ames Barclay# 6he early 3 6ype +ontinental has essentially the same engine as the standard 3 6ype, but with modified carburation, induction and exhaust manifolds along with higher gear ratios# $5& fter 1uly %2< the car was fitted with an engine, haing now a larger bore of 2<#D& mm (5#> in) with a total displacement of <,00> cc (<#2 . &20#& cu in)# 6he compression ratio was raised to >#&J%# Car models! Cre#e Bentleys made !y Rolls$Royce Ltd% in &re'e @85e silent s%orts car@ 19= -litre -door by * ) Mulliner ,entley S-series Standard Saloon ,entley 8-series Standard Saloon (l+#+b+ • 7tandard4steel saloon • %2 • %2&A 3 6ype • +ontinental • %2&A 3 6ype +ontinental • 74series • %2A2 7% and +ontinental • %22AD& 7& and +ontinental • %2D&AD 75 and +ontinental • 64series • %2DA>> 6% • %2>>A0: 6& • %2>%A0< +orniche • %2>A0D +amargue Vickers 6he Bentley logo on a %220 rnage 6he problems of Bentley's owner with 3olls43oyce aero engine deelopment, the 3B&%%, brought about the financial collapse of its business in %2>:# 6he motorcar diision was made a separate business, 3olls43oyce -otors .imited, which remained independent until bought by !ickers plc in ugust %20:# By the %2>:s and early %20:s Bentley sales had fallen badly at one point less than I of combined production carried the Bentley badge# $%Nnder !ickers, Bentley set about regaining its high4performance heritage, typified by the %20: -ulsanne# Bentley's restored sporting image created a renewed interest in the name and Bentley sales as a proportion of output began to rise# By %20D the BentleyJ3olls43oyce ratio had reached <:JD: by %22% it achieed parity#$% Car models! Cre#e ic"ers %20< Bentley -ulsanne 6urbo Bentley Brooklands • %20 • %22&A2 +ontinental 6urbo • %20:A2& Bentley -ulsanne • %20 • %20&A0 -ulsanne 6urbo • %20>A2& -ulsanne 7 • %20 • %20A2 6urbo 3J turbocharged performance ersion • %22%A&::& +ontinental 3J turbocharged &4door model • %22 • %22DA&::& +ontinental 6 • %222A&::5 +ontinental 3 -ulliner J performance model • %22&A20 BrooklandsJ improed ight • %22DA20 Brooklands 3J performance Brooklands • %22 • %22 • %22A2> 9ew 6urbo 3J updated 2D-S 6urbo 3 with reised bumpers, single front door glaGing, new door mirrors, spare in trunk, engine coer, new seat design, auto lights, auto wipers etc# • %22A&::5 GureJ conertible +ontinental 3 • %22DA&::& +ontinental 6J short4wheelbase performance model • %22>A20 6urbo 3.J "new" 6urbo 3 .WB (.ong Wheel Base) • %22>A20 Bentley 6urbo 36J replacement for the 6urbo 3. • %22>A20 36 -ulliner J Nltra exclusie performance model Volkswagen 85is section does not cite any references or sources+ Blease 5el% im%ro ol"s#aen ( vs3 BM4 ( n /ctober %22>, !ickers announced that it had decided to sell 3olls43oyce -otors# B-W seemed to be a logical purchaser because B-W already supplied engines and other components for Bentley and 3olls43oyce branded cars and because of B-W and !ickers @oint efforts in building aircraft engines# B-W made a final offer of H5<:m, but was outbid by !olkswagen , which offered H<5:m# !olkswagen ac*uired the ehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administratie facilities, the 7pirit of cstasy and 3olls43oyce grille shape trademarks, but not the rights to the use of the 3olls43oyce name or logo, which are owned by 3olls4 3oyce 8oldings plc# n %220, B-W started supplying components for the new range of 3olls43oyce and Bentley carsKnotably !0 engines for the Bentley rnage and !%& engines for the 3olls43oyce 7iler 7eraph, howeer, the supply contract allowed B-W to terminate its supply deal with 3olls4 3oyce with %& months' notice, which would not be enough time for !olkswagen to re4engineer the cars# Bentley Gure -ulliner &::5 Final 7eries B-W paid 3olls43oyce plc H<:m to license the 3olls43oyce name and logo# fter negotiations, B-W and !olkswagen agreed that, from %220 to &::&, B-W would continue to supply engines and components and would allow !olkswagen temporary use of the 3olls43oyce name and logo# ll B-W engine supply ended in &::5 with the end of 7iler 7eraph production# From % 1anuary &::5 forward, !olkswagen would be the sole proider of cars with the "Bentley" mar*ue# B-W established a new legal entity, 3olls43oyce -otor +ars .imited, and built a new administratie head*uarters and production facility for 3olls43oyce branded ehicles in oodwood, West 7ussex, ngland# Car models! Cre#e 4 BM4 • %222A&::& Gure -ulliner Kperformance model • %222 +ontinental 6 -ulliner Kfirmer suspension Modern Bentleys 6he Bentley line4up from late &:::s (from left)J Flying 7pur , +ontinental 6, and rnage Tueen liGabeth 's Bentley 7tate .imousine fter ac*uiring the business, !olkswagen spent BC:: million (about N7U0< million) to modernise the +rewe factory and increase production capacity# $55 s of early &:%:, there are about 5,:: working at +rewe, compared with about %,:: in %220 before being taken oer by !olkswagen# $5< t was reported that !olkswagen inested a total of nearly N7U& billion in Bentley and its reial#$5 s a result of upgrading facilities at +rewe the bodywork now arries fully painted at the +rewe facility for final assembly, with the parts coming from ermanyKsimilarly 3olls43oyce body shells are painted and shipped to the NL for assembly only# n &::&, Bentley presented Tueen liGabeth with an official 7tate .imousine to celebrate her olden 1ubilee# n &::5, Bentley's two4door conertible, the Bentley Gure, ceased production, and Bentley introduced a second line, Bentley +ontinental 6, a large luxury coupM powered by a W%& engine built in +rewe# ;emand had been so great that the factory at +rewe was unable to meet orders despite an installed capacity of approximately 2,:: ehicles per year there was a waiting list of oer a year for new cars to be deliered# +onse*uently, part of the production of the new Flying 7pur , a four4door ersion of the +ontinental 6, was assigned to the 6ransparent Factory (ermany), where the !olkswagen Chaeton luxury car is also assembled# 6his arrangement ceased at the end of &::D after around %,::: cars, with all car production reerting to the +rewe plant# n pril &::, Bentley confirmed plans to produce a four4seat conertible modelKthe Gure, deried from the rnage ;rophead +oupMprototypeKat +rewe beginning in &::D# By the autumn of &::, the conertible ersion of the successful +ontinental 6, the +ontinental 6+, was also presented# 6hese two models were successfully launched in late &::D# limited run of a =agato modified 6 was also announced in -arch &::0, dubbed "6="# new ersion of the Bentley +ontinental was introduced at the &::2 enea uto 7howJ 6he +ontinental 7upersports# 6his new Bentley is a supercar combining extreme power with enironmentally friendly FlexFuel technology, capable of using petrol (gasoline) and biofuel (0 ethanol)# Bentley sales continued to increase, and in &:: 0,D&> were sold worldwide, 5,D< in the Nnited 7tates# n &::>, the %:,::: cars4per4year threshold was broken for the first time with sales of %:,:%<# For &::>, a record profit of V% million was also announced#$5D Bentley reported a sale of about >,D:: units in &::0# $5> 8oweer, its global sales plunged : percent to <,D%D ehicles in &::2 (with the N#7# delieries dropped <2I to %,<55 ehicles) and it suffered an operating loss of V%2< million, compared with an operating profit of V%: million in &::0#$55$50 s a result of the slump in sales, production at +rewe was shut down during -arch and pril &::2# $52 6hough ehicle sales increased by %%I to ,%%> in &:%:, operating loss grew by &DI to V&< million#$<: n utumn &:%:, workers at +rewe staged a series of protests oer proposal of compulsory work on Fridays and mandatory oertime during the week# $<% !ehicle sales in &:%% rose 5>I to >,::5 ehicles, with the new +ontinental 6 accounting for oer one4third of total sales# 6he current workforce is about <,::: people# 6he business earned a profit in &:%% after two years of losses as a result of the following sales resultsJ$<& %220 &:: &:%% /eliveries! pro%its and sta%% +urop Total Middl Asia Profit or e e loss Staf America &*in .apa /t*e (ear deliverie -K Pacifi f s a e,c n r s +ast c -K ) million 1=: 199& 1 : 1999 1::1 ::: 1>9 ::1 19 :: 11=; 3> ::3 1:1; :: ;11 ::= &>; 3>= =:: ;3 ::> C13; 93&; :3= 1;= : 31=3 :; ::; C1== 1::1 19> 33& 1>> 13= 9 ::& C1: ;>:= 3=: ::9 -19 >1> 133 &9 &9; 1;9; : :1: -= =11; 1== 91: ;;> 9& 9 :: 1:3 :11 & ;::3 :1 1&39 11&; =>> 9 11: : 1 11: :1 1:: &=1: =; =3 1333 &1= 3=& 19: 13& :13 1;> 1:1: 31: 191 1&: 11&= = 91 1 7ources !olkswagen nnual 3eports and press releases $<5 $rod'ction Rolls &0T &0T Flyin /t*er (ea Mulsan Arna2 Broo3lan A4ur &ontinent $ &oup &a!ri 2 Bentle Total r ne e ds e al Royc 1 o Spur y e :: 13 131 93 >9 193& : :: 1:9 := 11 >1 3= 1;&1 1 :: &&3 >9 =: >1 1; 11: :: 1:; >:; > 1> ;9 3 :: >&9> ;9: ;>&> :: ;33 ;1 ==> 9=>: = :: 1::3 3>11 1; : > 1;; > > :: 1: &; ;: 3=; & 3=: 99; ; :: >99 :& 1&13 ;; 31 1>= ;>; & :: 111 ; 13=& 1; 1:> 93 3>3; 9 :1 1;3= &3 191 3= > &= : :1 31> >;; 3= 11> ;=93 1 :1 3=3> >3& 1;> 11>9 91:; :1 1:&; 3>: 19; 39>: 111; 3 > 7ources !olkswagen nnual 3eports $<5 Nnsold cars# ;uring the years &:%% and &:%& production exceeded delieries by %,%0> cars which is estimated to hae trebled inentory# Car models! Cre#e ol"s#aen • %220J rnage saloon • %222J 8unaudieres +oncept • &::&J 7tate .imousine • &::5J +ontinental 6 coupM • &::J +ontinental Flying 7pur saloon • &::DJ Gure conertible • &::DJ +ontinental 6 conertible • &::>J +ontinental 6 7peed coupM • &::0J Bentley Brooklands coupM • &::0J Bentley +ontinental Flying 7pur (&::) 7peed saloon • &::2J +ontinental 6+ 7peed • &::2J Gure 6 • &::2J rnage saloon, Final 7eries • &::2J +ontinental 7upersports • &::2J Bentley =agato 6= $<< • &:%:J Bentley -ulsanne • &:%%J &nd eneration +ontinental 6 • &:%5J Bentley Flying 7pur • &:%DJ Bentley Bentayga Motorsport Bentley +ontinental 65 entered by the -47port factory team won the 7ilerstone round of the &:%< Blancpain ndurance 7eries# 6his was Bentley's first official entry in a British race since the %25: 3+ 6ourist 6rophy#$<