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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited operates from purpose-built administrative and production facilities has open in 2003 in addition from the historic Goodwood Circuit in Goodwood, West Sussex, England.

United Kingdom. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars LTD is the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce brand motor cars since 2003.

The BBC call Rolls-Royce “probably one of the most recognised icons in the world”, and that “the name Rolls-Royce enter the English language as a superlative.

“^[3] A marketing survey in 1987 show that only Coca-Cola is equally important brand than Rolls-Royce.^[4]

Although the Rolls-Royce brand is in use since 1906, furthermore the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG.

That has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce brand vehicles that is production prior to 2003 moreover a major engine and other supplier prior to 2003.

 RR rolls royce price

The Bentley Motors Limited subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors, and various other predecessor entities that produce:

Rolls-Royce and Bentley brands cars between the foundation of each company and 2003.

Moreover the BMW-controll entity start producing cars under the Rolls-Royce brand.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom four-door saloon is first product offer for sale in 2003.

In addition the company has expand its product line to include extended wheelbase, two-door coupé, and convertible versions of the Phantom saloon.

furthermore the smaller Ghost four-door saloon, Wraith two-door coupé, Dawn convertible, and the Cullinan SUV.

HISTROY rolls royce price

Rolls-R. Motor Cars ltd is a  create as wholly owned subsidiary of BMW in 1998 after BMW license the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand:

Name and logo from Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

finally acquire the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd has been manufacturing Rolls-Royce brand cars since 2003.

Ownership and licensing of trademarks

In 1998, Vickers decide to sell Rolls-Royce Motors.

The most likely buyer was BMW, which already supply engines and other components for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars.

But BMW’s finally offer of £340 million is beaten by Volkswagen’s £430 million ($703 million).^[7]

Although Vickers plc will sell the vehicle designs, nameplates, administrative headquarters, production facilities, Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks to Volkswagen AG.

RR plc chose to license the Rolls-Royce name and logo to BMW AG for £40 million ($66 million), and then Rolls-Royce plc had recently have to joint business ventures with BMW.^[8]

BMW AG

BMW’s contract to supply engines and components to Rolls-Royce Motors allowed BMW to cancel the contract with 12 months’ notice.

lastly Volkswagen would be unable to re-engineer the Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles to use other engines within that time frame.

With the Rolls-Royce brand identification marks split between the two companies and Volkswagen’s engine supply in jeopardy.

Moreover the two companies entered into negotiations.

finally Volkswagen agree to sell BMW the Spirit of Ecstasy and grille shape trademarks and BMW agree to continue supplying engines and components until 2003.

Volkswagen continue to produce Rolls-Royce branded vehicles between 1998 and 2003.

Equally important this gave BMW time to build a new Rolls-Royce administrative headquarters and production facility on the Goodwood Estate near Chichester, West Sussex, and develop the Phantom, the first Rolls-Royce from the new company.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited became the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce brand the cars in 2003.

The company announce in September 2014 that a new technology and logistics centre will be built.

Which open in 2016, 8 miles away from the main headquarters, in the seaside resort town of Bognor Regis.

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