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BENTLEY SALES BOUNCE BACK

* Global sales up 37% with 7003 deliveries to customers * December sales (1059 cars) – best single month since recession and second highest ever * America still Bentley’s number one market with sales up by over a third to 2021 * China confirms number two status with sales virtually doubling to a record 1839 [...]

THE NEW BENTLEY CONTINENTAL V8 RANGE (video)

* New Continental GT and GTC V8 models will debut at the North American International Auto Show, Detroit (January 2012) * Exceptional power-to-emissions ratio combined with classic Bentley power and torque from new 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8 engine * Fulfils Bentley’s environmental commitment to a new powertrain delivering a 40 per cent improvement in fuel [...]

BREITLING FOR BENTLEY: COOL AND CHIC – THE ICE-SPEED RECORD WATCH

(Crewe, 29th November 2011) Inspired by Juha Kankkunen’s world-record breaking exploits on the ice, Bentley and Breitling have once again combined British chic and Swiss tradition to create a limited edition chronograph to mark this grand achievement. Bentley’s most potent and radically-styled convertible ever – the 202mph (325km/h) Supersports ‘Ice Speed Record’ convertible – is [...]

BENTLEY GTC CONVERTIBLE MAKES NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT AT LA SHOW

Mulsanne Executive Interior Concept Features Future Mobile Connectivity New Models Contribute to 33% Sales Growth Los Angeles, 16 November 2011: Bentley Motors unfolds its new Continental GTC at the Los Angeles Convention Center this week in its first public unveiling to the North American market.  The Bentley stand will also show the next generation of [...]

BENTLEY AND ESTEDE – SETTING THEIR SIGHTS ON SUCCESS

(Crewe, England, 25 August 2011) To mark one year of co-operation, Bentley Motors and Estede are delighted to announce that orders for the initial collection of a limited series of solid gold sunglasses are exceeding expectations, particularly in the main markets of Hong Kong, China and Russia. This first collection of Bentley Eyewear builds on [...]

WORLD’S OLDEST SURVIVING PRODUCTION BENTLEY SOLD AT PEBBLE BEACH

1921 3-litre ‘Chassis Number 3’ sells for USD962,500 (Pebble Beach, California. 22 August 2011)  –  90 years after Ivor Llewellyn (W.O. Bentley’s third customer) took delivery of  chassis number 3 (registered AX 3827 in the UK) for the princely sum of ?1,150, that same 3-Litre graced the Gooding & Co. auction at Pebble Beach, commanding [...]

THE NEW BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GTC

* Bold, contemporary, sculpted design employing advanced production technology. * Sensuous, luxurious, hand-crafted cabin with class-leading infotainment. * Coupe-like refinement with unrivalled comfort and practicality. * More powerful 6.0-litre W12 engine with FlexFuel capability, delivering exhilarating performance. * Uprated chassis for a more dynamic and engaging open-top driving experience. (Crewe, England. 24 August 2011). The [...]

BENTLEY GLOBAL SALES BOOSTED BY NEW MODELS

First half-year sales up 20% driven by high demand for new Continental GT Crewe, 1st July 2011: Bentley today confirmed that its global sales for the first half of 2011 have increased by 20% on the same period last year. 2978 cars were delivered to customers in the first six months, the best start to [...]

BENTLEY ACHIEVES RECORD SALES FOR CHINA

Bentley Motors this week announced that it had sold a record 396 cars in Mainland China in the first four months of 2011. This shattered the previous record – which was set only last year – by a staggering 66%. In 2010, Bentley sold just under a thousand cars in China – nearly double the [...]

BENTLEY SUPERSPORTS SHATTERS WORLD SPEED RECORD ON SHEET ICE

Rally champion, Juha Kankkunen achieves 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) in extreme Bentley convertible (Oulu, Finland. 15 February 2011) Finland’s four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen drove a Bentley Continental Supersports convertible on the hazardous frozen waters of the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland, at a breathtaking 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) to set a [...]