Rolls-Royce Motors

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Rolls-Royce Motors was the British luxury automobile manufacturer that continued the production of Rolls-Royce cars after the original engineering company was restructured.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rolls-Royce Motors canonical 3
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British company
automobile manufacturer
luxury vehicle manufacturer
acquiredBy Vickers
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs

Volkswagen Group
brand Bentley
Rolls-Royce
linked to: Rolls-Royce Limited
brandOwner Vickers
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
butNotRelatedTo Rolls-Royce plc aero-engine business
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1998
exportMarket Asia
Europe
Middle East
United States
fate brand rights to Rolls-Royce name transferred to BMW
sold to Volkswagen Group
focus hand-built luxury cars
formedAsResultOf restructuring of Rolls-Royce Limited
foundedBy British government
linked to: UK government
headquartersLocation Cheshire
Crewe
England
heritage continuation of Rolls-Royce car production after 1973 restructuring
inception 1973
industry automotive industry
legalForm public limited company
mainFacility Crewe factory
linked to: Crewe Works
market luxury car market
notableEvent acquisition by Volkswagen Group in 1998
sale of Rolls-Royce car brand rights to BMW in 1998
notableModelSeries Bentley T-series
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit/Spur series
notableProduct Bentley Mulsanne
Bentley Turbo R
Rolls-Royce Corniche
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
parentCompany Vickers
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
predecessor Rolls-Royce Limited
product Bentley automobiles
linked to: Bentley

Rolls-Royce automobiles
linked to: Rolls-Royce Limited
separatedFrom Rolls-Royce Limited aero-engine business
linked to: Rolls-Royce Limited
sharesBrandNameWith Rolls-Royce plc
linked to: Rolls-Royce Limited
successor Bentley Motors Limited
linked to: Bentley

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
linked to: Rolls-Royce Motors
timePeriod late 20th century
usedChassisFor coachbuilt bodies by independent coachbuilders

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Rolls-Royce Limited successor Rolls-Royce Motors
Rolls-Royce Motors successor Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
linked to: Rolls-Royce Motors
Bentley Eight parentCompanyOfManufacturer Rolls-Royce Motors
Bentley Crewe factory usedBy Rolls-Royce Motors
Rolls-Royce electric models manufacturer Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
linked to: Rolls-Royce Motors