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Rolls Royce Limited was founded in 1906, nationalized in 1971 and divided into Rolls Royce Motors and Rolls Royce plc. The Rolls Royce motor company has undergone many changes through the years.
In 1973 the British government sold the car company so that it could concentrate on manufacturing jet engines. In 1980 the company was purchased by Vickers. It was resold 18 years later to Volkswagen. Rolls Royce plc decided to license the company’s name and logo to BMW whom the company had entered into business with. Volkswagen did hold rights to the Rolls Royce grille and mascot but could not build cars under the Rolls Royce name.
The two companies managed to come to an agreement and it was decided that Volkswagen would be allowed to use the names from 1998 to 2002 and BMW would continue to supply engines for the cars, and on January 1, 2003 only BMW would be allowed to manufacture cars under the Rolls Royce name. Volkswagen would then continue to manufacture cars under the Bentley name.
The BMW company continues to manufacture high-end BMW’s to this date.
Rolls-Royce Cars History and Background
Rolls-Royce Cars
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British car manufacturing company. The company was originally founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls in 1906.
The ‘Silver Ghost’ model was first introduced in 1906, and came with a six-cylinder engine. The Silver Ghost was responsible for the company’s initial success. The company went on to produce other successful models and in 1931, the company acquired the Bentley brand.
In 1951, the company began to produce diesel engines and after the development of the RB211 turbofan engine, the company began to struggle. As a result, the company was nationalized by the Heath government in 1971.
In 1973, the auto manufacturing portion of the company separated and became Roll-Royce Motors. Rolls-Royce still produces popular models, including the Rolls-Royce Phantom.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a full-size luxury saloon that was designed under the ownership of BMW. The Phantom was designed to replace the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph. The Four-door saloon comes with a 6.75-litre V12 engine. Production of the Phantom began in 2003.
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