Bentley

Original Lishi for Bentley

A few details
Fate:	Rolls-Royce Limited (1931)
	Vickers plc (1980)
	Volkswagen Group (1998)
Predecessor:	Rolls-Royce Motors
Founded:	1919
Founder:	W. O. Bentley
Headquarters:	Crewe, England, United Kingdom
Overview:
Bentley Motors Limited is a British company that designs, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars which are largely hand-built. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited was founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 January 1919 in Cricklewood, North London.
In 1998, Vickers sold it to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the vehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administrative facilities, the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks, but not the rights to the Rolls-Royce name or logo which are owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc and were licensed to BMW AG.