Tag Archives: luxury automobiles

Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is an English manufacturer of luxury automobiles based out of Goodwood, England. It is a BMW Group subsidiary.

Type
Subsidiary of BMW AG

Founded
March 1998

Headquarters
Goodwood, England

Industry
Automotive

Products
Rolls-Royce cars

Parent
BMW AG

Website
rolls-roycemotorcars.com

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz. Mercedes-Benz has its origins in Karl Benz’s creation of the first automobile in January 1886, followed by Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach’s original Mercedes automobile in 1901. The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz’s and Gottlieb Daimler’s companies into the Daimler-Benz company. Mercedes-Benz has, over the years, introduced many technological and safety innovations that have become common in modern vehicles.

Type
Division of Daimler AG

Founded
1871

Founder
Karl Benz

Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany

Key people
Dieter Zetsche, CEO

Industry
Automotive

Products
Automobiles
Trucks
Buses
Engines

Parent
Daimler AG

Website
mercedes-benz.com

Bentley Motors Limited

Bentley Motors Limited is an English manufacturer of luxury automobiles and Grand Tourers. Bentley Motors was founded in England on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley, known as W.O. Bentley or just “W.O.” He was previously known for his successful range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later versions of the Sopwith Camel. Since 1998 the company has been owned by the Volkswagen Group of Germany.

Type
Subsidiary of Volkswagen Group

Founded
18 January 1919

Founder
Walter Owen Bentley

Headquarters
Crewe, England, UK

Area served
Worldwide

Key people
Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, CEO

Industry
Manufacturing

Products
Cars

Employees
4000 (2006)

Parent
Volkswagen Group

Website
BentleyMotors.com

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz. Mercedes-Benz has its origins in Karl Benz’s creation of the first automobile in January 1886, followed by Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach’s original Mercedes automobile in 1901. The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz’s and Gottlieb Daimler’s companies into the Daimler-Benz company. Mercedes-Benz has, over the years, introduced many technological and safety innovations that have become common in modern vehicles.

Type
Division of Daimler AG

Founded
1871

Founder
Karl Benz

Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany

Key people
Dieter Zetsche, CEO

Industry
Automotive

Products
Automobiles
Trucks
Buses
Engines

Parent
Daimler AG

Website
mercedes-benz.co