Rolls Royce
Volkswagen ultimately acquired Rolls Royce Motors, the company founded in the seventies. In 1998, the brand was sold to BMW, which continued to sell the Rolls Royce limousine under the same name. Rolls Royce sales are known to be less substantial than the Bentley ones, proportion being 1 to 2. Nonetheless, the company remains emblematic for exquisite luxury. In fact its newest version of Phantom even features an 18 karat gold exterior and interior. Rolls Royce took British cars to an exception height.
The history of Rolls-Royce, the renowned luxury British car-manufacturing company goes way back to 1884, when Henry Royce started his mechanical and electrical business. By 1894, he started manufacturing electric cranes and dynamos and five years later, the company was registered as Royce Ltd. In 1904, Royce created his first car, known as the Royce 10. Let’s take a look at the Rolls-Royce Logo, the company’s history and their list of latest models. The vehicle came equipped with a two-cylinder engine and was quite impressive and powerful as compared to other vehicles introduced during that time. On 4th May, 904, at the Midland Hotel in Manchester, Charles Rolls had lunch with Henry Royce. Charles was an adventurer aristocrat, born in 1877. He was also an engineer and despite his preference for four-cylinder cars, Rolls was quite impressed with Henry’s creation. By December of the same year, Rolls signed an agreement to buy all cars Royce could make. All these vehicles would be under the Rolls-Royce name. Therefore, after unveiling the Rolls-Royce 10 at the Paris Salon, two years later Henry and Charles decided to start a business. And this led to the creation of one of the most famous luxury car brands, Rolls-Royce Limited (1906).
- Years: 1998 – Present
- Headquarters: Goodwood, England, United Kingdom
- Founder/Parent Company: BMW
- Website: http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/
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