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Quick Facts
- Silver Ghost was responsible for the company's early reputation
- Silver Shadow released in 1965 was the first Rolls-Royce with monocoque chassis
- Volkswagen had bought the rights to the 'Spirit of Ecstasy' hood ornament from Rolls-Royce
- Volkswagen's 1998 offer for Rolls-Royce was 430 million Pounds
- 003+Phantom was launched in January 2003
Expert summary
Rolls-Royce Limited was founded in 1906 by Henry Royce and C S Rolls. They produced their first aircraft engine in 1914. Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the demerger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. That happened as a result of the attempt to privatize the Rolls-Royce Company. Rolls-Royce Motors was acquired in 1980 by Vickers. When they decided to sell the company in 1998, both BMW and Volkswagen placed bids. As per the settlement, only BMW was permitted to use the name ‘Rolls-Royce’ from January 1, 2003. Volkswagen could market cars only in the name of ‘Bentley.’ And Rolls-Royce Convertible called the Corniche stopped production in 2002.
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