Rolls-Royce Motors

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Rolls-Royce Motors

The Rolls-Royce Motors emblem
Company type	Private
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Defunct	1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Fate	Sold to Volkswagen Group
Successor	Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited Bentley Motors Limited
Headquarters	United Kingdom
Products	Automobiles
Owner	Vickers plc

Rolls-Royce Motors was a British luxury car manufacturer, created in 1973 during the de-merger of the Rolls-Royce automotive business from the nationalised Rolls-Royce Limited. It produced luxury cars under the Rolls-Royce and Bentley brands. Vickers acquired the company in 1980 and sold it to Volkswagen in 1998. Bentley Motors is the company's direct successor; however, BMW acquired the rights to the Rolls-Royce trademark for use on automobiles and launched a new Rolls-Royce company shortly afterwards.