Rolls-Royce North America

Rolls-Royce North America
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAeronautics
PredecessorAllison Engine Company
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
FounderJames A. Allison
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
,
United States
Area served
North America
Number of employees
6,000 in United States[1]
1,000 in Canada[1]
ParentRolls-Royce Holdings
Websiterollsroycenamerica.com

Rolls-Royce North America, Inc. is a subsidiary of multinational corporation Rolls-Royce plc. The American unit operates under a Special Security Arrangement which allows it to work independently on some of the most sensitive United States defense programs despite its foreign ownership. It is involved principally with providing management direction and corporate support for all Rolls-Royce businesses and operations in North America, encompassing more than 7,000 employees at 66 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Its headquarters are in Reston, Virginia.[1]

The most significant part of Rolls-Royce North America is "Rolls-Royce Corporation", formerly the Allison Engine Company. Other subsidiaries include:

  • Rolls-Royce Canada Limited
  • Rolls-Royce Marine North America Inc.
  • Rolls-Royce Defense Services, Inc.
  • Rolls-Royce North America Ventures, Inc.
  • Rolls-Royce Power Systems
  • MTU America
  1. ^ a b c "Rolls-Royce Powering North America". Rolls-Royce. Retrieved 13 September 2021.