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Rolls-Royce History (Continued from top)
Rolls-Royce Logo Frederick Royce and Charles Rolls got together in 1904 and formed Rolls-Royce Limited in 1906. In 1931 Rolls-Royce bought their primary competitor, Bentley Motors. In 1971 Rolls-Royce was over extended from developing the RB211 jet engine and England nationalized the company. In 1973 England sold off the car division so that Rolls and Royce could concentrate on Jet engines. In 1998 Volkswagen bought Rolls-Royce Motors, consisting of Rolls-Royce and Bentley, however, Rolls-Royce Limited (the jet engine makers) sold the name and logo to BMW . This problem was resolved in 1998 when BMW and Volkswagen agreed that BMW would provide the engines and Volkswagen would build the cars through 2002. BMW purchased Rolls-Royce and Bentley in 1998. |
