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ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS ISSUES CLARIFICATION FOLLOWING RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS BY ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
11.06.2020 Press Release
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has issued a statement in response to continuing media confusion and misreporting concerning its assumed or implied connection to Rolls-Royce plc.
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has issued a statement in response to
continuing media confusion and misreporting concerning its assumed or
implied connection to Rolls-Royce plc.
Media are kindly asked to note that images of Rolls-Royce motor
cars, the black and silver “Double R” logo, the “Spirit of Ecstasy”
(“Flying Lady”) mascot, the Rolls-Royce Pantheon Grille and other
related content are all signifiers of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and its Brand.
The use of these images to illustrate stories relating to
Rolls-Royce plc together with copy that unnecessarily confuses or
conflates the two companies, is incorrect and leads to public confusion.
ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the BMW Group. The company is the world’s leading luxury
manufacturer based at The Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, near
Chichester, West Sussex, which comprises its global headquarters and
Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence – the only place in
the world where Rolls-Royce motor cars are hand-crafted.
Production began on 1 January 2003 with the world’s pinnacle
luxury product, Phantom. The range has since expanded to include
Ghost, Wraith, Dawn, Cullinan and their Black Badge counterparts. An
all-new Ghost is due to be launched later this year. The company has
customers in more than 50 countries worldwide attended by a network of
Rolls-Royce dealerships. Total sales in 2019 exceeded 5,000 cars. Over
2,000 people are employed at The Home of Rolls-Royce.
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Rolls-Royce plc is a leading industrial technology
company with manufacturing facilities around the world employing some
52,000 people. Its head office is in London with main operations in
Derby, UK; Bristol, UK; Indianapolis, US; Dahlewitz, Germany;
Friedrichshafen, Germany; and Singapore. Originally founded in 1906,
Rolls-Royce Ltd was nationalised in 1971, becoming Rolls-Royce 1971
Ltd., initially including the Motor Car Division. The Motor Car
Division was floated as a separate company in 1973, and became
Rolls-Royce Motors Holdings Ltd, which traded as Rolls-Royce Motors.
Rolls-Royce 1971 Ltd. was privatised in 1987, becoming Rolls-Royce plc.
Rolls-Royce plc designs and manufactures engines for civil
aerospace and military aircraft and ships. Its Power Systems business
unit, based in Friedrichshafen, Germany, designs and manufactures
engines for a range of land and marine applications including power
generation. Rolls-Royce plc has customers in more than 150 countries,
comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed
forces, 70 navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers.
For the last 60 years it has also designed, supplied and supported the
nuclear propulsion plant that provides power for all of the UK Royal
Navy's nuclear submarines.
In January 2017, Rolls-Royce plc reached agreement with
investigating authorities in the UK, US and Brazil relating to its
activities in a number of overseas markets. On 20 May 2020,
Rolls-Royce plc announced 9,000 job losses worldwide, predominantly in
its Civil Aerospace business, in response to the medium-term reduction
in demand for civil aerospace engines and services resulting from the
Covid-19 pandemic.
At-a-glance summary:
| Rolls-Royce Motor Cars | Rolls-Royce plc |
Established | 2003 | 1987 |
Ownership | Wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW Group (Munich) | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc |
Products | The world’s pinnacle super-luxury motor cars | Engines and power systems for civil and military aircraft, ships, submarines and land‑based applications |
Head office | Goodwood, West Sussex | Kings Place, London |
Manufacturing sites | Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence, Goodwood, West Sussex | Operations in more than 50 countries worldwide. Major manufacturing operations in UK and overseas include: Ansty, Barnoldswick, Bristol, Derby, Hucknall and Inchinnan in the UK; Dahlewitz and Friedrichshafen in Germany; Indianapolis, USA; and Singapore. |
Employees | c. 2,000 | c. 52,000 |
CEO | Torsten Müller-Ötvös | Warren East |
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