Bentley Motors Posts Record Sales with €1.68 Billion Turnover

Just like for Porsche, last year proved to be an extremely successful one for Bentley with the British luxury marque posting record sales and operating profits.

Operating profit reached a very impressive 167.7 million euros, up by 66.9 per cent when compared to the 2012 figure of just over 100 million euros. Additionally, turnover reached a record high of 1.68 million euros with margins also increasing from 7 per cent last year up to 10 per cent this year.

Last year, Bentley delivered a total of 10,120 cars representing a growth of 19 per cent over the 8,510 vehicles delivered last year. The United States remained Bentley’s largest market with a share of 31 per cent of global delivered with China with 22 per cent and Europe accounting for 15 per cent following not too far behind. Importantly, Bentley’s proved very popular in Britain last year with accounting for 14 per cent of global deliveries while the Middle East equated for 12 per cent of worldwide deliveries.

When discussing the results, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors Dr Wolfgang Schreiber said, “Customers all over the world continue to be very enthusiastic about Bentley. The luxury car market is not static. We will continue to make sure that Bentley will meet the changing needs of our discerning customers. Just two weeks ago we introduced the new Continental GT Speed and the new V8 Flying Spur.

“In 2016 we will offer the first SUV in the luxury sector and one year later we will bring plug-in-hybrid technology into the luxury market. We are on the back of a record year and given the start we have made to 2014, we are confident that Bentley will have another good year, with strong growth.”

Source:Gtspirit.com