Worldwide sales for Bentley Motors increase by 36 per cent
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Arnage Red Label

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Crewe - Bentley sales worldwide for the first nine months of 2000 were 1012 units, a 36 per cent increase compared with the same period in 1999. 

All products in the Bentley stable remain in demand with the Arnage Red Label proving extremely popular around the world. The home market continues to flourish, with retail sales in the UK growing by 28 per cent to 334 units compared with 261 for the same period last year. Sales in the UK now account for nearly a third of global sales.  

In the world's leading market where growth has been significant in the past year, The Americas is celebrating a near 35 per cent increase with sales reaching 404 units.  

In Continental Europe, an impressive growth of over 38 per cent has been achieved. Similarly. in Japan, where trading has been difficult in recent years sales rose by almost 31 per cent. 

Tony Gott, chief executive said: "These sales are truly excellent and help create a strong platform for the future. We continue to see demand grow globally for both our Arnage Red Label and Bentley two door family of products. The teams around the world, along with our dealer partners have worked enormously hard to achieve these superb results which are a credit to their consistent effort." 

Bentley Motors is benefiting from a £500 million investment programme from parent company Volkswagen AG. This year alone a £3 million state-of-the-art engineering development and test facility will be created, with completion of phase two of a new £1.5 million design centre and £56 million worth of investment in the Crewe site for plant and equipment for the assembly of MSB (Mid Sized Bentley).

(October 27, 2000)