Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Automotive
Founded	March 1998 in the United Kingdom
Headquarters	Goodwood, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Chris Brownridge; (CEO); Henry Cloke; (Chief Design Officer); Jonathan Simms; (Lead Engineer); Peter Schwarzenbauer; (Chairman)
Products	Phantom; Spectre; Ghost; Cullinan;
Services	Automobile customisation
Number of employees	1,300 (2014)
Parent	BMW
Website	rolls-roycemotorcars.com

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a British luxury automobile maker that has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003 – as the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce-branded motor cars. The company's administrative and production headquarters are located on the 42-acre (17 ha) Goodwood Estate in Goodwood, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom.^[3]

From 1906 to 2003, motor cars were manufactured and marketed under the Rolls-Royce brand by Rolls-Royce Limited and Rolls-Royce Motors. The Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce-branded vehicles produced before 2003, other than having briefly supplied components and engines. The Bentley Motors Limited subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and various other predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between the foundation of each company and 2003, when the BMW-controlled entity started producing cars under the Rolls-Royce brand.

The BBC called Rolls-Royce "probably one of the most recognised icons in the world", and that "the name Rolls-Royce entered the English language as a superlative."^[4]

The company's line of vehicles includes the Phantom, a four-door saloon first offered in 2003 as well as its extended wheelbase two-door coupé and convertible variants; the smaller Ghost four-door saloon; Wraith two-door coupé; Dawn convertible; the Cullinan SUV, and the forthcoming 2023 Spectre, the first all-electric Rolls-Royce.^[5]

^ "Rolls-Royce Engineering Lead Jonathan Simms talks about engineering the Ghost". Autoblog. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "Rolls-Royce Designer Henry Cloke talks about the design aspect". Autoblog. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "A Greener Goodwood". Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "Rolls-Royce Spectre". Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[1] "Rolls-Royce Engineering Lead Jonathan Simms talks about engineering the Ghost". Autoblog. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[2] "Rolls-Royce Designer Henry Cloke talks about the design aspect". Autoblog. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[3] "A Greener Goodwood". Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[4] "Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[5] "Rolls-Royce Spectre". Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

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