Bentley Motors celebrates production milestone

The first Bentley, the EXP 2, meets the Bentayga Hybrid. Photo: Bentley

Bentley has just celebrated the 200,000th luxury car built in the company’s 100-year-plus history. 

The Bentayga Hybrid, destined for a Chinese customer, met the oldest surviving Bentley, EXP 2, and a number of long serving colleagues, as it rolled off the production line at the home of Bentley in Crewe. 

The manufacturing milestone is remarkable considering that the 200,000th car is the latest in 155,582 vehicles built at Crewe since 2003 – the year the Continental GT was originally launched as the first model of the modern Bentley era. 

Today, Bentley is building 85 cars per day, the same output in one month two decades ago.

Bentley’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Adrian Hallmark, said: “This production of the 200,000th car is just the latest landmark on the extraordinary journey that Bentley has been travelling since its foundation in 1919.”

“In 2003 the introduction of the Continental GT represented a transformative moment for the brand, and this Bentley alone, has represented 80,000 sales of our total 200,000, and created both a new segment, and a contemporary image foundation for the Bentley business.

“The pace of progress has accelerated significantly since 2003 and we are now entering the next period of transformation as we pursue our Beyond100 strategy, with the aim of positioning Bentley as the global leader in sustainable luxury mobility.”