ROLLS ROYCE

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British luxury car name with two lives: the original company of 1906 and the current BMW-owned maker incorporated in 1998.

Founded: 1906, as Rolls-Royce Limited
Car division: Rolls-Royce Motors, from 1973 to 1998
Current maker: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, incorporated 1998
Owner: BMW Group

Rolls-Royce Limited was founded in 1906 as a British manufacturer of cars that later turned to aircraft engines; that original company is now defunct. Its car division was incorporated separately in 1973 as Rolls-Royce Motors and folded in 1998.

The present car manufacturer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, was incorporated in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMW Group. The aerospace, power systems and defence business continues separately as Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.

1906Rolls-Royce Limited founded
1973Car division incorporated as Rolls-Royce Motors
1998Rolls-Royce Motors folded; Rolls-Royce Motor Cars established

ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce Dawn (2016)
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce 20/25: the car that carried Rolls-Royce through the Depression
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce 100EX and 101EX: the V16 experiments behind the Phantom Coupé
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce Flying Spur: the turbocharged Silver Spur III
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce 10 hp: the first car to wear the Rolls-Royce badge
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce Twenty: the small Rolls of the 1920s
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow: the unibody Rolls that sold in tens of thousands
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce 25/30: more power for the coachbuilt 1930s Rolls
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce Corniche: thirty years of the ultimate status car
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce Wraith: the fastest Rolls-Royce of its time
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce Camargue: the Pininfarina flagship with a slanted grille
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce Phantom VII: the car that revived the marque
ROLLS ROYCE Rolls-Royce Ghost: the smaller Rolls-Royce that became a range