The 2020 Bentley Continental GT First Edition
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Bentley Motors offered a record variety of its high-end sedans and SUVs in 2015 as the remainder of the automobile market had a hard time to stem losses from the coronavirus pandemic, the 101-year-old carmaker stated Tuesday.
The Volkswagen-owned business offered 11,206 automobiles in 2020 — in spite of a seven-week closure of its factory in England throughout the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last spring. The business offered 11,006 cars and trucks in 2019.
Bentley offers a few of the most costly and unusual cars and trucks on the planet. Its entry-level SUV, the Bentayga, begins at around $180,000, while its most unique design, the Mulliner Bacalar, costs around $2 million.
Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark stated he is “cautiously optimistic” relating to service in 2021 “as much remains uncertain,” according to a news release. He stated in 2015’s sales record is a “strong measure” of the business’s capacity as it rotates to end up being a completely electrical vehicle business by 2030.
Sales in the Americas increased by 4.2% and stayed Bentley’s leading market in 2020, however its development originated from a massive 48.5% sales dive in China. The 2 markets represented 53% of Bentley’s sales in 2020, according to the business. That balance out sales decreases in the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East in 2020.
