Bentley Motors has introduced its best-ever annual working revenue and automobile gross sales final yr for the second yr working as a part of its newest monetary outcomes.
The corporate posted a record-breaking working revenue of €708 million (A$1.12 billion) in 2022, which is a rise of €319 million (A$506 million) from the earlier yr.
Bentley too sold a total of 15,174 vehicles last yearwhich is the primary time the model has offered greater than 15,000 automobiles in a yr.
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Return on gross sales climbed to 20.9 per cent in 2022, which is 7.2 per cent greater than in 2021. Bentley claims this is because of clients selecting greater specification autos, greater choice uptake, and the sale of limited-edition and coachbuilt autos.
The Bentley Bentayga SUV continues to be the model’s top-selling automobile, accounting for 42 % of whole gross sales in 2022. This was adopted by the Continental GT and GTC with 31 % of the mannequin combine, and the Flying Spur which accounted for 28 % of Bentley’s whole gross sales.
“Because the low level of 2018, the entire staff at Crewe has been working intensively to restructure the enterprise mannequin, in parallel with launching successive section main new fashions and options,” mentioned Bentley Motors CEO Adrian Hallmark.
“Final yr marked a milestone on this journey. “
“An nearly €1 billion revenue turnaround has been achieved since 2018 regardless of an unprecedented interval of disruptions and crises together with Brexit, Covid, Semiconductor provide, Ukraine and UK financial instability,” he added.
As just lately reported, Bentley plans to supply solely plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electrical autos (EVs) by 2026, because it gears as much as go all-electric by 2030.
The British carmaker just lately introduced it’s going to end production of its W12 engine in April 2024, and can ship it off with the ultra-exclusive Batur.
Bentley has beforehand pledged to disclose its first EV in 2025 and produce it to market in 2026.
Abroad reviews point out the primary EV will likely be an SUV, doubtlessly a model of the subsequent Bentayga or maybe an all-new nameplate.
It might even be constructed on the PPE platform which can underpin the Porsche Macan EV, Audi Q6 e-tronand the Audi A6 e-tron.
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