Volkswagen, which acquired Bentley in 1998, stated that it will produce all 12-cylinder engines in Crewe, UK, by the end of 2014, and expects to produce a total of 9,000 engines around 2017 and 2018. Currently, about 5,000 engines are manufactured in Crewe, and the remaining few thousand are manufactured in Salzgitter, Germany.
This is the first time Bentley has exported engines abroad. The production volume of engines has increased significantly, and some will be used in certain models of Volkswagen and Audi.
Bentley's operating profit in 2013 hit a new record, reaching 139 million pounds, an increase of 67%. Its ultra-luxury cars, including the Mulsanne, have been produced at the Crewe factory in the UK since 1946.
