Volkswagen Group’s premium brand Bentley’s half year results for 2012 show continued strong growth with sales up in every region. The company delivered 3,929 cars, up 32%.
The US has been the brand’s number one market with deliveries up 25.7% to 1,140 while sales in China remained strong, rising 55.7% to 1,059.
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The flagship Mulsanne sold strongly in both markets and saw an overall increase of 30% as the Diamond Jubilee Special Edition and Mulliner Driving Specification became available to customers. At the same time, the new Continental GT underscored its popularity with customers around the world. Deliveries of the premium coupé, which is now available with both W12 and V8 engines, increased by 48.5%.
In Europe sales were up 22.9% with 607 deliveries and in the UK they increased by 4.5% to 557.
Chief executive Wolfgang Duerheimer said: “I am very optimistic about the future for Bentley. We are gaining more momentum every month due to the strong performance of our global dealer network, the appeal of our existing model line to customers and the exciting future models like the Continental GT Speed we have in the pipeline.”
