- BENTLEY TO OPEN FIRST-EVER DEALERSHIP IN BELARUSIAN CAPITAL
- NEW SALES AND AFTERSALES POINT WILL OPEN IN SUMMER 2013
(Crewe / Minsk. 8 May 2013). Bentley will expand its presence in the fast-growing Eastern Europe region later this year, with the opening of its first-ever dealership in Belarus.
Located in the heart of the capital, Bentley Minsk will open in Summer 2013, and will offer sales and aftersales services to customers of the luxury British brand.
Bentley Minsk will present the full range of exclusive Bentley cars – from the powerful and elegant Continental GT and GT Convertible V8 and W12 models, to the refined and dynamic Flying Spur and the Mulsanne luxury flagship.In keeping with the Bentley tradition, each model offers an unrivalled blend of effortless performance, peerless refinement, and hand-crafted contemporary luxury.
Further details about the new Bentley showroom will be communicated in due course.
Bentley Minsk will be operated by JV Autohaus-AV and will be located in Minsk at Storozhovskaya Street, 6.
About Bentley
Bentley Motors employs around 4,000 people in Crewe which is home to all its operations including design, R&D, engineering and production. The combination of fine craftsmanship, using skills that have been handed down through generations, alongside engineering expertise and cutting-edge technology is unique to UK luxury vehicle manufacturers such as Bentley. It is also an example of high-value British manufacturing at its best. Bentley exports over £1bn worth of goods in 2012. The company is the third largest R&D investor in the UK’s automotive sector and the 18th largest nationally.
In the first quarter of 2013, Bentley’s deliveries to customers increased by 25.75% to 2,212 cars. The Americas remained Bentley’s largest sales region with 632 cars delivered to customers in the region, up 35.04% on Q1 2012. In Europe, deliveries grew by 61.84% with 335 cars delivered to customers. In the UK, 371 cars were delivered to customers, a 59.23% increase on the first quarter of 2012. In China 474 cars were delivered to customers, a 17.99% decrease which reflects anticipation of the new Flying Spur, the top selling Bentley in China, which becomes available from mid-2013 onwards. The Middle East region performed extremely well with deliveries up 41.07% to 237 cars. Asia Pacific also had an outstanding quarter, increasing its deliveries by 68.12% to 116 cars and Japan saw growth of 30.56% with 47 deliveries.
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