Bentley to build the market’s ‘most powerful SUV’ at Crewe
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Luxury car maker Bentley Motors has confirmed that it is to develop a powerful sports utility vehicle (SUV) to be manufactured at its Crewe factory. The new model is prompting £800m investment and the creation of 1,000 jobs.
The 4WD vehicle, which the Volkswagen-owned company says "will be a thoroughbred Bentley true to the brand hallmarks of luxury, performance, quality and craftsmanship", will go on sale in 2016 and create "over 1,000 jobs in the UK".
A statement from Bentley said: "The styling will set it apart from any other SUV on the road and will be true to the Bentley design DNA. It will be the most luxurious and most powerful SUV in the market. The response from customers to a Bentley SUV has been extremely positive in the last 16 months".
Over the next three years, the company said it would invest more than £800 million in its headquarters at Crewe and the development of new models.
Prime minister David Cameron, who was present together with Dr Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the board of Volkswagen Group for the announcement at Crewe, welcomed the investment as "another important milestone in strengthening our economy", while business secretary Vince Cable said that Bentley served "as a real example of high value manufacturing".
