China top destination for Bentley exports

After two months of 2012, Bentley said sales in all major regions were up with a global increase of 47% year-on-year and 894 cars delivered to customers. China and the US were going head-to-head to become Bentley's number one global market in 2012 with China in front at the moment. The Middle East had also increased sales after the chaos of the Arab spring affected last year's deliveries. Bentley, which is a part of the German-owned VW group, employs almost 4,000 people in Crewe which is home to all its operations including design, R&D, engineering and production Chairman and chief executive, Wolfgang Dürheimer, said: "This is an excellent start to the new year for Bentley. We are maintaining the momentum from last year which clearly reflects the strong confidence customers have in our brand and in our new products worldwide. "Chinese customers are increasingly like any other. They turn to Bentley for the finest craftsmanship and luxury combined with high technology and performance."