Rolls-Royce
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Rolls-Royce is a British brand; it may refer to:
- Rolls-Royce LimitedRolls-Royce LimitedRolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....
, the original company founded in 1906, and split into Rolls-Royce plc and Rolls-Royce Motors in 1973 - Rolls-Royce plcRolls-Royce plcRolls-Royce Group plc is a global power systems company headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second-largest maker of aircraft engines , and also has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors. Through its defence-related activities...
, the aerospace, power systems and defense company.- Rolls-Royce DeutschlandRolls-Royce DeutschlandRolls-Royce Deutschland is a subsidiary of aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce plc with facilities at Dahlewitz outside Berlin and at Oberursel near Frankfurt am Main...
- Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations LtdRolls-Royce Marine Power Operations LtdRolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Limited, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce plc, operates three nuclear licensed sites, two of which are at Raynesway in Derby, UK....
- Rolls-Royce North AmericaRolls-Royce North AmericaRolls-Royce North America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce plc involved principally in the manufacture of gas turbine engines and other propulsion systems...
- Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Ltd.Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Ltd.Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce plc and Turbomeca . The joint venture develops and produces two aero-engines, the Adour turbofan, and the RTM322 turboshaft.-Bibliography:...
- Rolls-Royce AB, KaMeWa AB, then a part of Vickers plc
- Rolls-Royce Deutschland
- Rolls-Royce MotorsRolls-Royce MotorsRolls-Royce Motors was created from the de-merger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. The original Rolls-Royce Limited had been nationalised in 1971 due to the financial collapse of the company, caused in part by the development of the RB211 jet engine...
, the car division comprising the Rolls-Royce and Bentley brands, separated from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. The company (now called Bentley Motors Limited) was acquired by Volkswagen in 1998, with the Rolls-Royce brand separately licensed (by Rolls-Royce plc) to BMW to establish a new car company (Rolls-Royce Motor CarsRolls-Royce Motor CarsRolls-Royce Motor Cars is a British manufacturer of luxury automobiles based at the Goodwood plant in West Sussex, England. It is the current producer of Rolls-Royce branded automobiles, whose historical production dates back to 1904. The factory is located across from the historic Goodwood Circuit...
) - Rolls-Royce Motor CarsRolls-Royce Motor CarsRolls-Royce Motor Cars is a British manufacturer of luxury automobiles based at the Goodwood plant in West Sussex, England. It is the current producer of Rolls-Royce branded automobiles, whose historical production dates back to 1904. The factory is located across from the historic Goodwood Circuit...
, manufacturer of Rolls-Royce automobiles since 1999, a BMW subsidiary - List of Rolls-Royce motor cars a list of cars manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce Motors and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars