Bentley: Increased sales of 31% in 2005!

Bentley had a very successful year in 2005 with increased sales of 31% compared to 2004 bringing it now to 8.627 sold units.

Much of that increase can be attributed to the new Flying Spur sedan, but demand for the Continental GT two-door has remained robust as well. And the Bentley Boys will likely have all the work they can handle this year: an Azure drophead is slated for release in the spring, and orders ahead of production have already claimed this year's entire allotment, and a Continental GT convertible, the GTC, will greet the autumn winds.

Bentley is not expected to require space in big brother VW's Dresden plant after next year, at which time it's own Crewe factory will be able to churn out 9,000 units per year. As such, it will be interesting to see how parent Volkswagen deals with the excess capacity at its much-ballyhooed boutique assembly plant.

Related news: GermanCarBlog, Bentley

Source: Autoblog

Watch more TV. The German Car TV.

Read more