RR---------Made by BMW?

[jaan99]

This is a Rolls-Royce Phantom, which I found at the customs, near the Old Port of Cannes. It was an impressive and heavy piece of machinery and it is most certainly designed for royalties and multimillionaires needing all available luxury at any price.

Driving a VW Golf '97 myself - although it's a GL - I thought of the ownership of a Rolls-Royce, especially at the Côte d'Azur, as 'against all odds'...

But when I began investigating the background of this exclusive car, I found some surprising facts. In July 1998 the BMW Group in Munich, Germany, took over responsibility for the Rolls-Royce motor car marque. So during a couple of years groups of employees commuted to Southern England, where a new factory was built near Goodwood in West Sussex.

And in the beginning of 2003 - after four years of intense development - the 2,5 ton heavy and almost 6m (20ft) long new Rolls-Royce Phantom was launched. By a German company! In England!

Who would have bet on that?

Found on net. Copy and paste

[hash4u]

@Jaan
yaar book karanay kai baad information dhond rahay ho

[portage1]

RR is from England..... and BMW from Germany

[waris]

Reply By : portage1 on 4/19/2007 4:46:02 AM
RR is from England..... and BMW from Germany

yeah kia sceen hai jaan bhai

[hash4u]

Reality check

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/89331.stm

[ateekt]

"Rolls Royce"
is a great car, like
"BMW"
(specially, since 1998) (y) ...!

[anonpak]

Hash4u, your reality check is way off the mark!

Your own article said:"BMW could still return with a higher offer for Rolls Royce before shareholders vote on the sale in June. " A few weeks later BMW won the bid.

Rolls Royce and Bentley were once the same company. Eventually after a fierce bidding war the two companies were split. BMW bought Rolls Royce and VW bought Bentley.

Here is the final document. Next time read your article and check the date:-).

[ZORIX]

if ya wud have watched the TOPGEAR you wud have known the story ages ago....

Too late to tell Jann bhai...
Still gud for some..

Well BMW had still preserve the RR's orignal fragnance..

[whisky]

BMW owned RR's butt somewhere in the early 2000's and ever since RR isn't as exclusive

[jaan99]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Motors

In 1980 Rolls-Royce Motors was acquired by Vickers. In 1998 Vickers decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors. The leading contender seemed to be BMW, who already supplied engines and other components for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars. However their final offer of £340m was outbid by Volkswagen, who offered £430m.

[Rocketman]

??? i am confused .. isent it the same car present in Pakistan.
there was 1 in spotted section of PW mag too