Bentley Sells More Cars in China than it does in UK for first time

Industry News | Ash | January 4, 2012 at 12:32 pm

The 92 year old British luxury car marker, Bentley, posted record sales for 2011 in the Chinese market making China Bentley’s second largest market after the USA.

Super wealthy Chinese consumers bought 1839 Bentley models in 2011 and were just behind wealthy Americans in total sales volume, American consumers bought 2021 Bentley’s. Bentley’s home market in the UK in contrast bought 1031 Bentley’s during 2011 despite the gloomy economic outlook.

Bentley’s total sales for 2011 reached 7003 units worldwide and export volumes reached over 500 million USD in 2011. Going forward in 2012 there is every expectation that Bentley’s China sales figure will be boosted even further in 2012.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.