LONDON — Bentley stated that its working revenue for the primary 9 months of 2022 greater than doubled to an organization document, as international financial uncertainty didn’t dent buyer curiosity for area of interest fashions and elevated automobile customization.
The Volkswagen Group luxurious unit posted a document working revenue for the primary three quarters of 2022 of 575 million euros ($568 million), greater than the 275 million euros in the identical interval of final yr.
Bentley stated international gross sales by 9 months had been up 3 p.c at 11,316 models, whereas income jumped 28 p.c to 2.49 billion euros from 1.95 billion a yr earlier.
“While Bentley continues to tackle the challenges it faces in the global market, this latest set of financial figures shows strong results in most regions,” CEO Adrian Hallmark stated in a press release on Wednesday.
Bentley stated gross sales had been up 18 p.c in Europe within the first 9 months of the yr, and had been up 17 p.c within the Asia Pacific area. Sales within the Americas, Bentley’s greatest area by gross sales, had been up 7 p.c.
Key fashions included the Continental GT Mulliner and the brand new S vary of efficiency variants. A brand new extended-wheelbase model of the Bentayga SUV, Bentley’s best-selling mannequin, is predicted to provide the model a lift by the tip of this yr, the automaker stated. It carries a 16,000-pound (18,600 euros) premium over the bottom Bentayga.
Source: europe.autonews.com
