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RECORD BENTLEY SALES

Bentley Motors achieved total sales of 11,206 cars in 2020, an increase of 2% over the previous year despite the challenges of a market affected by the Covid-19 pandemic – including a seven-week shutdown that began in March, plus reduced output for a further nine weeks. New-model introductions helped to provide the boost, enabling Bentley to achieve its highest ever annual sales performance.

The Continental GT and GTC together accounted for 39% of global Bentley sales in 2020, finishing the year as the company’s bestselling model line. And although there were inevitable delays in getting the latestgeneration Bentayga into full-scale production, Bentley’s SUV proved to be its most successful single model, achieving 37% of total sales.

The Americas region remained the biggest market,