Bentley Motors Limited is a world-renowned manufacturer of top-quality luxury automobiles, founded in 1919 and headquartered in the United Kingdom. Bentley was acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1931, and both were bought in 1998, but the trademark rights were purchased from BMW. Bentley is now a brand of the public and Rolls-Royce is a brand of BMW. Bentley Motors Limited is a world-renowned manufacturer of top-quality luxury automobiles, founded in 1919 and headquartered in the United Kingdom. Bentley was acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1931, and both were bought by the Public Group in 1998, but Rolls-Royce's trademark rights were purchased from Rolls-Royce. Now Bentley is a brand of the public, Rolls-Royce is a brand of BMW.