Currently reading: Bentley’s CEO Adrian Hallmark on the five-in-five EV plan
Boss discusses luxury market growth, electrification opportunities, Crewe upgrades

With its Beyond 100 plan in place, a strategy for five new EVs in five years from 2025 and record annual sales in 2021, Bentley is on a roll. We spoke to chairman Adrian Hallmark during an Autocar Business seminar to find out more.

You’ve confirmed Bentley’s first EV will be built in Crewe. Was it ever not going to be?

“There was always a chance. But in this transition period between combustion-engine vehicles and battery-electric vehicles, there’s even more pressure than has been in the past to not invest in more infrastructure and to fully utilise capacities and facilities that are already there.

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