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Opening plant in key US market "makes no sense", says boss Frank-Steffen Walliser

Bentley has no plans to move production away from the UK, boss Frank-Steffen Walliser has confirmed, despite most of its sales coming in the US, where new tariffs have contributed to a heavy drop in profits.

In the first nine months of 2025, Bentley sold 7236 cars, of which almost a third were shipped to North America. Indeed, the reveal of the new, limited-run Continental Supersports will take place in New York next Friday, which, Autocar understands, is because most examples will end up there.

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