Moot point now! Britishicon government and banks don't support British industry. Result: much of it isn't even British anymore. Most Britons don't seem to care much either.

Ownership and licensing of trademarks — Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW in 1998 after BMW licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG.