Bentley Motors has marked the official opening of its new development Engineering Technical Centre at its carbon neutral headquarters in Crewe.
The new facilities – officially opened by Chairman and CEO Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser and Board Member for R&D Dr Matthias Rabe – will be key to future model development.
The new centre is part of an investment programme in future facilities and products at the Pyms Lane factory, which employs around 3,000 people.
It is located across two floors, covering a total of 13,000 sqm.
The centre will include a prototype workshop for models of the future, materials development and a software integration department.
The majority of departments have been relocated from their previous home in the A1 building, which is the oldest building at the Pyms Lane site.
Dr Matthias Rabe, Bentley member of the board for R&D, said: “Our Beyond100+ strategy maps out a fundamental programme of change, using what is known now and adapting that vision as we adopt yet-to-be discovered technologies in the future.
“We are working on the next generation of electrified driving, digitally connected cars, with driving autonomy that will achieve the highest levels of luxury mobility.
“This new Engineering Technical Centre is a key building block for the successful delivery of this strategy.
“It helps enable engineering concepts to become reality at the heart of development and integration, as we look to continue to create the most luxurious and performance-oriented vehicles on the market.”
Bentley’s Beyond100+ strategy aims to reinvent its entire product range to support an electrified future.
There are further expansions on site planned including the design studio and construction on a new paint shop and integrated logistics centre, due to open next year.
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