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BENTLEY OPENS DOORS TO CHILDREN, MANUFACTURERS OF THE FUTURE

Bentley Motors is the third largest R&D investor in the UK's automotive sector and the 18th largest nationally. Bentley Motors showed yesterday, on 10th october, the diversity of career paths on offer in the automotive manufacturing sector. Children from surrounding schools were invited to the Company’s Crewe headquarters to experience some of the skills and craftsmanship necessary in the creation of the world’s finest motor cars. The event form... [more]

Car thieves prefer BMW X5

According to the latest figures from Tracker, BMW X5, Land Rover Range Rover, BMW M3 and the Audi RS4 remain the UK’s most desirable cars for today’s thieves. These four cars all retain their top positions in TRACKER’s top ten most frequently stolen and recovered vehicles of 2010. 65 per cent of the vehicles recovered by Tracker last year were worth an average of £25k. Tracker reminds motorists to think security and remember that thieves don... [more]

Used luxury cars not impacted by surge in UK petrol prices

Current pump prices are at record highs. British motorists paid a then-record 120 pence per litre for unleaded petrol in July 2008, and the price is now exceeding this figure. However, unlike in 2008, this time around there have not been any notable repercussions for the upper echelons of the used car market. According to Glass’s, the recent sustained surge in UK petrol prices is not having a detrimental effect on the market for used luxury... [more]

Bentley's Mulsanne enters full production this summer

Bentley’s new Mulsanne enters full production this summer. The 98-strong team of Bentley manufacturing specialists responsible for bringing together the painted body, hand crafted leather hides and wood veneers, the 6 3/4 litre V8 engine and myriad electrical components, employ skills passed down through generations of Crewe car makers. They’re also masters of new techniques such as the handling of the extremely delicate fibre optic cables and a ... [more]

Any colour for your car as long as it is not pink

In a poll of over a thousand motorists by Carsite.co.uk, pink topped the list of unusual shades with over 29 percent of the vote – almost one in three respondents. Second place in the unpopularity stakes was brown with 16 percent closely followed by gold with 13.7 percent. Even though retro white is enjoying a recent surge in popularity, accounting for around 1 in 12 cars on the road today, it has just as many detractors according to Carsite.c... [more]

Other Bentley news and reviews

Dierks Bentley new album brings country fans "Home"
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - If the single "Home" is the cornerstone of Dierks Bentley's latest album of the same name, then the song "Thinking of You" is the CD's hearth because the fire within it warms both body and soul. Bentley wrote the song for his 3-year-old daughter, Evie, who sings on the track of the new album that went on sale on Tuesday. "I'm not someone to put their kid on their ...

Dierks Bentley makes the most of his roles on ‘Home’
If you’ve ever looked down your nose at country music, it might be because so many artists seem to suffer some form of multiple-personality disorder. To wit: Dierks Bentley’s new album, “ Home ,” finds him cast as lover man, party bro, proud patriot, dedicated dad. Throughout his career, he has gone from bar-crawling lothario to devoted husband from one song to the next. Read full article >>

Album review: Dierks Bentley's 'Home'
Dierks Bentley's 'Home' album brings him back to the country mainstream after his bluegrass-tinged album 'Up On the Ridge.' Dierks Bentley is more predictable, less inspired than he sounded on 'Home.'

Dierks Bentley, on a role with “Home”
If you’ve ever looked down your nose at country music, it might be because so many artists seem to suffer some form of multiple-personality disorder. To wit: Dierks Bentley’s new album, “Home,” finds him cast as lover man, party bro, proud patriot, dedicated dad. Throughout his career, he has gone from bar-crawling lothario to devoted husband from one song to the next. Read full article >>

Dierks Bentley: His 'Home' page
By Mandi Bierly Along with dish on album with No. 1 hit ''Am I the Only One,'' his list of go-to country songs for all occasions

Bentley praises UA player’s perseverance
MONTGOMERY | During his “State of the State” address, Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday recognized University of Alabama football player Carson Tinker as an example of someone who persevered through adversity.

Gov. Bentley address issues in his "State-of-the-State" address
Governor Robert Bentley gave his "State-of-the-State" address Tuesday night.

Bentley Gives State of the State Address
Education, the economy and infrastructure…. Three of the areas talked about tonight by Alabama governor Robert Bentley in his state-of-the state address .

Gov. Robert Bentley vows that Alabama will live within its means
The governor in his State of the State address said he would propose cutting or combining some departments while protecting others.

Bentley say economy improving in State of the State address
Governor Bentley says job creation is proof that Alabama's economy is improving...