Talk:Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 1 March 2019 and 10 May 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Lindsy burton.

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 25 January 2021 and 12 May 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): ItsmeJ221.

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Date founded

Founded March 1065

Doesn't make sense.

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Founded in 1998? The date contradicts Rolls-Royce having made cars in 1904... --Jamie 20:43, 23 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamie L (talk • contribs)

The company "Rolls-Royce" or "Rolls-Royce Motors" may well have made cars in 1904 but the company Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was indeed founded in 1998.213.48.59.2 (talk) 14:13, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

This page confuses the old Rolls-Royce Limited (which is now Rolls-Royce PLC and Bentley Motors Limited) and Rolls-Royce Motor cars which was a completely new company founded in 1999 and has no heritage to the original company. It was created on the back of a licensing deal between BMW and Rolls-Royce PLC that allowed BMW to use the name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.205.43 (talk) 10:57, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Badge and Phantom III

That the color of the badge turned from red to black because of the death of Sir Henry Royce is a legend. In fact, the change occurred in 1933. Although this was the year of his death, he was still alive at that time. The reason was simply that black harmonized with more body colors than red. As the Phantom III was introduced in 1936, it can't be the first RR model with black logo. There were several Phantom II, 20/25, and 25/30 cars with the black logo before. --Chief tin cloud (talk) 12:22, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Y mostly done, i only found a reference to expose the main text as a legend though.

Thanks for pointing it out Jenova20 09:54, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

roll royce

The precious luxury automobile Johngatsby39 (talk) 19:58, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Can i create the page for the SUV?

Too early?

The Winter of Steppes (talk) 04:29, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

What is a direct relationship with a past model of car?

"The Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce branded vehicles produced prior to 2003." What? What does that mean? I would have tried to find the original source for this statement but there isn't one. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 04:53, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

It means it was a completely new company set up by BMW and did not include any part of the previous Rolls-Royce car company except for the name, which was licenced from Rolls-Royce Plc. AlexCGW (talk) 16:36, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

This is the current version: Although the Rolls-Royce brand has been in use since 1906, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce-branded vehicles produced prior to 2003. The Bentley Motors Limited subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and various other predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between the foundation of each company and 2003, when the BMW-controlled entity started producing cars under the Rolls-Royce brand.

This statement is biased. It favors the VW claim over the BMW claim. Wikipedia should not take sides. BMW DOES have a direct relationship to Rolls Royce prior to 2003. The article shows it so it cannot not deny it earlier in the article. Prior to 2003, according to Wikipedia (unless you think Wikipedia is false and unreliable) supplied key parts including engines to Rolls Royce. Therefore, it was at least a major supplier.

I have no employment or contracts with BMW AG nor VW AG. I have no beef about either company and no desire to help one of them. I just don't like to see bias even if unintentional.

Suggested fix: Although the Rolls-Royce brand has been in use since 1906, the fate of the brand diverged between 1998 and 2003. In 2003, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG, which had been a major supplier to the brand up to 2003, began manufacturing vehicles with the Rolls Royce name. Volkswagen AG took ownership of the Bentley name as well as previous Rolls Royce production facilities and previous Rolls Royce designs. Carunitfiat903 (talk) 22:14, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 December 2016

Yes This is the new owner of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars with permission to edit roll-royce motors Bentleybrian (talk) 16:30, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:27, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Rolls Royce Cullinan

Rolls Royce Cullinan has been launched in May 2018. So it should be removed from the section "upcoming" and include in main sectionYkshah (talk) 11:07, 29 June 2018 (UTC) https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/2018-rolls-royce-cullinan-revealed.

Test and Planned Edits

I am editing this article for my class. I hope to add some new information about recent cars that have been added. Lindsy burton (talk) 17:58, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 March 2020

Somebody should change the first sentence in the sales section. There were obviously more cars sold in 2018 than in 2014. Bollerich (talk) 20:56, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. QueerFilmNerd^talk 21:11, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

It is difficult to see how this could not be clear. The first sentence in the sales section states "The all-time high record of sales (beginning in 2005) was achieved in 2014, at 4,063 cars", directly above a chart that clearly shows that 4,107 cars were sold in 2018, and 4,107 is clearly a larger number than 4,063 (by 44). The chart itself has a link to a Financial Times article which is the source of the information. If that is still unclear, "change 2014 to 2018," and "change 4,063 to 4,107." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.199.141.110 (talk) 20:17, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 May 2020

124.123.75.233 (talk) 09:06, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

because of the covid-19 crises it has cut almost 9 thousand jobs which is 3 present of its employs

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Jack Frost (talk) 13:41, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 February 2021

write in the section key people Timo Poser, CFO of rolls royce Tkp1112233 (talk) 11:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: Infoboxes should be short and contain only key information, and unsourced non-notables are the opposite of "key information" RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 15:16, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request

permission to add information on the new ghost model

The new 2021 Ghost has all new underpinnings and has all-wheel drive and rear-wheel steer for the first time, as well as a new exterior body and interior build. https://www.caranddriver.com/rolls-royce/ghost

Also one more piece of information about the Cullinan being the first vehicle in the range to have the "Architecture of Luxury"

The Cullinan’s “Architecture of Luxury” is intended to be the underpinnings of every future Rolls Royce model. https://rolls-roycecullinan.com/ 5minute 26 second in the video published by Rolls Royce — Preceding unsigned comment added by ItsmeJ221 (talk • contribs) 20:24, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 November 2021

To change the image displayed top right under "Rolls-Royce Motor Cars" to monogram only as the company have changed their logo. Please find Rolls-Royce Motor Cars homepage as reference.MC112233 (talk) 12:25, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

https://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/en_GB/home.html

As when people search 'Rolls-Royce Motor Cars', the image linked on Google is with the Wikipedia page, people will then be confused with the old identity. Please could the badge be updated to the monogram to reveal the latest logo? Please contact user MC112233 if Wikipedia requires any logo file to make the change.

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Logo is the same as the one fitted above the "grill" portion. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 01:28, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Proposed Change on the logo

Please could I get a consensus to change the logo on the Wikipedia page to monogram? As suggested in the third party websites, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has updated the logo to monogram, double R. As for the original badge, it is still on the car above the grill, but not as major logo.

• Specific text to be added or removed: To change the logo from the badge to monogram[White background, black for the double R]

• Reason for the change: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has updated the logo to monogram. As when people search 'Rolls-Royce Motor Cars', the image linked on Google is with the Wikipedia page, people will then be confused with the old identity. Please could the badge be updated to the monogram to reveal the latest logo? Please contact user MC112233 if Wikipedia requires any logo file to make the change.

• References supporting change:

https://www.nssmag.com/en/pills/23326/rolls-royce-new-logo-2020/image:271309 https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-reworks-its-logo-and-branding-so-people-wil-1844841370 MC112233 (talk) 14:25, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now:@MC112233:can you provide the name of a file on Wikipedia or on commons that meets our policies listed at WP:UPI. For more help with files, check out WP:FILES. When you are ready to have another reviewer look at this request, please remove the |A from the edit request template above. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 16:38, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, the file is uploaded as the new version of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars logo.svg on Wikipedia. Please let me know if any issues. MC112233 (talk) 16:02, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

@MC112233: If I'm not mistaken, this edit request seems to have been completed at some point or another, so I'm going to close this. Please reopen this if I'm mistaken. Aidan9382 _(talk) 11:22, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 October 2022

The Spectre is already revealed. 78.174.182.186 (talk) 16:50, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —Sirdog (talk) 12:32, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2024

Key people: change Torsten Müller-Ötvös to Chris Brownridge Abanoub01 (talk) 14:30, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done EphemeralPerpetuals (they/them)^talk 01:31, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

yes Take the car 223.237.134.123 (talk) 14:43, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Please rewrite the Key People

Since October 2024, the Design Team Changes :.see references at BMW Blog too.

• Adrian van Hooydonk, remains the President of them
• Ex Volvo Polestar Design Chief Maximilian Missoni enters BMW Lead,
• Ex BMW Design Chef since 2019 Domagoj Dukec went as Chief Design of Rolls Royce,
• Ex Rolls Royce Design Chief Anders Warming leads Designworks,
• Ex Designworks Holger Hampf plays by Mini,
• Oliver Heilmer by BMW Series 1, 3 and 5.

84.60.174.2 (talk) 12:17, 14 September 2024 (UTC)