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VW says Bentley to build SUV in UK, create over 1,000 jobs

BERLIN | Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:33am BST
(Reuters) - Bentley Motors, Volkswagen's ultra-luxury division, will build its first sport-utility vehicle in the United Kingdom and create over 1,000 jobs in the country, VW said on Tuesday.

Bentley will invest over 800 million pounds over the next three years at its U.K. headquarters and the development of new models, VW said. Sales of the planned SUV will start in 2016.

(Reporting by Andreas Cremer; Editing by Christoph Steitz)

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