1995
Allison Engine Company in Indianapolis was acquired.
Allison brought with it major new civil engines including
the AE3007 for Embraer's new regional jet, and existing,
successful defence programmes.
1998
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was sold by Vickers to Volkswagen,
although BMW hold the rights to the name and the marque
for use on Rolls-Royce cars, having acquired the rights
from Rolls-Royce plc for £40m in 1998. BMW will
take over responsibility for Rolls-Royce cars from the
beginning of 2003.
1999
Rolls-Royce took full control of its oil and gas joint
venture, Cooper Rolls, with the acquisition of the rotating
compression equipment interests of Cooper Energy Services.
It also acquired National Airmotive in California, a
major repair and overhaul facility now part of Rolls-Royce
Engine Services.
1999
The 1990s ended with the £576m acquisition of
Vickers plc which, with primarily the Ulstein and Kamewa
products and capabilities joining the Rolls-Royce existing
gas turbine activities, transformed Rolls-Royce into
the global leader in marine power systems.
2004
Since its inception, the Rolls-Royce name has become
synonymous with integrity, reliability and innovation
associated across its four main business sectors - civil
aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
Today it is the world's second largest civil aero engine
company, the world's second largest defence aero engine
company, a global leader in marine propulsion and a
leading supplier of energy solutions. All of these businesses
have gas turbine technology at their heart.
Rolls-Royce celebrated its centenary throughout 2004
with a series of special events for customers, partners
from education and industry, as well as employees, families
and friends in the UK, Germany, Scandinavia North America
and the Far East.
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