Bentley Global Deliveries : 2024-25

Bentley cars have always been and still are known as high-performance, luxury vehicles that are well-crafted, powerful but still retaining a classic elegance. I should have a job at Bentley's media centre. 

After years of exceptional growth, the last couple of years have seen reduced volumes. The heights they reached were probably not sustainable and the current levels are.

After nine consecutive quarters of a reduced number of deliveries, Q3 2025 saw a healthy 24% increase on what was an admittedly poor Q3 2024. Q4 was down 11% and for the complete year -5%. Bentley ended up with an operating profit of €216 million. All things the car industry is facing, it was a good result. 

Bentley does anticipate a sales increase due to the release of redesigned, high-performance hybrid models of the Continental GT and Flying Spur. However, the current and future focus is on "value over volume".

Models: Continental GT deliveries were 4,567 (+22%), the Bentayga was 3,628 (-17%) and the Flying Spur 1,936 (-24%). The Continental GT contributed 45% of the total, the Bentayga 36% and the Flying Spur 19%. 

Regions: The big improver here was Europe, up from 25% to 30% of total deliveries. The USA is slightly down and now below Europe in terms of volume importance. China is off by nearly a quarter and 'Others' are -10%. 

Data source: Audi. Photo source: Bentley. 

SAIC IM Deliveries : 2025-26 Q1

SAIC's premium marque, IM is small by Chinese standards. With a mere 13,851 deliveries in three months of 2026, it barely registers in a market the size of China. There are some exports included in that too. 

IM says of itself "IM is an industry leading BEV brand characterised by impeccable taste and a futuristic mindset. In out pursuit of innovation, we explore new possibilities for intelligent and amazing travel experiences."

One thing Chinese brands consistently get wrong is overly intrusive technology and IM is no different. They need to dial it back for Western markets. 

The name IM stands for Intelligent Mobility. The bar is set high and ownership reviews are for the most part very favourable. SAIC is trying hard with IM. In a market full of aspiring premium EVs, even getting noticed isn't easy. 

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Data & photo source: SAIC. 

Land Rover Global Model Deliveries : 2025-26 Q1

Q1 2026 deliveries were well up on Q4 2025. However, they were down 11% when compared with Q1 2025. Sales are rebounding after a series of negative situations impacting on the company. Quoting JLR, "...Volumes impacted by US tariffs, China market challenges....in addition to production stoppages following the cyber incident". 

All models were down but not by as much as they could have been. I assume that as production recovers, shipments to more distant countries are still trying to sate latent demand.

The next quarter may confirm that, with the regional data below seemingly doing just so. Of course, there could be still more disruptive problems to affect the movement of goods and distort data.   

Data & photo source: JLR. (Velar & RR Sport).

If we go regional and include Jaguar's rapidly reducing contribution, then deliveries were down 14%. China and MENA (Middle East & North Africa) suffered the most. The two regions that did best (UK and Europe) in terms of limiting the sales fall are the two closest to the manufacturing plants.