Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW in 1998 after BMW licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce PLC and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited é unha filial de propiedade total de BMW fundada en 1998 despois de que BMW comprara os dereitos da marca Rolls-Royce e o logotipo de Rolls-Royce PLC e adquiriu os dereitos do Espírito do Éxtasis e a forma da grella de Rolls-Royce, marcas rexistradas de Volkswagen AG.