CARS By teela1 Mar 24, 1998 Bugatti name bought by VW May 7, 1998 The $34.7 billion merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corp. Jul 18, 2001 Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars announced details of the last Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph model to commemorate 97 years VW continued to build Bentleys but future Rolls Royces were to be built at BMW's new factory Sep 25, 2008 Needing cash, Ford sold Jaguar and LandRover to Tata of India Apr 4, 2010 Daimler, Renault and Nissan announced a wide-ranging strategic alliance.