Rolls-Royce North America
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAeronautics
PredecessorAllison Engine Company
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
FounderJames A. Allison
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
,
United States
Area served
North America
Number of employees
6,000 in United States[1]
1,000 in Canada[1]
ParentRolls-Royce Holdings
Websiterollsroycenamerica.com

Rolls-Royce North America, Inc. is a subsidiary of multinational corporation Rolls-Royce plc. The American unit operates under a Special Security Arrangement which allows it to work independently on some of the most sensitive United States defense programs despite its foreign ownership. It is involved principally with providing management direction and corporate support for all Rolls-Royce businesses and operations in North America, encompassing more than 7,000 employees at 66 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Its headquarters are in Reston, Virginia.[1]

The most significant part of Rolls-Royce North America is "Rolls-Royce Corporation", formerly the Allison Engine Company. Other subsidiaries include:

LibertyWorks

The Allison Advanced Development Company (also known as LibertyWorks) was established in 1995 as a result of Rolls-Royce plc's acquisition of the Allison Engine Company. As well as establishing a proxy board for Allison, Rolls-Royce was required to vest Allison's classified projects in Allison Advanced Development Company. In 2005, Rolls-Royce changed the name to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies.[2]

Notable former and current employees

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rolls-Royce Powering North America". Rolls-Royce. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ official site Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Purdum, Todd S. (9 October 1985). "BUSINESS PEOPLE; Rolls Aircraft Picks U.S. Unit President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

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