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VW says Bentley to build SUV in UK, create over 1,000 jobs

BERLIN, July 23 (Reuters) - Bentley Motors, Volkswagen's ultra-luxury division, will build its first sport-utility vehicle in the United Kingdom and create over 1,000 jobs in the country, VW said on Tuesday.

Bentley will invest over 800 million pounds ($1.23 billion) over the next three years at its U.K. headquarters and the development of new models, VW said. Sales of the planned SUV will start in 2016. ($1 = 0.6506 British pounds) (Reporting by Andreas Cremer; Editing by Christoph Steitz)