Luxury automaker Rolls-Royce has reported a 33% spike in half-year sales – an all-time record for the company. Much of the world’s population may be struggling to recover from the economic slump, but apparently some folk are still managing to splurge like never before. Tough times or not, Rolls-Royce has reported an all-time record spike […]
Luxury automaker Rolls-Royce has reported a 33% spike in half-year sales – an all-time record for the company.
Much of the world’s population may be struggling to recover from the economic slump, but apparently some folk are still managing to splurge like never before. Tough times or not, Rolls-Royce has reported an all-time record spike in sales of its luxury cars for the first six months of 2014 – a 33% jump when compared to the same period last year.
Global sales of Rolls-Royce vehicles came out at 1,968 by the end of June – not bad for a firm that specializes in half-million dollar rides. A British icon now ironically owned by BMW, the luxury brand’s parent group noted a total half-year sales increase of just under 6%.
“This is an excellent half-year result and demonstrates the continued confidence that our customers have in our company and our fine cars,” wrote Torsten Müller-Ötvös, chief executive for Rolls-Royce.
The most successful markets for Rolls-Royce sales were once again Europe and Asia Pacific, where unit sales rocketed by 60% and 40% respectively. The Wraith proved to be one of the biggest success stories of all for the brand, which also reported that the new Ghost Series II which is set to launch later this fall has already racked up ‘significant’ preorders.
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