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Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy celebrates centenary anniversary(17/05/2011)
In 1910, Claude Johnson, the Managing Director of Rolls-Royce, commissioned Sykes to design a mascot “that belonged to the (Rolls-Royce) car as much as a carved wooden figurehead belonged to a sailing vessel.” The Spirit of Ecstasy mascot has adorned the radiator of every Rolls-Royce since 1911. To celebrate the Spirit of Ecstasy's centenary anniversary and its connections with the Montagu family, a new exhibition was unveiled on 5 May 2011 in... [more]
Axeon battery and Xtrac transmission system for the Rolls-Royce Phantom Experimental Electric(04/03/2011)
102EX, the Rolls-Royce Phantom Experimental Electric which was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this week, will be powered by a specially designed battery system – the largest ever for a passenger car – produced by Axeon. The Rolls-Royce is a one-off test-bed, designed to test owner attitudes to alternative power sources to its traditional V12 petrol engine. The Axeon power pack is expected to deliver a range of up to 200km with a 0-60 mph ac... [more]
Any colour for your car as long as it is not pink(23/10/2009)
In a poll of over a thousand motorists by Carsite.co.uk, pink topped the list of unusual shades with over 29 percent of the vote – almost one in three respondents. Second place in the unpopularity stakes was brown with 16 percent closely followed by gold with 13.7 percent. Even though retro white is enjoying a recent surge in popularity, accounting for around 1 in 12 cars on the road today, it has just as many detractors according to Carsite.c... [more]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reports 20 per cent sales increase in 2008(15/01/2009)
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has seen its 2008 sales increase by 20 per cent. Last year the luxury car manufacturer retailed 1212 cars compared to 1010 the previous year. This marks the fifth consecutive annual sales increase since the company was launched in 2003. There was strong demand across the Phantom range. However the continued popularity of the four-door versions was evident with the Phantom saloon and Extended Wheelbase models accounting f... [more]
Other car news
Car sales skyrocket by 10%
New vehicle sales grew in the first quarter of 2012, but at a slower rate than the same period last year, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa) said on Tuesday.
New car finance sales increase by a third in March
New car finance sales were up 33% by value and 22% by volume in March compared with March last year, according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association, the trade body for the motor finance industry.
Auto sales buoy economy
Car sales that are running at the fastest pace in four years are poised to reverberate through the world's largest economy as a spillover into production, profits and jobs for Americans may be starting.
India auto sales up 3.4% in April: industry body
Car sales in India rose just 3.4 percent year on year in April, data from an industry body showed Thursday, after the government hiked taxes on vehicles and car makers raised prices.
Car sales grew only 3.40 percent in April
Domestic passenger car sales in India increased by only 3.40 percent in April and stood at 168,351 units from 162,813 units sold in the like period of 2011, according to data furnished by an industry body Thursday.
April car sales up 3.4 pct y/y
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Car sales in India rose an annual 3.4 percent in April, according to data from an industry body, a sixth consecutive monthly increase but lower than in recent months after the country ...
April car sales rise 3.4 pct y/y
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Car sales in India rose an annual 3.4 percent in April, according to data from an industry body, a sixth consecutive monthly increase but lower than in recent months after the country ...
Car dealers defy downturn with growing sales
(Reuters) - Britons came out in force to buy new cars in the first quarter, according to figures from top dealers, the latest signal that the car sales are resilient in the face of a return to recession for the broader economy. UK industry leader Pendragon Plc, whose 250-plus retail outlets trade as Stratstone, Evans Halshaw and Chatfields -- reported a 15.7 percent increase in new car market ...
Budget buyers to boost China car sales: Ford exec
Automakers will race to appeal to budget-conscious Chinese car buyers as the industry expands beyond the wealthy coastal cities in the east, Ford Motor Co's Asia chief said on Tuesday. As they expand more ...
Automotive Accessories Startup mAuto Store Announces Thousands of Car Sun Shades Sold After Launch
AVENTURA, Fla., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The automotive accessories startup has registered record sales of car sun shades in less than a month. Several customers are sending in their own product photos ...
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