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Rolls Royce Sets 107-Year Sales Record

January 9, 2012 at 5:40 PM Leave a comment

Ah yes, the 1%ers are doing very, very well indeed:

Rolls Royce Reports Most Sales Ever

Rolls Royce has reported its highest annual sales in its 107-year history for 2011.

The UK-based car company was successful at home, but its foreign market has grown considerably.

Customers in the Middle East are buying up the ultra-luxurious cars, and Saudi Arabia is the company’s fifth largest market, followed by the United Arab Emirates at fourth.

(Via.)

Here’s more:

The UAE and Saudi Arabia were the fourth and fifth biggest markets for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in 2011, the luxury vehicle maker said on Monday.

The company revealed record sales results for 2011 with a total of 3,538 cars sold globally, a 31 percent increase on the 2010 total of 2,711 cars.

The figure represents the best sales result in the company’s 107-year history; the previous record of 3,347 cars having been set in 1978 during the Silver Shadow II era.

Sales figures for the Middle East rose by 23 percent in the past year, the company said in a statement, adding that the UAE registered 32 percent growth.

Globally, China and the United States were the most significant individual markets for Rolls-Royce.

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