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Rolls-Royce and Bentley sail on serenely
Published: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:09:58 GMT
 

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Both German-owned British luxury noble marques, Rolls-Royce and Bentley had successful 2011 sales, with BMW owned Rolls-Royce recording its best-ever annual sales record in its 107 year history.

Thanks to last year’s record growth, led by China and the youthful Asia-Pacific region – up 47 per cent – Rolls-Royce posted record sales of 3,538 cars.

That’s 31 per cent up on the previous year and compares with the 2,711 sold back in 1978 ...more