Rolls-Royce steers way to highest ever sales

Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Torsten Muller Otvos

The Sussex-based company delivered a record 4,063 cars in 2014 – up 12 per cent on its 2013 total and the fifth year in a row it has increased sales. Last year’s rise means sales have risen five-fold since 2009.

Last year, sales increased 13 per cent in the UK, 40 per cent in Europe as a whole, 30 per cent in the USA and 20 per cent in the Middle East.

The best-selling Rolls’ dealership was in Abu Dhabi in the Middle East.

Sales were boosted by strong orders for the Ghost Series II launched in November and the Wraith which enjoyed its first full year of sales.

James Warren, a spokesman for Rolls- Royce, told The Yorkshire Post: “North of the Watford gap there’s been really, really strong growth.”

He believes that to be a strong indicator of entrepreneurs doing well and wanting to reward themselves.

Rolls has created 200 permanent jobs in the past 18 months, with more than 1,500 now working at its headquarters at Goodwood in West Sussex.