Sussex-based Rolls-Royce report record year
8:32am Monday 18th June 2012 in News By Ben James
SUSSEX-based Rolls-Royce has reported a record year thanks to the demand for luxury cars in China.
The company, based on the Goodwood Estate, near Chichester, sold 3,538 cars worldwide last year - 30% more than in 2010.
The figure tops the previous record of 3,347 in 1978.
China overtook the US as the car-maker's biggest market as the country's wealthier classes grow and demand for luxury goods rises.
The successful year comes as the British car industry is showing promising signs.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders revealed car production rose 42% in May to 141,146, its highest level since 2004.
Source: www.theargus.co.uk
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