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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars delivers highest-ever sales in 2021

In 2021, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars delivered the highest-ever annual sales results in the marque’s 117-year history.

The company delivered 5,586 motor cars to clients around the world, up 49% on the same period in 2020. This overall figure includes all-time record sales in most regions, including Greater China, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

All Rolls-Royce models performed extremely strongly. Growth has been driven principally by Ghost, with demand surging further following the launch of Black Badge Ghost in October 2021. This, together with the continuing pre-eminence of Cullinan and the marque’s pinnacle product, Phantom, has ensured order books are full well into the third quarter of 2022. The company’s Provenance (pre-owned) programme also enjoyed exceptional sales results in 2021, achieving an all-time record.

Rolls-Royce delivered 5,586 motor cars in 2021 – the highest-ever annual sales results in the marque’s 117-year history / Picture: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

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Torsten Müller-Ötvös, chief executive officer at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said: “2021 was a phenomenal year for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. We delivered more cars than at any time in the marque’s 117-year history, with unprecedented demand for all products in every global market.

“Our extremely strong product portfolio, an exceptional bespoke offering, together with the first full year of availability of Ghost, the launch of Black Badge Ghost in October and the continuing record demand for bespoke personalisation, has contributed meaningfully to our extremely strong performance. This is hugely encouraging as we prepare for the historic launch of Spectre, our first all-electric car. Building on this year’s success, we will continue to evolve as a true luxury brand, beyond the realms of automotive manufacturing.”

Bespoke commissions remain at record levels, with individual examples including the Phantom Oribe co-created with Hermès, alongside the Phantom Tempus, and Black Badge Wraith and Black Badge Dawn Landspeed Collection cars. The company signalled its commitment to leading a new contemporary coachbuilding movement with Rolls-Royce Coachbuild becoming a permanent fixture in its future portfolio, and with it the unveiling of its latest coachbuilt offering, Boat Tail.

Rolls-Royce says it will continue to invest in its manufacturing plant at Goodwood in readiness for electrification – it announced its first all-electric car, Spectre, in 2021 / Picture: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Rolls-Royce also announced its first all-electric car, Spectre, during 2021. The undertaking of bringing Spectre to market by the fourth quarter of 2023 has begun, with testing now underway. The 2.5 million-kilometre testing journey, which extends to all four corners of the world, will simulate more than 400 years of use for a Rolls-Royce.

While preparations are made for the marque’s all-electric future, Rolls-Royce continues to meet the surge in demand for its current portfolio through a flexible manufacturing process and the dedication of over 2,000 people who work at the home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex and around the world. The Rolls-Royce factory at Goodwood is currently running at near-maximum capacity, on a two-shift pattern to fulfil orders from clients around the world.

Rolls-Royce says it will continue to invest in its manufacturing plant in readiness for electrification, and in future talent, with a record 37 new apprentices set to join the company in September 2022.


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