UPDATE 1-Rolls-Royce glides in Asia despite financial turmoil ( Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:26:06 +0200) (Updates with Singapore dollar cost of car in paragraph 8) By Miral Fahmy SINGAPORE, Sept 18 (Reuters Life!) - Rolls-Royce oozes class and cash, and Asia's Read more
RPT-Rolls-Royce glides in Asia despite financial turmoil ( Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:19:09 +0200) (Repeats to more subscribers) By Miral Fahmy SINGAPORE, Sept 18 (Reuters Life!) - Rolls-Royce oozes class and cash, and Asia's newly minted high-rollers Read more
Rolls-Royce says China tax hike won't dent growth ( Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:35:55 +0200) SHANGHAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Rolls-Royce expects sales of its luxury cars in the Greater China area to continue strong growth this year despite a doubling Read more
ESCAPE ROADS: 1934 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Park Ward Touring Saloon: A faithful rendering ( Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:30:00 +0200) Possibly one of the most elegantly handsome Rolls-Royce motorcars ever was the Phantom II Continental close-coupled Sport Saloon exhibited by coachbuilder Park Ward on its London show stand in 1933. Read more BMW's auto sales rise 2.2% in July ( Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:12:55 +0200) FRANKFURT, Germany BMW AG says global sales of its automobiles rose 2.2% in July, with its BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brands posting increases. Read more
Time Machine: Tripping in the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe ( Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:30:00 +0200) What do I know about Rolls-Royce? I am landing at Heathrow to be whisked southward for a rendezvous with the new coupe version of the Phantom. Read more
RPT-Rolls-Royce rides high on Asian high rollers ( Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:37:54 +0200) (Repeats story filed on July 17 to additional subscribers) TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters Life!) - Soaring fuel prices and global economic woes might have hit Read more Rolls-Royce Bespoke Business Booming ( Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:17 +0200) Customers subsidize the features developed by Rolls-Royce. And some of those features have been reprised in other cars. Read more Volvo signs 40-year, 40 bln SEK deal with Rolls-Royce ( Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:52:06 +0200) STOCKHOLM, July 15 (Reuters) - Volvo said on Tuesday it and Rolls-Royce signed a risk and revenue sharing agreement to build a component of the Trent Read more
Pininfarina pays homage to classic Rolls look ( Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:54:31 +0200) For everyone who thinks the Rolls-Royce Phantom has all the grace of a billet of pig iron -- face it Rolls, that's just about everyone who has seen the car -- Italian designer and specialty manufacturer Pininfarina has created a solution. Read more
Pininfarina pays homage to classic Rolls look ( Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:17:08 +0200) For everyone who thinks the Rolls-Royce Phantom has all the grace of a billet of pig iron -- face it Rolls, that's just about everyone who has seen the car -- Italian designer and specialty manufacturer Pininfarina has created a solution. Read more
RR4 Promises to be Uniquely Rolls-Royce ( Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:23:57 +0200) An insider tells the cars platform will, indeed, be unique. But it will be composed of modules pulled from the shelves of BMW and Rolls-Royce. Read more
Rolls-Royce Confident in Craftstmanship ( Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:26:13 +0200) Expansion plans, which include accommodations for a fifth Rolls-Royce model in 2010, portend continued challenges to maintain the brands exacting standards. Read more
MARKET: 1984 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur Sedan: ( Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:30:00 +0200) RM Classic Car Auction Read more
Rolls-Royce in materials joint venture with GKN ( Wed, 28 May 2008 12:40:46 +0200) LONDON, May 28 (Reuters) - British engine maker Rolls-Royce Group Plc said on Wednesday it and British engineer GKN Plc had formed a joint venture to Read more
What's this? A Rolls-Royce for the masses? Don't even think it: Luxury automaker releases design sk ( Tue, 27 May 2008 13:46:00 +0200) The Grey Poupon set is about to get another carriage in its stable: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has released initial design sketches of its new model, the so-called "baby Rolls" scheduled for launch in 2010. Read more
BMWs Purves Moves to Rolls ( Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:36:18 +0200) Purves, who has spent his entire career in the auto industry, started as an apprentice engineer at Rolls-Royces Crewe, U.K., plant in 1967. Read more
UPDATE 1-BMW's Purves named head of Rolls-Royce brand ( Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:31:10 +0200) (Adds details) FRANKFURT, April 22 (Reuters) - BMW , the world's biggest premium carmaker, appointed the long-time head of its sales operations in the Read more Purves to become CEO of Rolls-Royce ( Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:24:36 +0200) Tom Purves on July 1 will become the new CEO of BMW's Rolls-Royce -- the ultraluxury carmaker where he started his career as an apprentice engineer. The move means Jim O'Donnell will become CEO of BMW's North American unit. Read more BMW's Purves to become CEO of Rolls Royce: ( Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:15:00 +0200) Tom Purves on July 1 will become the new CEO of BMW's Rolls-Royce--the ultraluxury carmaker where he started his career as an apprentice engineer. Read more
How green is your ride?: 'Environmentally friendly' means different things to different people ( Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:30:00 +0200) Some car folk have asserted, with a hint of sincerity, that the greenest car ever sold is the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. Of 38,000 Silver Shadow variants built between 1965 and 1980, some 90 percent are still registered and roadworthy. Read more
EU approves aid for Germany Roll-Royce jet project ( Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:33:22 +0100) BRUSSELS, March 14 (Reuters) - Germany has won approval from European Union regulators for financial support it plans to give Rolls-Royce Deutschland Read more
BMW Taps Rolls-Royce Chief as Board Member ( Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:48:10 +0100) Rolls-Royce Chairman and CEO Ian Robertson will be the first Brit to sit on the board of management in BMW history. Read more Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe attracts new buyers: ( Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:25:00 +0100) Rolls-Royces new Phantom Coupe brought in conquest customers ahead of its launch at the Geneva motor show on Tuesday. Read more Rolls reveals Phantom Coupe : ( Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:30:00 +0100) Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. unveiled the Phantom Coupe at a press preview here, its third model from a common platform since parent company BMW AG relaunched the brand in 2003. Read more