Rolls-Royce sells strong in the Middle East
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has confirmed a strong performance in the Middle East region in 2009. Worldwide every fifth Rolls-Royce is sold in the Middle East with its 8 dealerships in 6 countries.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has confirmed a strong performance in the Middle East region in 2009. Worldwide every fifth Rolls-Royce is sold in the Middle East with its 8 dealerships in 6 countries.
Abu Dhabi Motors, the authorised dealer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, today welcomes the arrival of the Rolls-Royce Ghost to the Capital for its premiere in the United Arab Emirates.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has opened a new showroom at Qatar’s most exclusive address, the Pearl Island in Doha. The luxury automotive manufacturer celebrated the occasion on the outstanding, man- made island, located offshore the Arabian Peninsula, with a prestigious event that attracted prominent members of the Qatari business community.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is busy working on the Rolls Royce Ghost to make it production-ready by 2009. Based on the BMW 7-Series, but longer and more expensive, the Ghost name is in keeping with the extravagant company’s fascination with horror movies.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is planning to increase its manufacturing workforce by 50 per cent. More than 150 new jobs have been created to support the production of the company’s new model, the Rolls-Royce Ghost. By the end of 2009 Rolls-Royce will have created almost 400 new jobs in under two years, bringing the total number of employees based at Goodwood, West Sussex to 900.
Rolls-Royce was voted the second most powerful superbrand according to a survey by The Centre for Brand Analysis, climbing up the rankings as the BBC and British Airways fell off the top-ten list. The UK-based company, who compiled the survey through a panel of experts and 1500 businessmen, say Rolls-Royce slid into second spot, only beaten to the top spot by Google. Note that the survey was conducted only in the United Kingdom.
Italian design house Pininfarina has taken a Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe and fully reskinned it create the one-off Pininfarina Hyperion. This coach-built convertible was unveiled at the Pebble Beach auto show in the United States this month.