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£20 million Boat Tail showcases the scope of personalisation for Rolls-Royce clients
Dealership, sales and marketing

Rolls-Royce boss: "We will never be a volume-driven business"

Luxury firm posts record figures but vows to prioritise the rarity of its cars with sub-10,000 annual sales

10 January 2022
Rolls-Royce boss: "We will never be a volume-driven business"
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New Ghost was a key driver of Rolls-Royce's record sales figures
Dealership, sales and marketing

Rolls-Royce reports best sales in 117-year history

Arrival of new Ghost saloon helps luxury firm boost global volumes by 49% year on year

10 January 2022
Rolls-Royce reports best sales in 117-year history
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Elise, Exige and Evora bowed out in 2021
Dealership, sales and marketing

Lotus global sales highest in a decade last year

Hethel reports a 24% year-on-year increase in sales in the final year of Elise, Evora and Exige production

7 January 2022
Lotus global sales highest in a decade last year
Dealership, sales and marketing

Bentley achieves another record year in 2021 with 30% growth

Luxury British firm topped 2020, its previous best sales year, thanks to model introductions and hybrid variants

6 January 2022
Bentley achieves another record year in 2021 with 30% growth
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The Tesla Model 3 tops the electric car sales rankings for 2021
Dealership, sales and marketing

Record-breaking year for electric car sales, but overall market flat

Latest SMMT figures show little growth in car registrations, but electrified vehicles now make up a quarter of sales

6 January 2022
Record-breaking year for electric car sales, but overall market flat
Dealership, sales and marketing

Toyota becomes best-selling manufacturer in US for first time

Japanese firm ends General Motors' 90-year stint as the US market's most popular manufacturer

5 January 2022
Toyota becomes best-selling manufacturer in US for first time
Dealership, sales and marketing

Tesla Model 3 on track to be Europe’s top-selling EV in 2021

The small saloon is easily beating electric rivals in the sales stakes, including the Volkswagen ID 3 and Renault Zoe

31 December 2021
Tesla Model 3 on track to be Europe’s top-selling EV in 2021
Dealership, sales and marketing

Lotus ends production of Elise, Exige and Evora

Lotus has produced 51,738 units of the three models over its 73-year history

22 December 2021
Lotus ends production of Elise, Exige and Evora
Dealership, sales and marketing

Peugeot to go all-electric in Europe from 2030

CEO Linda Jackson tells Automotive News that Peugeot will switch all European models onto EV platforms

7 December 2021
Peugeot to go all-electric in Europe from 2030
Dealership, sales and marketing

Hybrids, EVs claim 27% market share as registrations climb slightly

SMMT figures for November show first uptick in four months, but chip shortage still stifling output

6 December 2021
Hybrids, EVs claim 27% market share as registrations climb slightly

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