Rolls-Royce has announced it is to increase its Goodwood workforce by around 150 workers in order to cope with the introduction of the new Ghost model.
Yesterday’s announcement will see 150 new positions created as a direct result of the introduction of the new model, bringing the total number of new employees bought into the company in the last two years to nearly 400.
Around 150 new staff will be recruited before the end of the year to add to the 750 staff currently working at the Goodwood site. Many of the positions will be in the leather, wood and paint shops but some will include office jobs to help cope with the necessary administrative duties required when introducing a new model to market. Workers will also be recruited to staff the new Ghost assembly line, which will run along side the other Rolls-Royce models.
The announcement comes at a good time for the car industry that has been on tough ground due to the difficult financial climate. 'This is good news for the British car industry at a time when it is struggling,' says Rolls-Royce CEO Tom Purves. 'Britain has an exceptional talent for automotive production and we are keen to maximize this at Rolls-Royce. Our new model, the Ghost, has enjoyed an extremely positive international response and we now need to put people in place to bring the car to market.'
The new Rolls-Royce Ghost, previously seen at the Geneva motor show as the 200EX concept, will go on sale later next year at a cost of around £170,000. An early production model was snapped earlier in the week waiting for a cross-channel ferry.
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