Thursday 23rd September 2010

Rolls-Royce Ghost Will Get Spin-Off Model

R-R boss says Ghost derivative is likely

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Rolls-Royce is looking at expanding its Ghost model line-up, as strong demand for the new model looks to be pushing sales for 2010 to 2000 units - double the number of cars Rolls-Royce Sold last year.

Speaking with US financial website Bloomberg, Rolls CEO Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes said: "I'm quite confident that we're going to see a Ghost derivative to come. There's still a lot of potential in the market for a less formal Rolls model".

A lot of Rolls-Royce's recent growth has come from China - which is set to overtake the UK as R-R's most important market after the US, but it is also adding dealers in the Middle East, India and the US.

But Rolls-Royce will remain an exclusive, niche manufacturer. "We will definitely not end off in the tens of thousands of units," Mueller-Oetvoes said to Bloomberg. "That's not the right strategy for us. Rolls-Royce always needs to stay very exclusive. We only build a car when there is a customer behind it."

 

[Gizmo!]

Place your bets now!

Ghost-based SUV - 4x4, with the biggest diesel BMW can build - 4/1
Ghost-based "Drophead Coupé" - same, but two doors - 3/1
Ghost "Speed" - lightened, carbon fibre - 10/1

[volumeone]

That's not the right strategy for us. Rolls-Royce always needs to stay very exclusive. We only build a car when there is a customer behind it.

Its a special BMW. Get over yourself.

Edited by volumeone on Thursday 23 September 13:19

[Hitch78]

Coupe and cab seem pretty likely.

[Hitch78]

volumeone said:

That's not the right strategy for us. Rolls-Royce always needs to stay very exclusive. We only build a car when there is a customer behind it.

Its a special BMW. Get over yourself.

Edited by volumeone on Thursday 23 September 13:19

That is a ridiculous comment, one that doesn't even deserve a respo....

[GregE240]

volumeone said:

That's not the right strategy for us. Rolls-Royce always needs to stay very exclusive. We only build a car when there is a customer behind it.

Its a special BMW. Get over yourself.

Edited by volumeone on Thursday 23 September 13:19

And Bentley is a special Volkswagen?

Fool.

[ZOLLAR]

Rolls said:

less formal Rolls model

There should never be a less formal Rolls IMO

[gezkc]

ZOLLAR said:

Rolls said:

less formal Rolls model

There should never be a less formal Rolls IMO

+1

[vintageracer01]

gezkc said:

ZOLLAR said:

Rolls said:

less formal Rolls model

There should never be a less formal Rolls IMO

+1

YUP !

[MVDD]

A Bugatti Veyron is a special Skoda....where does it end.

[MG7]

Dull, horrible looking. I thought Rolls Royces were supposed to be striking? Looks like a poor re-hash of the Rover 75 IMHO.

[Hitch78]

vintageracer01 said:

gezkc said:

ZOLLAR said:

Rolls said:

less formal Rolls model

There should never be a less formal Rolls IMO

+1

YUP !

This is not a new idea though, there is a long history of roller coupes and cabriolets.

[ptopman]

MVDD said:

A Bugatti Veyron is a special Skoda....where does it end.

I wasn't aware Veyron shared a platform, which one then for a cut price Bug?

[wtdoom]

mmmmm coupe .

[appletonn]

If I couldn't quite stretch to the Phantom, I'd love a Ghost as a daily driver.

The fact that I could just about stretch to a 1/43 scale model of one is obviously irrelevant....!

[HowMuchLonger]

Gizmo! said:

Place your bets now!
Ghost-based "Drophead Coupé" - same, but two doors - 3/1

I for one will definitely take you up on that. Who will be holding the funds in the mean time? Maybe PH HQ could set up a holding fund?

[volumeone]

GregE240 said:

volumeone said:

That's not the right strategy for us. Rolls-Royce always needs to stay very exclusive. We only build a car when there is a customer behind it.

Its a special BMW. Get over yourself.

Edited by volumeone on Thursday 23 September 13:19

And Bentley is a special Volkswagen?

Fool.

Well it is isn't it? You get pretty much the same engineering in a VW Phaeton as Bentley. You get pretty much the same engineering in a BMW 7 Series as a Rolls Royce.

Its just funny to say it'll never run production in the tens of thousands of units when the car it is based on does.

[bernies]

The new Rolls Royce suv?

[Vantagefan]

Hitch78 said:

volumeone said:

That's not the right strategy for us. Rolls-Royce always needs to stay very exclusive. We only build a car when there is a customer behind it.

Its a special BMW. Get over yourself.

Edited by volumeone on Thursday 23 September 13:19

That is a ridiculous comment, one that doesn't even deserve a respo....

tee hee

[Vantagefan]

MG7 said:

Dull, horrible looking. I thought Rolls Royces were supposed to be striking? Looks like a poor re-hash of the Rover 75 IMHO.

Sorry, the idea of a Rolls being a visual rehash of a Rover made me stop laughing an feel a little ill instead.

[rudecherub]

ZOLLAR said:

Rolls said:

less formal Rolls model

There should never be a less formal Rolls IMO