DriveInside.com | Thursday January 21, 2010
UK-based luxury-car maker, Rolls-Royce, expects its Asia sales to triple to 450 units in 2010. The company is hoping that its relatively low-priced Rolls-Royce Ghost will help push up sales. Additionally, it feels that luxury cars will fare better this year in comparison to last year’s sales, given the improving economic scenario. In 2009, only Read More...
DriveInside.com | Saturday November 21, 2009
UK-based luxury car manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, recently previewed its super-luxury saloon, the Ghost, in India. The car is priced at Rs 2.5 crore. Deliveries will start in 2010. The company is hoping to sell 60 units of the car in the first year of its launch. Less expensive than the Rolls-Royce Phantom, the Ghost is expected to overtake the Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday September 7, 2009
Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce will be introducing the Rolls-Royce Ghost in India in the second quarter of 2010. The luxury saloon, which is being launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show, has a 6.6-litre turbocharged, V12 engine and a new eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox, with a maximum power output of 563 bhp. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/hr in Read More...
DriveInside.com | Saturday August 22, 2009
A 1934 model of the Rolls-Royce Phantom-II, once belonging to the Maharaja of Rajkot, is all set to be auctioned in Germany. The all-weather convertible is expected to fetch 8.5 million pounds at the auction, which is being organised by the Rolls-Royce Museum in Muhlheim. Rolls-Royce custom-built this car for Thakorsaheb Dharmendrasinhji 75 years Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday July 29, 2009
The United Kingdom's Rolls Royce Motor Company is beginning to recognise India as an increasingly significant market for its custom built luxury cars. The company's Chief Executive, Tom Purves, said that he expects India to become the single most important market for Rolls Royce in the next 5-10 years. The country is the second fastest growing Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday July 16, 2009
A recent survey conducted by research firm Synovate says that India is among the top few countries in the world where luxury cars are more popular than ‘green cars’. India comes second in the list, with 47 per cent respondents choosing luxury cars, and 30 per cent choosing environment friendly cars. South Africa, where 53 per cent respondents Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday July 1, 2009
British luxury car maker Rolls-Royce is planning to launch its new model, the Ghost, in India by the end of 2009. The Rolls-Royce Ghost will be launched globally at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, 2009, and will come to India in November or December. The new model, says the company, is a ‘Rolls you can drive everyday’. It will be priced Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday June 19, 2009
Tata Motors will be introducing its premium car brands, Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR), in India on June 28, 2009. The company is planning to open JLR showrooms not just in metros but also in smaller cities like Ludhiana. A number of JLR models have been tweaked to suit Indian driving conditions.
Of Land Rover’s range of cars, the Range Rover, Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday September 12, 2008
Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce is all set to sell the new Phantom Coupe in India in the first week of November. It will cost around Rs 3.75 crore, including customs duty.
Speaking to the press Dr Matthew J. Bennet, General Manager, South and East Asia Pacific, Rolls-Royce Motors Cars Ltd, said that they will hopefully launch Phantom Coupe in the Read More...