Money accumulated during pandemic helps Rolls-Royce hit record sales
The BMW-owned firm delivered 5,586 cars last year, up 49% on 2020.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars achieved record sales in 2021 as coronavirus lockdowns led to āa lot of money accumulated worldwideā, the companyās chief executive has said.
Torsten Muller-Otvos said the BMW-owned firm delivered 5,586 cars last year, up 49% on 2020.
He told a virtual press conference it is āvery much due to Covid that the entire luxury business is booming worldwideā.
People ācouldnāt travel a lotā or spend money on āluxury servicesā following the outbreak of the virus in 2020, Mr Muller-Otvos said.
āFor that reason, there is quite a lot of money accumulated worldwide, which was spent on luxury goods. We also profited from that.
A phenomenal year
āMany people also witnessed in their community people dying from Covid and that made them think that life can be short and youād better live now than postpone it to a later date.
āThat also has helped quite massively to (encourage people to) invest into what I would call the nice, lovely things in the world.ā
Rolls-Royce said there was strong demand for all its models in 2021, particularly the Ghost and Cullinan.
Bespoke commissions were also at record levels.
The firm, based in Goodwood West Sussex, is continuing to develop its first pure electric car, Spectre which is due to be released in the final three months of 2023.
Mr Muller-Otvos described 2021 as āa phenomenal yearā for Rolls-Royce.
āWe delivered more cars than at any time in the marqueās 117-year history with unprecedented demand for all products in every global market,ā he said.