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WA today (www.watoday.com.au) has great Rolls-Royce news, photos, videos and more
Thursday, May 28
Elite brand stays on a roll
Australia He says high-flying hedge fund managers are the ones most affected by the recession and they buy "look at me" cars rather than Rolls-Royces. Rolls-Royce buyers are more likely to be self-made millionaires. That said, Grieve acknowledges the financial ...
Sunday, May 17
Penthouses - the best rooms in town
Australia Other extras include a butler and a personal trainer, a Zen garden, a spa room and use of a Rolls-Royce Phantom. It's not just the furnishings or gimmicks that appeal to penthouse-suite guests. Travel agent Claudia Rossi Hudson, from Mary Rossi Travel ...
Holden concept to ambush new Falcon
Australia a decision on whether it will attend this October's Sydney motor show. Last year Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Jaguar, Mini and Rolls Royce skipped the Sydney show. Mercedes' absence from the Melbourne Show gives a free-kick to arch-rivals BMW and Audi.
Spirited revival
Australia The world may be in a recession and buyers may be shunning luxury cars in droves but that hasn't stopped Rolls-Royce from adding a new thoroughbred to its stable. The Rolls-Royce Ghost, baby brother to the larger and more expensive Phantom, ...
China rolls out a Rolls-Royce rip-off
Photo: AP Luxury British car maker Rolls-Royce is considering legal action after a Chinese company unveiled a prototype limousine that is a dead ringer for the Rolls-Royce Phantom and which would sell for about a fraction of the price. ... Rolls Royce Ghost - latest spies AutoExpress
Crises dents Ferrari sales
Australia Hong Kong has more Rolls-Royce cars per capita than anywhere else in the world, but the super-rich have stayed away in the past few weeks, a period which is normally busy for the famous marque. "Our customers aren't so much directly affected by the ...
New Cars of 2009: Luxury cars
Australia Australia rolls out the red carpet for new luxury cars that include the first Cadillac in more than 40 years, the next-generation BMW 7-Series, a new Mercedes E-Class, two Bentleys and even a baby Rolls-Royce. A slightly more affordable Bentley also ...
'Baby' Rolls-Royce revealed
Rolls-Royce 200EX concept previews British luxury marque's new BMW 7-Series-based RR4 limo that will sit beneath the $1m-plus Phantom. Is this the perfect car for billionaires downsizing? The pinnacle of motoring snobbery, Rolls-Royce, has released ...
Show me the money
Australia Downsizing well-to-doers could join the queue for the Rolls-Royce 200EX, an experimental vehicle that points to the upcoming RR4, the long-awaited baby brother to the behemoth Phantom. Or there's the most potent of Lamborghinis, which comes with a name ...
BMW 8-series credit-crunched
Australia Mini (Crossover), as well as the Progressive Activity Sedan (PAS). BMW Group sales for the first nine months of 2009 are still up slightly, by 1.7 per cent, thanks to Mini (up 12%) and Rolls-Royce (up 43%). BMW sales are down slightly, year on year.
Motoring icon takes a final spin
In the following 40 years it grew in size and gained forced induction, but was pensioned off in 1998 when then-owner Vickers introduced the new BentleyArnage and Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph models with BMW engines. However, in 1999 Volkswagen took ... New Cars of 2009: Luxury cars WA today
Thursday, May 14
BMW increase output at small car factory
Australia In the first four months of this year, sales of the group's BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce cars were down 22 per cent in annual terms to 378859 cars. Reithofer said a new fuel-saving BMW, the Megacity Vehicle, was to be the first model in a completely new ...
Tuesday, Apr 7
Mercedes-Benz, BMW sales tumble
Australia World sales of BMW, Rolls-Royce and Mini cars in March were down 17 per cent in annual terms to 126375 cars, BMW Group said in Munich. BMW chief sales and marketing officer Ian Robertson said the fall had been less extreme than in the previous two ...
Monday, Apr 6
Wedding of the week
Australia So I would say riding down the highway with my new wife in a 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom and the arrival at Burrundulla cellar door for a beverage." The dress Jo wore a strapless, silk satin couture gown with a lace overlay and a small fishtail and train ...
