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{{About-distinguish|the BMW subsidiary established in 1998|Rolls-Royce Motors}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited
| logo = [[File:Rolls royce motorcars logo.svg|upright=1.2|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
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| type = [[Subsidiary]]
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| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| predecessor = <!-- This BMW AG subsidiary has no relation to any of the pre-1998 companies that manufactured cars under the Rolls-Royce brand. -->
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1998|03}} in the United Kingdom
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| location_city = [[Goodwood plant|Goodwood]], West Sussex, England
| location_country = United Kingdom
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| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Chris Brownridge<br><small>(CEO)</small><br>Henry Cloke<br><small>(Chief Design Officer)</small><br>Jonathan Simms<br><small>(Lead Engineer)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/rolls-royce-ghost-engineering-talk-170124852.html|title=Rolls-Royce Engineering Lead Jonathan Simms talks about engineering the Ghost|publisher=Autoblog|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110115546/https://www.autoblog.com/rolls-royce-ghost-engineering-talk-170124852.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/rolls-royce-ghost-design-talk-170124936.html|title=Rolls-Royce Designer Henry Cloke talks about the design aspect|publisher=Autoblog|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110115545/https://www.autoblog.com/rolls-royce-ghost-design-talk-170124936.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Peter Schwarzenbauer]]<br><small>(Chairman)</small>
| products = {{unbulleted list| [[Rolls-Royce Phantom (2017)|Phantom]] | [[Rolls-Royce Spectre|Spectre]] | [[Rolls-Royce Ghost|Ghost]] | [[Rolls-Royce Cullinan|Cullinan]]  }}
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| services = Automobile customisation
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| num_employees = 1,300 (2014)
| parent = [[BMW]]
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| homepage = {{url|https://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/|rolls-roycemotorcars.com}}
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'''Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited''' is a British [[luxury automobile]] maker that has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of [[BMW|BMW AG]] since 2003 &ndash; as the exclusive manufacturer of ''Rolls-Royce''-branded motor cars. The company's administrative and production headquarters are located on the {{convert|42|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[Goodwood House|Goodwood Estate]] in [[Goodwood plant|Goodwood]], [[West Sussex]], England, United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/en_GB/inspiring-greatness/values/a-greener-goodwood.html|title=A Greener Goodwood|website=Rolls-Royce Motor Cars|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>

From 1906 to 2003, motor cars were manufactured and marketed under the ''Rolls-Royce'' brand by [[Rolls-Royce Limited]] and [[Rolls-Royce Motors]]. The Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to ''Rolls-Royce''-branded vehicles produced before 2003, other than having briefly supplied components and engines. The [[Bentley|Bentley Motors Limited]] subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and various other predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between the foundation of each company and 2003, when the BMW-controlled entity started producing cars under the Rolls-Royce brand.

The BBC called Rolls-Royce "probably one of the most recognised icons in the world", and that "the name Rolls-Royce entered the English language as a [[Comparison (grammar)|superlative]]."<ref>{{cite news |title=Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/ziHy_WzoT-6kWH4iEPKxTg |access-date=12 June 2022 |agency=BBC |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613083924/https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/ziHy_WzoT-6kWH4iEPKxTg |url-status=live }}</ref>

The company's line of vehicles includes the [[Rolls-Royce Phantom VII|Phantom]], the top-of-the-line four-door saloon first offered in 2003 - as of January 2025, it is offered in two lengths; the smaller [[Rolls-Royce Ghost|Ghost]] four-door saloon - also offered in two lengths; the [[Rolls-Royce Cullinan|Cullinan]] SUV, and the [[Rolls-Royce Spectre|Spectre]] coupé. The last being Rolls-Royce's first electric car.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rolls-Royce Spectre |url=https://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/en_US/showroom/spectre.html |access-date=5 Sep 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818142729/https://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/en_US/showroom/spectre.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Rolls-Royce Spectre Anthracite (20-crop).jpg|thumb|''[[Spirit of Ecstasy]]'', the bonnet mascot sculpture on Rolls-Royce cars]]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of [[BMW]] in 1998 after BMW licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls-Royce Holdings plc]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cowell|first=Alan|date=1998-07-29|title=INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; BMW to Get Rolls-Royce After All by Acquiring the Name|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/29/business/international-business-bmw-to-get-rolls-royce-after-all-by-acquiring-the-name.html|access-date=2020-06-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129012336/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/29/business/international-business-bmw-to-get-rolls-royce-after-all-by-acquiring-the-name.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and acquired the rights to the ''[[Spirit of Ecstasy]]'' and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks from [[Volkswagen AG]]. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has been manufacturing Rolls-Royce branded cars since 2003.

Although the Rolls-Royce brand has been in use since 1906, the fate of the brand diverged between 1998 and 2003. In 2003, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG, which had been a major supplier to the brand up to 2003, began manufacturing vehicles with the Rolls-Royce name. Volkswagen AG took ownership of the Bentley name as well as previous Rolls-Royce production facilities and previous Rolls-Royce designs.

Former chief executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös joined the company in January 2010, with a pledge to regain the quality standards that made Rolls-Royce famous. That year sales in China increased by 600%, making it the company's second largest market after the US.<ref>[http://www.barrymansfield.com/pdf/TurboJet%20Horizon%20Rolls%20Royce.pdf TurboJet Horizon: 'Roll with the changes'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209203951/http://www.barrymansfield.com/pdf/TurboJet%20Horizon%20Rolls%20Royce.pdf |date=9 February 2015 }}, published 1 November 2011</ref>

On October 5, 2023, Rolls-Royce announced that Müller-Ötvös will be retiring as CEO on November 30 after 14 years. He is succeeded by Chris Brownridge, the former CEO of BMW UK, who became the company's new CEO on December 1, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0437495EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-announces-retirement-of-torsten-mueller-oetvoes-ceo|title=ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF TORSTEN MÜLLER-ÖTVÖS, CEO|website=Rolls-Royce|access-date=2023-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/690049/rolls-royce-new-ceo-announcement/|title=Rolls-Royce CEO Retires, Chris Brownridge Named New Boss|website=motor1|access-date=2023-10-05}}</ref> Müller-Ötvös was the company's longest serving CEO to date.

===Ownership and licensing of trademarks===
[[File:Rolls-Royce Motor Cars logo.svg|thumb|upright|left|Rolls-Royce Motor Cars emblem]]
In 1998, [[Vickers]] decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors. The most likely buyer was BMW, which already supplied engines and other components for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, but BMW's final offer of £340&nbsp;million was beaten by Volkswagen's £430&nbsp;million ($703 million).<ref>{{cite news |title=Rolls-Royce Sale To VW Backed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/06/business/rolls-royce-sale-to-vw-backed.html |access-date=27 June 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=6 June 1998 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627081953/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/06/business/rolls-royce-sale-to-vw-backed.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

A stipulation in the ownership documents of Rolls-Royce dictated that Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, the aero-engine maker, would retain certain essential trademarks, including the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo if the automotive division was sold. Although Vickers plc sold the vehicle designs, nameplates, administrative headquarters, production facilities, ''Spirit of Ecstasy'' and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks to Volkswagen AG, Rolls-Royce plc chose to license the Rolls-Royce name and logo to BMW AG for £40&nbsp;million ($66 million), because Rolls-Royce plc had recently had joint business ventures with BMW.<ref>{{cite news |title=BMW Buys Rolls-Royce Brand Name |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bmw-buys-rolls-royce-brand-name/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |work=CBS |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627081649/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bmw-buys-rolls-royce-brand-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

BMW's contract to supply engines and components to Rolls-Royce Motors allowed BMW to cancel the contract with 12 months' notice. Volkswagen would be unable to re-engineer the Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles to use other engines within that time frame. With the Rolls-Royce brand identification marks split between the two companies and Volkswagen's engine supply in jeopardy, the two companies entered into negotiations. Volkswagen agreed to sell BMW the ''Spirit of Ecstasy'' and grille shape trademarks and BMW agreed to continue supplying engines and components until 2003. Volkswagen continued to produce Rolls-Royce branded vehicles between 1998 and 2003. This gave BMW time to build a new Rolls-Royce administrative headquarters and [[Goodwood plant|production facility]] on the [[Goodwood House|Goodwood Estate]] near [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]], and develop the Phantom, the first Rolls-Royce from the new company. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited became the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce branded cars in 2003. Rolls-Royce announced in September 2014 that a new technology and logistics centre would be built, which opened in 2016, 8 miles away from the main headquarters, in the seaside resort town of [[Bognor Regis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-29118089|title=Rolls-Royce plans Bognor Regis technology centre|work=BBC News|date=8 September 2014|access-date=24 June 2015|archive-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209061248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-29118089|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New building sought by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars at its site |url=https://www.bognorregispost.co.uk/2018/09/new-building-sought-by-rolls-royce-motor-cars-at-its-site/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |work=Bognor Regis Post |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814071932/https://www.bognorregispost.co.uk/2018/09/new-building-sought-by-rolls-royce-motor-cars-at-its-site/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Products ==
===Current===
==== Phantom ====
{{Main|Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII}}
[[File:Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII Series II Monteverde Black Peony Pink (5).jpg|alt=|left|thumb|Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII Series II]]
* Rolls-Royce unveiled the new [[Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII|Phantom]] at "The Great Eight Phantoms Exhibit", which would go into production at the end of 2017, with sales starting in 2018. This is the current Flagship Model and the most expensive production car made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. 
* A facelifted model, dubbed the Series II was revealed on May 12, 2022 has received subtle exterior changes & 4 additional wheel options. 
* The Phantom comes in 2 lengths, a standard version & an extended wheelbase version which added 200 mm of length, exclusively for the rear passengers. The latter currently being the longest sedan currently in production.

====Ghost (Second Generation)====
{{Main|Rolls Royce Ghost#Second Generation}}
[[File:2021 Rolls Royce Ghost V12 4x4 Auto.jpg|thumb|Rolls-Royce Ghost Second Generation (Series I)]]

* The Current Rolls-Royce Ghost was unveiled on 1 September 2020 as a Rolls-Royce's current entry model.

* An Extended Wheelbase version is available, adding 160 mm of length into the car for the rear occupants.
* A facelifted model - the Series II was unveiled on August 10, 2024. Subtle changes were made to the exterior, noticeably with the taillights.

====Cullinan====
{{Main|Rolls Royce Cullinan}}
 
[[File:Rolls-Royce Cullinan Top Marques 2019 IMG 1058.jpg|thumb|Rolls-Royce Cullinan (Series I)|alt=|left]]
* After much anticipation, Rolls-Royce revealed the [[Rolls-Royce Cullinan|Cullinan]] in early 2018. The 5-door SUV shares the "Architecture of Luxury" platform and many components with the [[Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII|Phantom]]. 
* The Cullinan also received a facelift, which was unveiled on July 5, 2024.

==== Spectre ====
{{Main|Rolls-Royce Spectre}}
[[File:2023 Rolls-Royce Spectre.jpg|thumb|Rolls-Royce Spectre]]
* Rolls-Royce's first all-electric car, and the most aerodynamic, the Spectre<ref>{{cite news |title=CarAndDriver: Rolls-Royce Spectre |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/rolls-royce/spectre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906030055/https://www.caranddriver.com/rolls-royce/spectre |archive-date=6 September 2022 |access-date=5 Sep 2022}}</ref> was revealed on 18 October 2022. The Spectre is positioned between the Cullinan and the Phantom.

* It introduces a redesigned ''Spirit of Ecstasy'', with one leg forward, a lower, powerful stance, and more realistic, and aerodynamic robes (commonly mistaken as wings).

===Former===

====Phantom====
{{Main|Rolls-Royce Phantom (seventh generation)}}
{{Main|Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé}}
{{Main|Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé}}

{{Main|Rolls-Royce Sweptail}}
* 2003–2016 &ndash; [[Rolls-Royce Phantom VII|Phantom]] 4-door saloon. Launched in January 2003 at Detroit's North American International Auto Show, this is the first model from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited. The car has a 6.75&nbsp;L V12 engine sourced from BMW, but most components are unique to the car. Parts are sourced from Continental Europe and the UK. Assembly, leatherwork, woodwork, and finishing are carried out in a new factory in Goodwood near Chichester, Sussex. It received a facelift for the 2013 model year.[[File:Rolls Royce Phantom 2015 (22719825307).jpg|thumb|right|Rolls-Royce Phantom VII Series II]]
* 2005–2016 &ndash; Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase. This car's wheelbase is 250&nbsp;mm longer than that of the standard Phantom saloon. Just like its shorter counterpart, it also received a facelift of the 2013 model year.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
* 2007–2016 &ndash; [[Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé|Phantom Drophead Coupé]] (convertible)[[File:2007 Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead - Flickr - The Car Spy (5).jpg|thumb|Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé]]
* 2008–2016 &ndash; [[Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé|Phantom Coupé]][[File:2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom (3C68) coupe (2015-01-25) 01.jpg|thumb|right|Rolls-Royce Phantom coupé]]
* 2017 &ndash; [[Rolls-Royce Sweptail]] was a one-off custom Phantom Coupé sold for $12.8 million after a 4-year build<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a9954783/this-dollar13-million-rolls-royce-took-four-years-to-build/|title=This $13 Million Rolls-Royce Took Four Years to Build|first=Máté|last=Petrány|date=31 May 2017|website=Road & Track|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020658/https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a9954783/this-dollar13-million-rolls-royce-took-four-years-to-build/|url-status=live}}</ref> making it the most expensive new car ever sold at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/10739/13-million-rolls-royce-sweptail-could-be-most-expensive-new-car-ever-made|title=$13 Million Rolls-Royce Sweptail Could Be Most Expensive New Car Ever Made|first=Caleb|last=Jacobs|website=The Drive|date=27 May 2017 |access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030113557/https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/10739/13-million-rolls-royce-sweptail-could-be-most-expensive-new-car-ever-made|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Ghost (First Generation) ====
{{Main|Rolls Royce Ghost#First Generation}}

* 2010–2020 &ndash; Rolls-Royce announced in September 2006 that it would develop a new four-door model named Ghost. The Ghost will be smaller than the previous Rolls-Royce automobile launched, the Phantom. Only 20% of the components would be sourced from [[BMW 7 Series (F01)|BMW F01 7 Series]] and it will be positioned below the Phantom VII.
* On 4 March 2014, the new Ghost Series II was revealed to the public at the Geneva Motor Show. It has a facelift front with new LED headlights. The interior has had an update as well. [[File:Paris - Mondial de l'automobile - Rolls Royce - Ghost - 01.JPG|thumb|Rolls-Royce Ghost Series I]]

==== Dawn ====
{{Main|Rolls-Royce Dawn}}
* 2015&ndash;2023<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-02 |title=Rolls-Royce has officially ended production of the Dawn convertible |language=en |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/rolls-royce-has-officially-ended-production-dawn-convertible |access-date=2023-05-03 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503145922/https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/rolls-royce-has-officially-ended-production-dawn-convertible |url-status=live }}</ref> &ndash; [[Rolls-Royce Dawn (2015)|Dawn]] 4-seater [[convertible]]. It was announced in time for the [[International Motor Show Germany|2015 Frankfurt Motor Show]].<ref name="2015-09-08_CarAdvice">[https://www.caradvice.com.au/380626/rolls-royce-dawn-unveiled/ The new Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible has been unveiled just ahead of the 2015 Frankfurt motor show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504061739/https://www.caradvice.com.au/380626/rolls-royce-dawn-unveiled/ |date=4 May 2019 }}, Derek Fung, CarAdvice, 8 September 2015</ref><ref name="2015-09-08_TG">[https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/rolls-royces-new-dawn-glorious-ps250000-super-convertible Rolls-Royce's new Dawn is a glorious, £250,000 super-convertible] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504061739/https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/rolls-royces-new-dawn-glorious-ps250000-super-convertible |date=4 May 2019 }}, Jason Barlow, Top Gear, 8 September 2015</ref>[[File:Rolls Royce Dawn 2016 (31214258855).jpg|thumb|Rolls-Royce Dawn]]

==== Wraith====
{{Main|Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)|l1 = Rolls Royce Wraith}}

* 2013&ndash;2022<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rolls-Royce Dawn production ends ahead of Spectre EV launch |language=en |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/rolls-royce-dawn-production-ends-ahead-spectre-ev-launch |access-date=2023-05-03 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503150204/https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/rolls-royce-dawn-production-ends-ahead-spectre-ev-launch |url-status=live }}</ref> &ndash; [[Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)|Wraith]] coupé. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars launched a new car at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] on 5 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-wraith-this-is-it-451066986|title=Rolls-Royce Wraith: This Is It|author=Peter Orosz|work=Jalopnik|date=5 March 2013 |access-date=24 June 2015|archive-date=22 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122233613/http://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-wraith-this-is-it-451066986|url-status=live}}</ref> The new car, named the Rolls-Royce Wraith (in honour of the original [[Rolls-Royce Wraith (1938)|Wraith]] built by the original [[Rolls-Royce Limited]] from 1938 to 1939) is a luxury coupe, with a long bonnet and a sleek roof line, and is a coupe version of the [[Rolls-Royce Ghost|Ghost]]. It is powered by a 623 bhp, twin-turbocharged [[V12 engine]] connected to an eight-speed gearbox. It is the fastest car made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Which Rolls-Royce Is The Fastest? - Luxury Viewer|date=12 February 2021|url=https://luxuryviewer.com/which-rolls-royce-is-the-fastest/|access-date=2021-08-04|language=en-US|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706123723/https://luxuryviewer.com/which-rolls-royce-is-the-fastest/|url-status=live}}</ref> Deliveries were expected to begin by the end of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2014-rolls-royce-wraith-set-for-2013-geneva-auto-show.html|title=2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith Set for 2013 Geneva Auto Show|date=18 January 2013|work=Edmunds|access-date=24 June 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234035/http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2014-rolls-royce-wraith-set-for-2013-geneva-auto-show.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Rolls-Royce had stated that the Wraith would be the most powerful Rolls-Royce motor car to that date.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216173635/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/pressclub/p/rr/pressDetail.html?id=T0136285EN Rolls-Royce Motor Cars PressClub: "Most dynamic and powerful Rolls-Royce in history set for debut at Geneva"], Press Release published 18 January 2013</ref> [[File:Rolls-Royce Wraith, GIMS 2019, Le Grand-Saconnex (GIMS0561).jpg|thumb|Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge]]

=== Concept vehicles ===
* [[Rolls-Royce 100EX]] (2006)
* [[Rolls-Royce 101EX]] (2006)
* [[Rolls-Royce Hyperion]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z15446/rolls-royce-hyperion.aspx |title=2008 Rolls-Royce Hyperion Images, Pricing and News |publisher=Conceptcarz.com |access-date=29 July 2010 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613041711/http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z15446/Rolls-Royce-Hyperion.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> (2008; known as Pininfarina Hyperion)
* Rolls-Royce Mini<ref>{{cite web |last=Blanco |first=Sebastian |url=http://green.autoblog.com/2009/06/05/spy-shots-rolls-royce-mini-one-off/ |title=Rolls-Royce Mini auf autobloggreen |publisher=Green.autoblog.com |access-date=26 September 2011 |archive-date=4 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304001248/http://green.autoblog.com/2009/06/05/spy-shots-rolls-royce-mini-one-off/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> (June 2009)<!-- Special edition for the 100th Anniversary of Rolls-Royce; only one vehicle was built. BMW had planned to manufacture 500 units of the Rolls-Royce Mini. -->
* [[Rolls-Royce Ghost#200EX concept (2009)|Rolls-Royce 200EX]] (2009; known as ″RR04″ also)
* [[Rolls-Royce 102EX]] (2010)
* Rolls-Royce 103EX (2016)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Savov|first1=Vlad|title=The Rolls-Royce Vision 100 concept is completelty, irredeemably ridiculous|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/16/11952304/rolls-royce-vision-100-concept-car-photos|website=The Verge|date=16 June 2016|access-date=18 June 2016|archive-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617232730/http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/16/11952304/rolls-royce-vision-100-concept-car-photos|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Rolls-Royce Boat Tail]] (2021) is a custom-built concept car based on its predecessor, the Sweptail. Production is limited to three units, two of which has since been revealed.
*[[Rolls-Royce Droptail]] (2023) is currently Rolls-Royce's latest coachbuild project. Production is limited to four units, three of which has since been revealed.

== Sales ==
The all-time high record of sales (beginning in 2005) was achieved in 2023, at 6,032 cars, topping 2022 sales by 11 cars. In 2011, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited sold 3,538 cars, an increase of 31 percent compared to 2010, beating the previous sales record from 1978. The strong sales growth occurred in the Asia Pacific region, Britain and the Middle East with sales increases of 47 percent, 30 percent and 23 percent respectively.<ref name=2011RRrecordsales>{{cite news |title= Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce enjoys record sales |url= https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rolls-royce-sales/luxury-carmaker-rolls-royce-enjoys-record-sales-idUKL6E8C92JF20120109 |author= Matt Scuffham |newspaper= Reuters |date= 2012-01-09 |access-date= 4 May 2019 |archive-date= 1 May 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190501105428/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rolls-royce-sales/luxury-carmaker-rolls-royce-enjoys-record-sales-idUKL6E8C92JF20120109 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

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! Calendar year !! Total sales
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| 2005<ref name=sales2006>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=26820|title=BMW Group Achieves New Sales Revenue Record In 2006|website=WebWire|access-date=4 May 2019|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504060358/https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp%3FaId%3D26820|url-status=live}}</ref>||| 796
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| 2006<ref name=sales2006/>||| 805
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| 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/03/12/bmw-reports-90-drop-in-2008-net-profit-to-330-million-euro/ |title=BMW reports 90% drop in 2008 net profit to 330 million euro |publisher=Bmwblog.com |access-date=26 September 2011 |archive-date=24 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724034655/http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/03/12/bmw-reports-90-drop-in-2008-net-profit-to-330-million-euro/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>||| 1,010
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| 2008<ref name=RRrecordsales>{{cite web|last=Usrey |first=Bryan |url=http://www.carnewsbreak.com/news/1053500_rolls-royce-has-massive-sales-year-in-2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708121338/http://www.carnewsbreak.com/news/1053500_rolls-royce-has-massive-sales-year-in-2010 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2011 |title=Rolls-Royce Has Massive Sales Year in 2010 |publisher=Carnewsbreak.com |date=11 January 2011 |access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref>|| 1,212
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| 2009<ref name=RRrecordsales/>||| 1,002
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| 2010<ref name=RRrecordsales/>||| 2,711
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| 2011<ref name=2011RRrecordsales/>||| 3,538
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| 2012<ref name=2012RecordSales>{{cite web|url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/pressclub/p/rr/pressDetail.html?id=T0135967EN|title=Rolls-Royce Announces Record Sales In Company's 108-year History|publisher=Rolls-Royce Motor Cars|date=10 January 2013|access-date=2 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216173712/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/pressclub/p/rr/pressDetail.html?id=T0135967EN|archive-date=16 February 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>||| 3,575
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| 2013<ref name=2013RecordSales>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25660986|title=Rolls-Royce says it is looking at designs for a 4x4 vehicle, as it reports record sales|work=BBC News|date=9 January 2014|access-date=9 January 2013|archive-date=9 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109091406/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25660986|url-status=live}}</ref>||| 3,630
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| 2014<ref name=2014RecordSales>{{cite web|url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0199505EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-celebrates-fifth-successive-sales-record|title=ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS CELEBRATES FIFTH SUCCESSIVE SALES RECORD|publisher=Rolls-Royce Motor Cars|date=6 January 2015|access-date=4 May 2019|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504060358/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0199505EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-celebrates-fifth-successive-sales-record|url-status=dead}}</ref>||| 4,063
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| 2015<ref name=2016RR>{{cite web|url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0249766EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-celebrates-second-highest-sales-record-in-marque%E2%80%99s-112-year-history?language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303043829/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0249766EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-celebrates-second-highest-sales-record-in-marque%E2%80%99s-112-year-history?language=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2017 |title=Rolls-Royce Announces Second Highest Sales Record In Its 113-Year History|date=11 Jan 2016}}</ref>||| 3,785
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| 2016<ref name=2017RR>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nargessbanks/2017/01/09/rolls-royce-announces-second-highest-sales-record-in-its-113-year-history/ |title=Rolls-royce Motor Cars Celebrates Second Highest Sales Record In Marque's 112-year History |website=[[Forbes]] |date=1 March 2017 |access-date=11 September 2017 |archive-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921215343/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nargessbanks/2017/01/09/rolls-royce-announces-second-highest-sales-record-in-its-113-year-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>||| 4,011
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|2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0277884EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-delivers-outstanding-result-in-2017?language=en|title=Rolls-royce Motor Cars Delivers Outstanding Result In 2017|website=www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-12|archive-date=5 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305094422/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0277884EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-delivers-outstanding-result-in-2017?language=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|3,362
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|2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5c8fb398-142d-11e9-a581-4ff78404524e|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211231210/https://www.ft.com/content/5c8fb398-142d-11e9-a581-4ff78404524e|archive-date=11 December 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Rolls-Royce enjoys record car sales after US tax cuts|website=Financial Times|date=10 January 2019|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-12|last1=Campbell|first1=Peter}}</ref>
|4,107
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|2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0304275EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-delivers-historic-record-result-in-2019?language=en|title=ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS DELIVERS HISTORIC RECORD RESULT IN 2019|website=www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com|language=en|access-date=2023-02-19|archive-date=19 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219171112/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0304275EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-delivers-historic-record-result-in-2019?language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|5,152
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|2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0323950EN/bmw-group-concludes-year-marked-by-corona-pandemic-with-strong-fourth-quarter-and-leads-premium-segment-worldwide-for-17th-consecutive-year?language=en|title=Rolls-Royce Motor Cars: remarkable performance in an extraordinary year|website=www.press.bmwgroup.com|language=en|access-date=2023-02-19|archive-date=19 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219171057/https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0323950EN/bmw-group-concludes-year-marked-by-corona-pandemic-with-strong-fourth-quarter-and-leads-premium-segment-worldwide-for-17th-consecutive-year?language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|3,756
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|2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0363813EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-reports-record-annual-results-for-2021?language=en|title=ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS REPORTS RECORD ANNUAL RESULTS FOR 2021|website=www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com|language=en|access-date=2023-02-19|archive-date=19 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219171111/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0363813EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-reports-record-annual-results-for-2021?language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|5,586
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|2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0407298EN/historic-sales-record-completes-landmark-year-for-rolls-royce-motor-cars?language=en|title=HISTORIC SALES RECORD COMPLETES LANDMARK YEAR FOR ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS|website=www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com|language=en|access-date=2023-02-19|archive-date=19 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219171056/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0407298EN/historic-sales-record-completes-landmark-year-for-rolls-royce-motor-cars?language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|6,021
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|2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ball |first=Andrew |date=8 January 2024 |title=ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS IN 2023: A YEAR OF SUCCESS |url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0438978EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-in-2023:-a-year-of-success?language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128060348/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0438978EN/rolls-royce-motor-cars-in-2023:-a-year-of-success |archive-date=2024-01-28 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com |language=en}}</ref>
|6,032
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|2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tegneby |first=Marius |date=8 January 2025 |title=LANDMARK INVESTMENT CROWNS RECORD YEAR FOR BESPOKE AT ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS |url=https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0447359EN/landmark-investment-crowns-record-year-for-bespoke-at-rolls-royce-motor-cars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250111122827/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0447359EN/landmark-investment-crowns-record-year-for-bespoke-at-rolls-royce-motor-cars |archive-date=11 January 2025 |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=Rolls-Royce Motor Cars PressClub.}}</ref>
|5,712
|}

==Charity==
[[File:"The Spirit of Paddington" Paddington Bear, Berkeley Square Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 4262138.jpg|thumb|upright|The Rolls Royce-themed [[Paddington Bear]] statue auctioned for the NSPCC]]
In 2014, the company designed a silver coloured Rolls-Royce-themed [[Paddington Bear]] statue—"The Spirit of Paddington"—which was located in [[Berkeley Square]] Gardens (one of fifty located around London prior to the release of the film ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]''), which was auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (NSPCC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Paddington Bear Statues Have Taken Over London |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=Condé Nast |archive-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609174122/https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Rolls-Royce motor cars]]
* [[List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Richard Feast, ''Kidnap of the Flying Lady: How Germany Captured Both Rolls Royce and Bentley'', Motorbooks (2003), {{ISBN|978-0760316863}}
* John Rowland and Martin Henley, ''The Rolls-Royce Men: The Story of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce'', Publisher: Lutterworth Press (1968); ASIN: B000COH9WQ

== External links ==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6403313.stm Rolls-Royce changes gear] by Jorn Madslien, BBC News 4 March 2007, 17:55 GMT

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