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      10-11-2008, 07:41 PM   #1
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Rolls-Royce sales up 42.8% this year.

Source:carscoop.

Credit crunch, what credit crunch? Maybe for us, but not for the rich and richer. While most automakers are in the process of tightening their collective belt, Rolls Royce is seeing its sales soar this year and it's getting ready to hire more workers to keep up with demand. Last month the British brand delivered 129 cars which represents growth of 7,5 percent compared to the same month in 2007. From January through September of this year, BMW Group-owned Rolls-Royce has delivered a total 827 vehicles to customers, achieving a gain of 42.8% over the previous year (579 units).

Commenting on the economic situation (we call it meltdown), Rolls Royce CEO Tom Purves said: “We’ve had a very good year. Nobody’s immune, and we certainly don’t think we’re immune, but we do think we have a certain degree of insulation.”
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Although you always want your company to grow, a 42.8% increase is not so impressive a figure when you go from 579 to 827 units. I would be more impressed if you go from 100,000 units to 142,800 units.

Nevertheless, good for them if they can hire more people.
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well i will never buy it.
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is this on an international scale?
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Although you always want your company to grow, a 42.8% increase is not so impressive a figure when you go from 579 to 827 units. I would be more impressed if you go from 100,000 units to 142,800 units.

Nevertheless, good for them if they can hire more people.

Umm...it's not exactly a car that's affordable by the common folks. So a sales increase of 42.8% is phenomenal.
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Although you always want your company to grow, a 42.8% increase is not so impressive a figure when you go from 579 to 827 units. I would be more impressed if you go from 100,000 units to 142,800 units.

Nevertheless, good for them if they can hire more people.
I don't see how it's any less impressive. It's still proportionate. You're basically saying that 2/4 is better than 1/2. It's the same thing.
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95% of all growth are in China
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95% of all growth are in China
China will buy anything that has a lot of steel in it, so they can turn it back into Mattel Toys and paint them with good quality lead paint.
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there are more phantoms around where i live than 7 series, and its not even a wealthy area
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your location is new york, but you say you don't live in a wealthy area... unless you mean the state and not the city, what on earth are you talking about?

you live in the wealthiest place on earth! i live right here with you!

but without the cash!
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It is the poor bastards losing money with common stocks and 401k's that are hurting.
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