Tom Purves

British aircraft-engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Monday that it had secured orders worth two billion dollars (1.33 billion euros) from Air China and Ethiopian Airlines. The London-listed group had already announced both orders on the first day of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday. Air China will spend 1.5 billion dollars on Trent 700 engines for its 20 A330 long-haul jets, Rolls-Royce confirmed in an official statement to the London Stock Exchange on Monday. "Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order for Trent 700 engines to power 20 Air China Airbus A330 aircraft," it said. "The contract, worth 1.5 billion dollars at ... Read Full Story

British aircraft-engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Monday that it had secured orders worth two billion dollars (1.2 billion pounds) from Air China and Ethiopian Airlines. The group had already announced both orders on the first day of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday. Air China will spend 1.5 billion dollars on Trent 700 engines for its 20 A330 long-haul jets, Rolls-Royce confirmed in an official statement to the London Stock Exchange on Monday. "Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order for Trent 700 engines to power 20 Air China Airbus A330 aircraft," it said. "The contract, worth 1.5 billion dollars at list ... Read Full Story

Up until now the name for the new Rolls-Royce sedan had been codenamed as the RR4. Today though this all changes as Rolls-Royce has officially named their new baby as the Ghost. This announcement from the automotive company came from the CEO Tom Purves via the Shanghai Motor Show. According to Rolls the new Ghost will be built at the Goodwood manufacturing facility on the south coast of England later in 2009 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO, Tom Purves, said, “We are delighted to formally announce the Rolls-Royce Ghost. It is one of the most revered names in the automotive industry, evoking images of adventure ... Read Full Story

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has opened a new showroom at Qatar’s most exclusive address, the Pearl Island in Doha. The luxury automotive manufacturer celebrated the occasion on the outstanding, man- made island, located offshore the Arabian Peninsula, with a prestigious event that attracted prominent members of the Qatari business community. The event was marked by the unveiling of the new Ghost, the latest addition to the Rolls-Royce model range which was making its debut in Qatar.“Having... Read Full Story

The world's top names in luxury cars are racing to establish their brands at Shanghai's auto show as the best China's new rich can buy. Defying the gloom of the economic crisis that has seen many other carmakers focus on budget models, Porsche, Ferrari and Rolls Royce are showing off cars that will set aspirational Chinese back hundreds of thousands of dollars. Taking into account high Chinese taxes, Rolls-Royce's signature Phantom that is on display in Shanghai this week starts at six million yuan (882,000 dollars), and there are a growing number of people who can afford it. "We've gone from a very small ... Read Full Story