Rolls-Royce aims at selling 12 Phantoms

Ultra luxury car maker Rolls-Royce is planning to sell about 10-12 units of the Rs 3.5 crore Phantom in the Indian market this year, and is also planning to launch a new convertible model - code-named RR02 - in 2007.

"I think India is growing. Ultra high net worth people in India are growing, and this makes us bullish on the market," Colin Kelly, regional director (Asia Pacific) of Rolls-Royce Motors, said today.

The company returned to the Indian market after almost 50 years in April this year. Since its re-entry, the company has delivered one car, and has confirmed orders for five more cars. "We are looking to sell about 10-12 Phantoms in India this year, and this would be comfortable," Kelly said, pointing out that Rolls-Royce sold roughly about 800 cars globally per annum.

He said the company is also planning to launch a new convertible model simultaneously in India along with the global launch in 2007. "This speaks about the importance we attach to this market," Kelly said.