Rolls-Royce’s air-speed record bid to pave way for flying taxis

Rolls-Royce planning to use attempt on world all-electric air-speed record as launchpad to develop flying taxis By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 Rolls-Royce is planning to use its attempt on the world all-electric air-speed record this year as a launchpad to … Read more

Rolls-Royce’s shares rocket almost 16% as it announces plans for a post-Covid era shake-up

Rolls-Royce’s shares rocket almost 16% as it announces plans for a post-Covid era shake-up, with smaller plane engines on the agenda A top executive said Rolls could restart making engines for smaller planes  This marks a shift from the current strategy to only supply large jets  The firm also announced a shake-up of its manufacturing operations  … Read more

EU dimwits! Rolls-Royce’s glowing mascot is banned from lighting up under crackdown on pollution

It was launched with great fanfare as a most desirable £3,500 ‘extra’ for anyone buying a Rolls-Royce limousine. The glow-in-the-dark version of the Spirit of Ecstasy has for four years shone proudly, elegantly lighting the way ahead.  But now the Flying Lady will have her lights unceremoniously dimmed after falling foul of updated EU car … Read more

UK firm to convert 30 vintage Rolls-Royces into £500,000 electric cars

Rolls-Royce bosses have already said it will be producing only electric cars by 2040, but the iconic British brand has been beaten to the punch by a small UK firm that is converting 30 of its beautiful vintage models into zero-emission vehicles. Lunaz, which specialises in ripping petrol engines out of classic cars and replacing … Read more

Private equity giants circling Rolls-Royce’s Spanish business

American private equity giants circling Rolls-Royce’s £1bn Spanish business By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 26 July 2020 American private equity giants are circling Rolls-Royce’s £1billion Spanish business.  KKR, Carlyle and Blackstone are understood to be vying for ITP Aero, which makes parts for … Read more

Rolls-Royce’s new model Cullinan probably costs more than the car on your driveway 

Rolls-Royce says this 1:8 scale replica of its latest Cullinan is an ‘astonishingly accurate’ version customers can buy alongside their real-life cars when they order the six-figure SUV. And it comes with a Rolls-Royce price tag, too – reportedly costing from around £30,000 for each one. That means owners will not only have a £264,000-plus … Read more

Rolls-Royce’s new model Cullinan probably costs more than the real car on your driveway 

Rolls-Royce says this 1:8 scale replica of its latest Cullinan is an ‘astonishingly accurate’ version customers can buy alongside their real-life cars when they order the six-figure SUV. And it comes with a Rolls-Royce price tag, too – reportedly costing from around £30,000 for each one. That means owners will not only have a £264,000-plus … Read more