New Delhi: After 'Phantom', Rolls Royce is
ready to drive its most technologically advanced car 'Ghost'
into India and hoped that at least 45 people with crores in
disposable income would be charmed by the vehicle's simplistic
design.
The company today previewed Ghost, the super luxury sedan
with a whisper-quiet engine and a price tag of Rs 2.5 crore,
in the country and expects the first delivery to happen in
quarter one of next year. The 6.6 L twin-turbo car is charged
with a V12 engine.
"We expect to sell 75 units in 2010 in India, of which
'Ghost' will comprise 50-60 units," Roll Royce Regional
Director Asia Pacific Colin Kelly told reporters here.
Last year, the company had sold about 15 units in the
country, comprising cars from the 'Phantom' family.
He said the company might witness a slowdown in its
global sales this year because of the global recession. The
company had globally sold 1,212 units of its cars last year.
This year, the company is looking to more than double its
global sales. "We are looking for sales of 2,500 units
globally in 2010, of which two-third is expected to come from
the yet to be launched 'Ghost'," Rolls Royce General Manager
(South and East Asia Pacific) Brenda Pek said.
She added that in India the company expects to sell 14-16
units this year and increase it to 75 units next year.
PTI
First Published: Friday, November 20, 2009, 18:38