Rolls-Royce created history last year in 2021 selling the most cars it has ever sold in its 117-year history. The luxury carmaker sold 5,586 cars globally last year, which is 1,836 more than 2020 and 461 more than the previous record it set in 2019.

Although the company has also not released global figures for each car, Rolls-Royce says the latest Ghost sedan has helped them record these numbers, which is further bolstered by the launch of the more dynamically oriented Ghost Black Badge overseas. The larger Phantom and Cullinan are also selling in huge numbers, with orders running until the third quarter of this year. Clearly, the pandemic has not affected sales of the luxury segment.

Bespoke Rolls-Royce commissions also hit a high, with models like the Phantom Oribe and Phantom Tempus. The carmaker also revealed the £20 million Boat Tail in 2021 as a statement for its Coachbuild division, which is expected to produce a totally bespoke model once every two years.

Rolls-Royce has also begun on-road tests of the Spectre – its first fully electric car – recently, and by the time it’s revealed, it will have undergone over 20 lakh kilometers of testing, which is equivalent to 400 years of use.