Japan has dropped behind China as Rolls-Royce's largest Asian
market, said Chairman and Chief Executive Ian Robertson in Hong
Kong Thursday.
Rolls-Royce plans to further explore the rapidly growing Chinese
market by adding three more dealers in Hangzhou, Shenzhen and
Chengdu next year bringing the number in China up to seven, said
Ian Robertson.
He said the company had seen over 50 percent of growth in sales
in China. This made it the fastest growing market this year in line
with the country's rapidly developing economy.
Rolls-Royce expects to launch a new model of Phantoms in over 40
countries next year and again China is expected to be the third
largest market, following North America and Britain.
(Xinhua News Agency December 15, 2006)
