With the crossover SUV market increasing at a much higher rate than the regular car market in recent years, not even luxury brands like Bentley and Rolls-Royce can avoid this segment. With Bentley already on track with launching the internally codenamed "Falcon" SUV, it seems that an answer from Rolls-Royce may also be on the table, but an official decision about the matter will be apparently made during the course of 2015.
The information comes straight from Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Mueller-Oevoes, who was quoted by Bloomberg via Automotive News as saying: " We’ve made progress in evaluating options and in understanding better how such a project could work, what’s needed to make it work if we decide to go ahead." This isn’t the first time that the British luxury car maker has been rumored to be thinking about adding an SUV to the model range, but it is the first time that an official has actually said something about this rather touchy subject.
With Rolls-Royce Motor Cars having delivered a record-breaking amount of vehicles during the course of 2014 and sales having more than quadrupled since 2009, it is no wonder that the BMW- owned carmaker is thinking about expanding its lineup in a segment that is currently on the rise. The decision would also come at a time when rival Bentley is preparing to launch its first-ever SUV, while carmakers like Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover and even BMW itself are thinking about entering the ultra-luxury Crossover/SUV segment in the nearby future.
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Rolls Royce Will Decide on a Possible SUV This Year originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 8 January 2015 10:00 EST.
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