# A record sales year for both Bentley and Rolls Royce **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784 "2022-01-11T19:13:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/1 "2022-01-11T19:13:21Z")
Apparently they have not been affected by chip shortages… > **[Strong demand revs Rolls-Royce car sales to a record high in 2021](https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/strong-demand-pushes-rolls-royce-sales-record-high-2021-2022-01-10/)** > > Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce, a unit of Germany's BMW , said on Monday its sales soared 49% to a record high in 2021 despite the global coronavirus pandemic, as demand worldwide for luxury vehicles surged. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/2 "2022-01-11T19:27:05Z")
When you can snatch chips from your cheaper cars to keep the fancy ones selling…of COURSE you have no supply problems! 😉 Sales volumes on both are small compared to cheaper models. But profit, hoo boy! Much greater! ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/3 "2022-01-11T22:08:58Z")
Given the big market gains in 2019, 2020 and 2021, it’s not surprising that rich guys are looking for a place to spend those earnings. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/4 "2022-01-11T23:06:16Z")
Maybe also a bit of ‘Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die’ realization. Can’t take it with you. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/5 "2022-01-12T07:41:02Z")
Almost $60,000 in options at the dealer in Bellevue Wash ![Screenshot 2022-01-11 at 23-35-37 2021 Bentley Continental - Bentley Seattle](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/c/0c172fc5f053cf6df3b9aa33a74d96a9d35fcff9.png) ---
**Author:** ![sstreky\_177112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@sstreky\_177112](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sstreky_177112)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/6 "2022-01-12T21:41:57Z")
Most of this is probably coming from China. Eventually there will be as many millionaires in China as there are people in the US. And nobody buys the toys like new money. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/7 "2022-01-13T01:55:44Z")
Rolls Royce sold 5100 cars in 2019, and the 2021 sales are a 9.5% increase over 2019. Any increase in sales is good, but the increase over 2020 looks great because 2020’s sales were so poor. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/8 "2022-01-13T04:37:09Z")
A chunk is coming from China, b ut it’s also US buyers who are staying closer to home, particularly the SUV’s. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/9 "2022-01-13T17:15:24Z")
Sales is up. Not profits. ---
**Author:** ![woodyandsue\_176929](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ac91a4/32.png) [@woodyandsue\_176929](https://community.cartalk.com/u/woodyandsue_176929)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/10 "2022-01-28T00:33:25Z")
My guess is the “liquid amber”= Laphroaig single malt scotch whisky. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/11 "2022-01-28T02:28:34Z")
Good guess but it’s Bentley’s name for the particular wood trim on this carj ---
**Author:** ![woodyandsue\_176929](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ac91a4/32.png) [@woodyandsue\_176929](https://community.cartalk.com/u/woodyandsue_176929)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/12 "2022-01-28T04:06:42Z")
Guess it’s out of my league! ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-record-sales-year-for-both-bentley-and-rolls-royce/181784/13 "2022-01-28T04:28:06Z")
Unless I hit the poweball it’s out of mine too, still would spend that much money on other things or at least more than one vehicle.