A new showroom in Dresden has been opened by the luxury carmaker along with a new dealership in Beijing. The new sites take Rolls-Royce's network in Continental Europe to 19 and it now operates five showrooms in Greater China.

Colin Kelly, Asia Pacific regional director of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said: “Since our first deliveries to China in 2003, sales have grown consistently and in 2006 grew by more than 60 per cent compared to 2005. “This made China the region our third largest market in the world for Rolls-Royce, behind the USA and the UK. We anticipate further growth in China this year and beyond and expect to open more showrooms in the coming months.”