The rich got undulating last year, pushing Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to its highest sales figures as BMW took over the company seven years ago.
The luxury automaker said Monday that it sold 2,711 cars in 2010, up 171 percent over the preceding year.
The United States remains the No. 1 market for the cars, which vend for US$310,000 or more.
However the Asia-Pacific was the best regional market as Rolls-Royce reported strong sales profits in China, Japan and South Korea.
The 2010 sales were yet short of the company's all-time record of 3,357 cars in 1978.
