Car maker Rolls Royce has reported another year of record sales.<br /><br />It also plans to add 100 jobs at its British manufacturing plant in Goodwood, Sussex, to help meet demand. <br /><br />The German-owned UK-based company delivered 3,630 cars to customers in 2013.<br /><br />It was the fourth consecutive record year for sales and the highest in its history. <br /><br />Rolls sold 17 percent more cars in the Middle East and 11 percent more in China. Germany, Japan and Canada were also bumper regions.<br /><br />Recovery in the US and other key markets means the outlook is bright for luxury carmakers, however sales growth looks set to slow in China – the top market for Rolls Royce. <br /><br />For the future Rolls Royce’s chief executive Torsten Muller Oetvos said they are considering making an SUV 4×4 vehicle.<br /><br /> “We are looking into that. We have started some first ideas – sketching some first ideas. What can a Rolls Royce be in that segment? How would it look like? A Rolls Royce by nature is not sport, is not utility, but we are thinking about it. Let’s wait and see,” he said.<br /><br />Rolls Royce’s rival Bentley – which just enjoyed its best-ever year after a 19 percent jump in sales – has plans for an SUV.
