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Luxury Rolls-Royce car sales soar worldwide

By GREGORY KATZMATTHEW KNIGHT
Published July 8, 2014 7:33pm ET
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Luxury Rolls-Royce car sales soar worldwide
FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo, models pose beside the Rolls-Royce Canton Glory at the company's booth during Guangzhou 2013 Auto Show in China's southern city of Guangzhou. Britain-based Rolls-Royce on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 said that global sales in the first half of the year were up 33 percent compared with the same period in 2013. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) | Kin Cheung

LONDON (AP) — They are rolling symbols of wealth and excess, starting at $263,000 a pop, with many buyers choosing custom options that can easily double the price. And they are more popular than ever before.

Rolls-Royce reported a startling rise in demand for their distinctive cars Tuesday.

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