● For most manufacturers, 2021 will be a year to forget with new car sales in the UK down 38% on the 2016 peak. At ROLLS-ROYCE though, there’s cause to raise a glass. It sold a 117-year record 5586 vehicles, with the Phantom and Cullinan SUV, inset, right, its best-sellers. The reason? “Covid,” said CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös. “People witnessed people dying and that made them think life is short and you’d better live now.”