Discovery

Trends, Sedans/Saloons

After last month’s swift decampment of chairman and chief executive Tony Gott, the double R brought in GermanKarl-Heinz Kalbfell to helm the ship. Autoweek hits him with a barrage of fairly inconsequential questions, which getsimilarly inconsequential answers. Kalbfell is quizzed on the so-called German takeover of British marques, thePhantom’s lackluster sales numerals, and, as if he were still being interviewed for the job, what makes him qualifiedto lead Rolls-Royce. So wait, you’re saying just looking incredibly stuck-up isn’t enough?

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