Cartier CEO Bernard Fornas talks to Monita Rajpal about the importance of razor sharp brand image and positioning.
Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos tells CNN's Jim Boulden why sales are at record levels despite a gloomy economy.
Want to make the ultimate superyacht entrance? Why not go by submarine through "James Bond-style" doors? Or if you'd prefer, take a helicopter ride then keep it stowed securely away in your very own on-board hangar.
Rolls-Royce Motors Inc. is recalling almost 600 of its Ghost sedans in the United States because a circuit board could overheat, possibly causing a fire.
Petra Ecclestone had a surprise waiting for her when she returned to L.A.
British heiress Petra Ecclestone weds in a three-day celebration
Before luxury yachting was the preserve of Russian tycoons and Silicon Valley moguls, it was only the world's wealthiest royals who built palaces on the sea.
Qantas has reached a settlement with engine-maker Rolls Royce over a 2010 incident that grounded its entire Airbus A380 fleet.
It took her mother-in-law to bring out the Duchess at the Order of the Garter
Crew members piloting a Qantas passenger flight from Thailand to London returned to Bangkok shortly after takeoff early Friday after detecting vibrations and high temperature in one of the aircraft's engines, according to a statement released by the airline.
Panicking passengers turned to prayer as a Cathay Pacific flight with one engine ablaze made an emergency landing in Singapore on Monday, witnesses said.
Prince William and Prince Harry arrive at Westminster Abbey in regal splendor
Who pays for the royal wedding? How much is it expected to cost and how does it compare with royal weddings of the past?
For those looking for that Rolls-Royce experience but in a smaller package, the Mini Cooper will soon be available in a special edition featuring plush design touches straight from the iconic ultra-luxury British automaker.
From luxury cars to solar powered taxis, "green" vehicles are charging ahead in the auto market. CNN's Ayeesha Durgahee reports.
Kate Middleton will travel to the royal wedding in the same Rolls-Royce that was used by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall when they were attacked by protesters in London in December, Buckingham Palace confirmed Monday.
CNN's Max Foster has a behind-the-scenes look at the Royal Mews and the lineup for the royal wedding procession.
It's a scene straight out of Cinderella: a princess in her royal wedding dress, riding in a horse-drawn carriage through majestic streets.
The Qantas A380 that experienced an engine fire over Indonesia last month suffered significant structural and systems damage and would not have landed safely without the professionalism of the crew, a preliminary report revealed Friday.
Qantas is considering legal action against engine-maker Rolls-Royce after one of the manufacturer's engines sparked a fire on a flight last month, the airline said Thursday.
Peter Goelz, formerly of the NTSB, explains the Qantas engine concerns and the in-flight problems earlier this month.
Rolls-Royce said Friday that the failure of a specific component of its Trent 900 engine caused an oil fire that then forced a Qantas A380 to make an emergency landing.
Qantas CEO says its fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft will remain grounded for at least 72 more hours.
Qantas Airways' fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft will remain grounded indefinitely after new problems with the planes' engines were uncovered over the weekend, the Australian airline's CEO said Monday.
Some of the world's largest airlines are conducting safety checks after debris fell from the engine of a Qantas Airbus A380 as it flew over Indonesia. Australia's national airline has now grounded its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely. How serious is the incident -- and what does it mean for the aviation industry?
Parts of an engine cover sheared off a Singapore-to-Sydney Qantas flight, forcing its return. CNN's Zain Verjee reports.
After part of an engine fell off a Qantas plane in mid-flight Thursday, a passenger shooting a personal video recorded the pilot announcing, calmly, that the flight was experiencing a "technical issue."
Moments before making an emergency landing in Singapore, a Qantas pilot makes an announcement to passengers.
Qantas, Australia's national airline, grounded its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely after one of its planes suffered a midair engine failure on Thursday.
CNN?s Rima Maktabi reports on a foundation fighting to preserve Middle Eastern cultural history by salvaging photos.
The Hills stars make it official with a traditional ceremony in California
My Rolls-Royce is a lot more expensive than your Buick. A pint of Ben & Jerry's costs double the A&P generic brand. That makes sense. But when it comes to college tuition, the difference between the Harvards and the Podunks is not nearly so great.
Federal transportation safety officials Wednesday issued an "urgent" recommendation calling for a redesign of a component on some Boeing 777 aircraft engines -- a component blamed for two major mishaps in the past year.
The signs in the window of Jay Kos, an upscale men's wear boutique on Park Avenue in Manhattan, seemed at best cheeky, at worst clueless. Surrounded by glaring economic-crisis headlines cut out of newspapers, they said, "Cashmere sweater: $2,500. Recession price: $2,500." "Lamb's fleece jacket: $11,000. Recession price: $11,000."
High net-worth individuals will always find ways to enjoy, celebrate and flaunt their wealth -- the yacht at Monte Carlo, the chateau, the vineyard and the Rolls Royce Phantom. The very wealthy add to this their private jets -- Gulfstreams and Lears -- providing mobile bedrooms and boardrooms for upwards of four people.
From style icons like Tom Ford to glamorous locations like China, last year Art of Life brought you the best of good living.
CNN's Monita Rajpal has a CNN exclusive with fashion designer Tom Ford.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is aptly named. When it lifts off the runway at PAE Paine Field in Everett, Wash. for its first test flight this summer, it will carry the dreams of more than 900 small subcontractors that helped create it. With 584 copies on order as of June, it's the fastest-selling new plane in the history of commercial aviation and will keep Boeing and its suppliers busy for a decade or longer.
From your own slice of paradise to your own thoroughbred, this month on Art of Life we explore the best way to invest your money. Whether it is cars, racehorses or your own private island, we tell you how to channel your money into less traditional investments.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will unveil its first convertible in five years at the auto show in Detroit later this month.
Once the sole provenance of the elite, luxury goods are now aimed at a much bigger market -- the middle class. Brands such as Starbucks, Coach, Victoria's Secret and Evian are redefining the traditional concepts of luxury, observers say.
To the tune of a brass band playing "Happy Birthday," a beaming Queen Elizabeth II joined throngs of loyal subjects at Britain's Windsor Castle to celebrate as she turns 80.
Here's a sales pitch I'll bet you'd never expect for a 20-foot-long $390,000 luxury sedan: "It makes a great gift."
You may never have the opportunity to peel out and smoke the rear tires on a $350,000 Rolls Royce Phantom, but if you ever get the chance, here's how.
Not for nothing has the title Rolls-Royce come to have a resonance way beyond the confines of the motor industry.
Mercedes-Benz was the most mentioned brand in 2005's biggest rap hits, found a survey released this week.
We humans have always placed considerable value on smelling nice, often going to great lengths, and great expense, to acquire the finest perfumes and fragrances with which to douse ourselves.
BMW, parent company of Rolls-Royce, is planning to release a smaller, less expensive Rolls than the company's current Phantom sedan, according to a report on Edmunds.com's Inside Line Website.
Business 2.0: Hotel Sheikhupdated: Mon Aug 01 2005 00:01:00
Pity the ignorant executive who boards a plane for the United Arab Emirates bragging about his Ritz-Carlton reservations. Because even before landing, he'll spot the best business hotel in the Midd...
Fortune: BRAND AND DELIVERupdated: Mon Nov 15 2004 00:01:00
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"In 1930, 21-year-old Frank Whittle filed his patents for what we now call the jet engine.
Money Magazine: Budget? What budget?updated: Fri Sep 17 2004 17:37:00
How many times have you heard that the best way to budget is to laboriously record every single expense in a notebook for an entire month?
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The following are little-known facts about Rolls-Royce past and present.
The carmaker Rolls-Royce is celebrating its centenary at the very spot where the company was founded.
Exactly 100 years ago today, Charles Stewart Rolls, the third son of Lord and Lady Llangattock and owner of one the earliest auto dealerships in Great Britain, met a man named Frederick Henry Royce in a hotel in Manchester, England.
Season's Greetings! I know full well that most of the folks on my holiday list neither need nor deserve gifts this year, but what with the economy turning and the stock market likely to be up for t...
Connoisseurs of the car salesman's art won't want to miss this one. With Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Maybach creating a new market niche somewhere north of extravagant, a spectacle is in the making: ...
Talk about an accident of timing. Over the next 12 months three of the world's preeminent automobile manufacturers--all German, as it turns out--will introduce a trifecta of new cars so expensive t...
For industry movers and shakers, the New York City auto show is usually a big yawn. It occurs late in the vehicle introduction season and in a city that basically hates all cars that aren't stretch...
Fortune: Meet the Old Bossupdated: Mon Jan 07 2002 00:01:00
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On the bustling floor of the Detroit auto show, the Bentley Continental T Mulliner coupe was easy to miss: another expensive, dark-green two-door, its squarish lines a decade out of sync.
Picture David Henry. He's a classic. Clean-cut, energy and ambition to burn. Wears those loose-fitting khakis and that wide-striped Polo shirt as if he'd been born in them. Has a look in his eyes t...
For the millions of Americans contentedly motoring around each day in their slick, well-engineered BMWs, it may come as a surprise that the proud Bavarian carmaker's latest attempt to conquer the w...
It didn't work for Godzilla, but the No. 1 rule for success in the automotive business for years has been "size does matter." Manufacturers like to spread their fixed costs--for engineering, techno...
Pretend I'm a guy. This guy: The IPO opened at 15, closed at 34. I am suddenly very rich. I got from venture funding to going public on one suit and a Swiss Army watch, the model with a compass. I'...
Some people hitchhike around the world with nothing more than a backpack. Some fly the Concorde and take everything with them. I'd travel in style, if I could afford it. And if I had one computer t...
For most of the past four years, stock prices have cruised from one high to the next with the smooth, silent ride of a Rolls-Royce. But since March, the market has been lurching like a broken-down ...
The lure of 20 million potential customers is leading companies to the World Wide Web, an Internet information service on which they can offer electronic catalogues and other marketing material com...
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Fortune: NOW HEAR THIS updated: Mon Jul 12 1993 00:01:00
-- JOHN AKERS, 58, former head of IBM and a onetime Navy pilot, on his role as a director and investor in a new airline to be launched by Frank Lorenzo, 53, former head of Texas Air: ''I've done ev...
Car & Driver calls it ''the best sedan in the world.'' At $128,500, the 600SEL is the flagship of the Mercedes-Benz fleet: 2 1/2 tons of luxury and performance, with a 402-horsepower V-12 engine an...
Whatever next, chaps! Sir David Hannay, Britain's Ambassador to the United Nations, has had to turn in his 1989 Silver Spur Rolls-Royce. He's now being chauffeured around in a made-in-the-Colonies ...
Fortune: NOW HEAR THIS updated: Mon Dec 16 1991 00:01:00
T. J. RODGERS, 43, founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, on his evolving relationship with company directors: ''I've become comfortable having a board that gets on my case often. When we screw ...
Until now, cars with pricetags over $100,000 have had the aura of collector's items. Superluxury automakers -- Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and their ilk -- count annual production in the hun...
Riding to his inauguration in an open Rolls-Royce and escorted by guards on white horses, the new President of Brazil might have thought the world was smiling on him. Only for a moment. With inflat...
It's an investment, you tell yourself as you plop down $14,000 for a 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. Not so, says S. Prestley Blake, the retired chairman of Friendly Ice Cream, who owns more than a ...
Fortune: IN THE PUBLIC EYEupdated: Mon Sep 11 1989 00:01:00
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Three years ago Rolls-Royce introduced a turbocharged Bentley to pay homage to the car's roots as a 1920s racer. As befits a marque famous for understatement and preferred by Lord Peter Wimsey, ini...
The consumer's love affair with luxury still burns brightly, despite the market crash. Take cars. Early in November, in what might seem a masterpiece of bad timing, BMW introduced its most expensiv...
Allen Paulson, chief executive of Gulfstream Aerospace, picked a great time to take his company public. But if the new-issues market was hot in May 1983, it was a terrible time for planemakers. Wit...
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