The firm revealed it will base the production of the new 'Baby Rolls', codenamed the RR4, at the company's Goodwood factory in East Sussex, according to the Sun.
We are once again representing the pinnacle of what making cars is all about
Rolls Royce
Rolls-Royce has already employed 200 members of staff at the facility, with the firm's chief executive Tom Purves telling the Paris Motor Show: "We are once again representing the pinnacle of what making cars is all about.
The launch of the new luxury vehicle, which has a price starting at £170,000, will come on the back of the new Rolls-Royce Phantom and a drive to make the brand one of the world leaders.
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In addition, the manufacturer's new owner, BMW, has channelled over £100 million in investment into the Goodwood factory to turn it into a state-of-the-art facility, the newspaper reports.
Earlier this year, Lord Digby Jones, the Trade and Investment Minister, applauded the UK sports car design sector as being a "true British success story" and said it acts as an ambassador the country's expertise in the creative industries.
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