An employee checks the engine of a Rolls-Royce "Ghost" car at a Rolls-Royce showroom in Dubai, January 9, 2012. Upmarket UK-based carmaker Rolls-Royce, owned by BMW, said it sold a record number of cars in 2011 benefiting from a surge in demand for luxury and bespoke cars from customers in emerging markets. The 107-year-old company said it sold 3,538 cars in 2011, up 31 percent on the year before, as sales of its Phantom and Ghost models both rose, beating the previous record from 1978, a year boosted by sales of its classic Silver Shadow II model. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT)