Marketing
January 15, 2026
Introduced in 1925, Phantom has served as the marque’s pinnacle model across eight generations. Image credit: Rolls-Royce
By Amirah Keaton
In 2025, luxury brands navigated a landscape defined less by records and more by recalibration.
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