“Many buyers want...

“Many buyers want the world to know they are driving a convertible,” explained Jeff Paterson, senior car editor at Glass’s Guide. “And CC models simply don’t say to other people ‘I own a cabriolet’.

The corporate design...

The corporate design features a curved steel roof and large glass facade. Visitors enter the showrooms by walking through the middle of a giant "H" which straddles the door. However, up to 20 American outlets - 10 per cent of the entire network - have had the eye-catching design rejected by local residents.