Due to a reporting error, in the story "State to pay for six new profs" [UVA News, November 27, 2007], it was stated that the company Rolls-Royce still makes Rolls-Royce cars. In fact, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was sold in 1998 to Volkswagen, and now the rights to the Rolls-Royce car name belong to BMW.
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