News — British Built Cars

21 January 2022 Britishvolt gets £100m boost to build UK’s first large-scale ‘gigafactory’ The UK government will invest £100m in Britishvolt as the car battery manufacturing start-up outfit seeks to build Britain’s first large-scale “gigafactory” in the north-east of En... Read story

18 January 2022 Introducing the limited edition Morgan Plus Four LM62 In 1962, a Morgan was entered into one of the world’s toughest races, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Plus 4 SuperSport, driven by Christopher Lawrence and Richard Shepherd-Baron, was... Read story

10 January 2022 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reports record annual results for 2021 “2021 was a phenomenal year for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. We delivered more cars than at any time in the marque’s 117-year history with unprecedented demand for all products in every... Read story

6 January 2022 Gordon Murray Automotive’s next all-new car will be built at new Global Headquarters The Gordon Murray Group has announced that its new Global Headquarters and Technology Campus will be the principal manufacturing site of Gordon Murray Automotive’s second all-new c... Read story

22 December 2021 Production ends for Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora Today, Lotus commemorates the last of the Elise, Exige and Evora sports cars. The trio were photographed on site with many of the Lotus team who contributed to the design, engineer... Read story

16 December 2021 Nissan celebrates 35 years of Sunderland production with electric LEAF-powered Bluebird Celebrating 35 years of production at the Sunderland plant, Nissan has commissioned a very special conversion of the Nissan Bluebird – the first car off the factory’s production li... Read story

9 December 2021 Morgan Motor Company completes first Plus 8 GTR The first Morgan Plus 8 GTR, the most powerful car in the company’s history, has completed build at the company’s factory in Malvern Link, Worcestershire. Read story

3 December 2021 Radical upgrades critically acclaimed SR3 XX and SR10 for 2022 MY Radical Sportscars has re-engineered its ultimate track cars, the SR10 and SR3 XX, to fit them with an optional halo safety device, alongside other standard and cost-option safety... Read story

2 December 2021 Morgan shares early design sketches of all-new three-wheeled model The Morgan Motor Company has showcased the design direction of its all-new three-wheeled model with the release of a series of never-before-seen design sketches. Taken from the dra... Read story

1 December 2021 Aston Martin V12 Vantage to return for one last time next year The much-acclaimed Aston Martin Vantage is under notice, but next year it's going to take one hell of a bow, as the company reveal the return of the V12 Vantage for the very last t... Read story

1 December 2021 Vauxhall reveals all-new Astra Sports Tourer for 2022 Following the world premiere of the next-generation Astra hatchback in September, Vauxhall has today unveiled the estate model, the All-new Astra Sports Tourer. The newcomer will b... Read story

23 November 2021 McMurtry Spéirling electric car approved for UK MSV test days at Donington Park Gloucestershire, 22 November 2021: In a first for electric vehicles and a step towards racing for the team, McMurtry have been granted approval for the McMurtry Spéirling to join M... Read story