News — British Built Cars

1 January 2021 Aston Martin returns to F1 For the first time in six decades, the Aston Martin name has returned to Grand Prix racing and will make its race debut at the start of the 2021 Formula 1™ season in Melbourne. Read story

30 December 2020 SMMT calls for immediate ratification and implementation of draft UK-EU TCA The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is today calling for the immediate ratification by UK Parliament of the draft UK-EU Trade and Cooperation agreement (TCA), to... Read story

28 December 2020 TVR factory gets the green light at last! TVR announces the start date of renovation works at its new home in the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone, South Wales. Read story

18 December 2020 DBS Concorde takes flight Aston Martin has unveiled the first DBS Superleggera Concorde Edition – a unique version of the British brand’s flagship GT car, designed to mark the golden anniversary of Concorde... Read story

16 December 2020 Vauxhall reveals British-built and converted Vivaro Elite Campervan Vauxhall has revealed first pictures of its British-built and converted Vivaro Elite Campervan, a fully-approved campervan conversion of its best-selling Vivaro van. An all-electri... Read story

15 December 2020 Paddy's classic Mini Cooper S gets a big brother When asked what the special edition means to him Paddy said, “I’m so flattered to have a MINI named in my honour. Motorsport is long behind me now and for my win at the Monte Carlo... Read story

14 December 2020 Britishvolt selects North East site to build Britain’s first battery Gigafactory Britishvolt, the UK’s foremost investor in battery technologies, has selected a site in the North East of England to build the UK’s first battery Gigafactory. Read story

9 December 2020 Award-winning Nissan LEAF chalks up 40,000 UK sales As Nissan marks the 10th anniversary of the LEAF, a car that pioneered mass-market EV driving for the world, Nissan GB is also celebrating its 40,000th LEAF sale, continuing its po... Read story

9 December 2020 New Jaguar F-TYPE Heritage 60 Edition celebrates E-Type Jaguar is marking the 60th anniversary of the E-type sports car in 2021 with the introduction of a new limited-edition 575PS V8 Supercharged F-TYPE Heritage 60 Edition. Just 60 exa... Read story

9 December 2020 The first new Bentley Blower for 90 years After 40,000 hours of work, Bentley Mulliner has today completed the first new Bentley Blower in 90 years, with the delivery of Car Zero – the prototype car for the Blower Continua... Read story

7 December 2020 Lunaz to begin production of electric classic Range Rovers Lunaz, the leading creator of electric classic cars, is delighted to announce the first tranche of production availability for classic electric Range Rovers. The company, based in... Read story

3 December 2020 Revealed: Aston Martin Vantage V12 Zagato Heritage TWINS by R-Reforged R-Reforged has revealed the first brace of cars created to celebrate Zagato’s centenary, the Aston Martin V12 Zagato Heritage TWINS by R-Reforged. Making their debut are the first... Read story