News — British Built Cars

2 December 2020 Morgan Motor Company to open experimental hub at Bicester Heritage The Morgan Motor Company is to become the latest resident at Bicester Heritage with the opening of an experiential hub at the former RAF Bicester site. The beautifully restored Pow... Read story

2 December 2020 MINI develops concepts for electric John Cooper Works models. Future MINI vehicle architectures will allow the extreme performance of the John Cooper Works brand to be experienced with electric powertrains as well as combustion engines. The e... Read story

29 November 2020 Britishvolt announces plan for new global headquarters in West Midlands Britishvolt, the UK’s foremost investor in advanced battery technologies, has announced the intention to site its new global headquarters in the West Midlands. The new facility, si... Read story

26 November 2020 October UK car production down -18.2% UK car manufacturing output fell -18.2% in October, with 110,179 units leaving factory gates, according to the latest figures issued today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and... Read story

24 November 2020 Assembly of Aston Martin Vantage V12 Zagato Heritage Twins begins in Warwick The first Aston Martin V12 Zagato Heritage TWINS by R-Reforged customer cars have now entered the assembly process at R-Reforged’s freshly expanded facility in Warwick, UK. Created... Read story

23 November 2020 All-new Artura confirmed as McLaren's high-performance hybrid supercar McLaren Automotive will bring the full force of its expertise in hybrid powertrain engineering to the supercar class next year with the introduction of the new Artura, a High-Perfo... Read story

19 November 2020 Special edition swan song for the Morgan 3 Wheeler The Morgan Motor Company is marking the end of production of one of its most well-loved models, the 3 Wheeler, with the announcement of the P101 edition. The 3 Wheeler — which was... Read story

5 November 2020 BRM joins Vanwall in the continuation business Britain’s original Formula 1 team, British Racing Motors (BRM), is celebrating its 70th anniversary with the construction of three ‘new’ 16-cylinder race cars – the iconic and awe-... Read story

4 November 2020 GTO Engineering announces its new project, the Moderna Following GTO Engineering’s drives and specification reveal of its 250 SWB Revival, the UK-based engineering firm and renowned Ferrari specialist has confirmed it is working on a n... Read story

4 November 2020 Land Rover grants Bowler a licence to use iconic Defender shape Land Rover has given Bowler permission to produce vehicles using the classic Defender shape in the next phase of development for the UK-based manufacturer of all-terrain performanc... Read story

26 October 2020 Nissan LEAF named most reliable electric vehicle The Nissan LEAF has been named most reliable electric vehicle in a study carried out by one of Britain’s best-known warranty companies. Read story

19 October 2020 The green light given for six Vanwall continuation cars Vanwall Group, the successor to the legendary British Vanwall motor racing team of the 1950s, has announced the renaissance of the historic name with plans to build six new continu... Read story