News — British Built Cars

31 May 2018 McLaren Automotive gets the key to its new McLaren Composites Technology Centre in Yorkshire A significant milestone was reached today as the ‘key’ to the building that will house the new £50m McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) was handed over to McLaren Automotiv... Read story

28 May 2018 McLaren celebrates its 15,000th car built at Woking McLaren Automotive today celebrated the manufacture of its 15,000th car at the McLaren Production Centre (MPC) in Woking, Surrey, just seven years after production first began. Read story

24 May 2018 Honda reveal Civic Type R pick up concept Honda UK has stolen the show at the annual SMMT Test Day this year by showcasing a Civic Type R Pickup Truck concept, almost a year after the launch of the standard road car. Read story

16 May 2018 Vauxhall announce two new engines for best-selling Astra Vauxhall continues its move to Euro 6d-TEMP with two new engines joining its award-winning Astra range, a powerful 1.6-litre Turbo (200PS) petrol and a 1.6-litre CDTi (136PS) diese... Read story

14 May 2018 Aston Martin DB11 AMR revealed Aston Martin has brought a new dimension of race-inspired dynamism and performance to the DB11 family, with the introduction of the new DB11 AMR, launched today at the opening of t... Read story

10 May 2018 Rolls-Royce reveal Cullinan SUV When Rolls-Royce announced three years ago that it would launch Cullinan, it did so in the knowledge that its customers around the world had asked it to build “The Rolls-Royce of S... Read story

9 May 2018 McLaren celebrates its 'British-builtness' at London Motor Show McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury, high performance sportscars and supercars, will be displaying its award-winning cars within the ‘Built in Britain’ area at the Co... Read story

1 May 2018 McLaren sells its 5000th car in USA McLaren Automotive North America is celebrating a significant milestone in the automotive sportscar and supercar brand’s short yet illustrious history, with the delivery of its 5,0... Read story

24 April 2018 Evanta Aston Martin DBR1 is on its way to Silverstone Silverstone Auctions is excited to announce that a very special Evanta Aston Martin DBR1 is coming to its May Sale on 19th May at Silverstone racing circuit. Read story

10 April 2018 Lotus announce limited edition Cup 430 Type 25 Without equal and a class apart: the new Lotus Exige Cup 430 Type 25 is a collector’s piece like no other and a fitting tribute to one of the most successful and influential Formul... Read story

6 April 2018 Military Jackal to feature at the Confused.com London Motor Show Globally renowned specialist developers of military vehicles, Supacat, will be displaying its HMT400 `Jackal` this May at The Confused.com London Motor Show. Read story

9 March 2018 New McLaren 'Hyper GT' will be the faster than iconic F1 McLaren Automotive today confirms that its forthcoming new ‘Hyper-GT ‘, codenamed BP23, will achieve the highest top speed of any McLaren yet with the capability to exceed the 243m... Read story