News — British Built Cars

6 March 2018 Morgan reveals limited edition Plus 8 to mark its 50th anniversary Morgan Motor Company is celebrating its iconic V8-powered Plus 8, with a 50th Anniversary Edition. The family-owned British marque has today officially unveiled the Plus 8 50th Ann... Read story

6 March 2018 Morgan marks end of Aero 8 production with limited edition GT The Morgan Motor Company has today revealed its most extreme roadgoing model to date, the Aero GT. The family owned, British manufacturer officially unveiled the car at the 88th In... Read story

28 February 2018 UK car manufacturing stable in January UK car manufacturing output held steady in January, with just 72 fewer vehicles produced than in the same month last year, according to figures published today by the Society of Mo... Read story

21 February 2018 Final evolution - the new Lotus 3-Eleven 430 announced The new Lotus 3-Eleven 430 has retaken the title as Lotus’ quickest street-legal sports car - a fitting send off for the company’s legendary road racer. Read story

17 January 2018 Land Rover launches 70th Anniversary V8 edition of the Defender Land Rover today announces a limited-edition high-performance version of the iconic Defender, with up to 150 V8-powered examples re-engineered to celebrate the Land Rover marque’s... Read story

17 January 2018 McLaren Automotive inaugurates new carbon composites technology centre A key milestone was marked today at the Yorkshire manufacturing centre that from 2019 will start producing carbon fibre tubs for McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury s... Read story

16 January 2018 BAC Mono smashes production car lap record Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has once again made history, as its Mono supercar has become the fastest-ever production car to lap the famous Zolder Circuit in Belgium. Read story

12 January 2018 Bentley Bentayga gets a V8 Since its introduction, the Bentley Bentayga has defined a new sector and set the luxury SUV benchmark, offering customers the ultimate Grand Touring experience unrestricted by lan... Read story

10 January 2018 MINI gets a facelift for 2018 The exterior character of the new MINI range has been refreshed with the introduction of a new front and rear LED light design, enhancing the on-road presence of the new MINI 3-Doo... Read story

6 January 2018 McLaren announce another record sales year in 2017 McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury sportscars and supercars, has recorded another record year of growth, selling a total of 3,340 cars in 2017. Read story

2 January 2018 Nissan announces full range pricing for the new LEAF EV The all-new Nissan LEAF offers a significant update over the previous model with dynamic new styling, advanced technologies – including ProPILOT – and a higher capacity battery. Read story

18 December 2017 Land Rover re-introduce Commercial model to new Discovery range A new ultra-versatile commercial version of the Land Rover Discovery will go on sale in the UK today. Featuring 1,856 litres of flexible load space replacing the second and third r... Read story