News — British Built Cars

15 June 2016 MINI John Cooper Works Challenge revealed ahead of Goodwood The new MINI Cooper John Cooper Works Challenge takes track-driving performance to a new level, while also offering a thrilling on-road driving experience that doesn’t sacrifice ev... Read story

7 June 2016 McLaren announce limited edition Carbon Series LT McLaren Special Operations, the bespoke division of McLaren Automotive, has announced the creation of the MSO Carbon Series LT. Strictly limited to 25 units globally – all already... Read story

1 June 2016 Nissan switches on solar farm to power UK car production Nissan has switched on a new solar farm at its biggest manufacturing site in Europe, the latest landmark in the company’s journey towards Intelligent Mobility. Read story

25 May 2016 Export growth sees healthy rise for UK car production in April Wednesday 25 May, 2016 UK car manufacturing continued to make significant gains in April, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMM... Read story

25 May 2016 Lotus Elise receives Autocar Readers’ Champion Award Beating some of the best cars ever built, the landmark Lotus Elise has been announced as Readers’ Champion during the prestigious Autocar Awards, after tens of thousands of motorin... Read story

20 May 2016 Aston Martin unveils latest Zagato collaboration Aston Martin and Italian design-house Zagato are proud to announce the Vanquish Zagato Concept, the latest creation from their long-standing partnership. The Vanquish Zagato Concep... Read story

17 May 2016 Bespoke exit for Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe and Drophead Coupe. “As we begin to write a bold new chapter in Rolls-Royce history, I am delighted to present a Bespoke Collection that so elegantly celebrates two of the world’s rarest and most cele... Read story

11 May 2016 Sunderland produces 50,000th Nissan Leaf EV Three years after Nissan introduced electric vehicle and battery manufacturing to Europe, the 50,000th European-built Nissan LEAF has rolled off the production line. Read story

11 May 2016 New MINI Seven design model launched Taking its name from the very first Mini, the 1959 Austin Seven, MINI Seven has been developed to showcase both the distinctive style inspired by the original Mini and the current... Read story

3 May 2016 Latest British-built Noble will be at the London Motor Show Super Veloce Racing (SVR), recently appointed by Noble Automotive as the official sales and service dealer for the British supercar manufacturer for the UK and Europe, has announce... Read story

3 May 2016 The Honda Civic Type R sets new class record at British Hillclimb Championship The Honda Civic Type R has set a new class record and become the first standard production car to score points in the 69 year history of the Avon Tyres/TTC Group MSA British Hillcl... Read story

28 April 2016 UK car manufacturing up - one built every 16 seconds! British car manufacturing continued its strong growth in March with output increasing 9.8% to 159,074 units, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacture... Read story