The business side of the British car trade – from the boardrooms to the shop floor.
Over the years the British automotive industry has been just as well known, maybe more so, for its failures as for its successes. But those failures, while glaring, are often overstated. Britain is known for producing cars with both style and refinement, and the companies that produce those cars often approach the business in very different ways than their counterparts in the US or the Far East.
The Roadster Factory, a 48,000-square-foot facility in Armagh, Pennsylvania known for specializing in classic British sports cars, particularly Triumphs, was reported as a total loss after sustaining damages in a destructive fire that ignited on Christmas morning. […]
MG Motor UK has secured ‘Carmaker of the Year’ at the Motor Trader Industry awards, with judges highlighting its impressive sales performance as a driving factor for the honor. […]
Lotus has officially opened its new sports car manufacturing facility at Hethel, naming it in honor of the company’s founder and inspiration. The Chapman Production Centre is a world-class center of excellence that is already building the Emira, the last petrol-powered car from Lotus and the best of breed. […]
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced a new Open Innovation strategy, to accelerate next-generation technology and sustainability to support its Modern Luxury vision for the business, its partners, and customers. […]
To build upon recent successes, future-proof the company and further, the development of timeless coach-built sports cars, The Morgan Motor Company has appointed Steve Morris as Executive Chairman and Massimo Fumarola as CEO. […]
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) retail sales for the three-month period to March 31, 2022, continued to be constrained by the global semiconductor shortage. However, the Company saw a gradual improvement in chip supply leading to improved production and wholesale volumes compared to the previous quarter. […]
Figures from Bentley Motors Dream Factory in Crewe reveal the British marque is on course to become the world’s most sustainable luxury car brand. The latest available data recorded at the company’s headquarters shows an impressive overall reduction in environmental impact per vehicle when comparing 2021 data against 2020 figures. […]
MG Motor UK has underlined its position has the nation’s fastest-growing car brand after posting another set of stellar sales figures. Building on a record-breaking 2021, the marque’s success continued into the new year with registrations in January and February (4,471 units) totaling more than those for the whole of 2017 (4,471 units). […]
Jaguar Land Rover has committed to sustainability and to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its operations by 46 percent by 2030. […]
Jaguar Land Rover has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its operations by 46 percent by 2030. […]
Hethel, home of Lotus since 1966 is reopening to visitors after a £100 Million upgrade. The facility had been closed since 2017 for redevelopment. […]
Caterham sales grew by a remarkable 41% over pre-pandemic levels last year, with the 670 orders taken in 2021 not only smashing the 442 received in 2019, but beating the marque’s previous best tally of 667. […]
Bentley Motors today announced the luxury marque’s financial results for 2021, complementing the company’s record sales performance during the same 12-month period. Operating profits rose to €389 million, which was €369 million more than in 2020. […]
Luxury British supercar maker McLaren Automotive has selected InfiniteWorld, a leading metaverse infrastructure platform that enables brands to create, monetize and drive consumer engagement with digital content, as its first official metaverse partner. […]
Jaguar has today unveiled its third all-electric virtual gaming sports car – the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Roaster. In recognition of Jaguar’s trilogy of cars in the Vision GT series, Jaguar’s Design team have developed new bespoke livery for each one. […]
Aston Martin has moved another step forward in its journey to electrification, with an agreement to develop bespoke high-performance battery cell technology alongside Britishvolt. […]
To support the development of the next generation of female talent, Bentley Motors has kicked off a bespoke mentoring program for women students in the fields of technology, engineering, design, and business. […]
Land Rover, in partnership with Virgin Galactic is launching the Land Rover & Virgin Galactic Adventure of a Lifetime Sweepstakes to give Land Rover owners in the US the chance to win the ultimate grand prize of a seat on a Virgin Galactic space flight. […]
Aston Martin will continue to supply official safety car and medical cars to the FIA Formula One® World Championship during the upcoming 2022 season. Additionally, Aston Martin is putting the final touches on the Vantage Safety Car and DBX Medical Car. […]
David Brown Automotive has appointed Bespoke Imports Group LLC as its official partner and importer for the North America market. […]
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