News — British Built Cars

15 October 2020 Latest Bentley Flying Spur gets V8 power The Bentley Flying Spur – hailed as “the best luxury sedan in the world” – is now available with Bentley’s renowned and highly successful V8 powertrain, as an alternative to the ic... Read story

13 October 2020 EAV's ultra lightweight commercial vehicle trialed by Asda Electric Assisted Vehicles (EAV), the Oxfordshire-based micro-mobility manufacturer, recently had its 2Cubed commercial vehicle put to the test by Asda - one of the big four UK sup... Read story

13 October 2020 Big upgrades to Lotus's Hethel site Lotus is revealing the latest upgrades to its Hethel site, which will help drive a new era of success for Lotus Engineering, the consultancy division of the business. Read story

8 October 2020 RBW reveals pre-production Electric Classic Roadster Inspired by the MGB Roadster of the 1960s, the RBW EV Roadster takes the classic sports car design and enhances it for the modern world, whilst retaining a stylish elegance. Under... Read story

7 October 2020 McLaren's new hybrid supercar enters final stages of testing The first series-production High-Performance Hybrid (HPH) supercar from McLaren Automotive has entered the final stages of its development and test programmes, which includes runni... Read story

7 October 2020 Sutton Bespoke announces limited run of super-luxurious taxi A London-based retailer of high-end cars has started a limited production run of super-luxurious vehicles based on the new-generation low-emissions ‘black cab’, for those who want... Read story

30 September 2020 Old and New Nissan LEAF win Used Car of the Year award The Nissan LEAF has scored a hat trick of official recognitions for used examples of the popular EV. Read story

29 September 2020 Volta Trucks unveils its first customer Less than a month after the launch of the new Volta Zero, the first purpose-built full-electric large commercial vehicle, Volta Trucks has confirmed that it has taken the first ord... Read story

28 September 2020 Ginetta reveals details of all-new GT Academy car British motorsport brand Ginetta has confirmed exciting new details on its latest iteration GT Academy car and announced plans for racers to sign up to the 2021 GT Academy Series. Read story

25 September 2020 UK car manufacturing falls -44.6% in August UK car production declined -44.6% in August, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Just 51,039 units rolled off factory line... Read story

25 September 2020 The Little Car Company moves to big new premises Bicester Heritage is pleased to announce that The Little Car Company, makers of the Bugatti Baby II and Aston Martin DB5 Junior, will move into a new flagship headquarters at Bices... Read story

24 September 2020 Allard names returns for the first time in over 60 years Allard Motor Company, a name created in the 1930s from a love of racing, coachbuilding and pre-war ‘hot-rodding’, is making its comeback for the first time in 60 years, and introdu... Read story