News — British Built Cars

16 September 2016 New UK-built Honda Civic unveiled and all set for export success Today, the 10th generation of the Honda Civic has been unveiled at the company’s UK manufacturing base in Swindon, with production of the car underway and the first units already l... Read story

14 September 2016 £100 million investment plan as Castle Bromwich welcomes Jaguar XE Following the huge customer demand for Jaguar’s two latest models, the F-PACE and XE, Jaguar Land Rover today revealed that the mid-sized premium sport sedan, the Jaguar XE, is to... Read story

13 September 2016 Nissan celebrates 15,000 LEAF sales in the UK Nissan is celebrating reaching 15,000 UK sales of its 100% electric LEAF with a £500 reward to all retail customers purchasing a LEAF or e-NV200 in its ‘Electric September’ sales e... Read story

9 September 2016 Caterham launch 'revival' Seven Sprint at Goodwood Revival Caterham Cars has built a variant of its iconic Seven that was seemingly planned in the mid-1960s but never launched – the Caterham Seven Sprint. Read story

9 September 2016 AC to build nine 'new' 1962 MK1 Cobras AC Heritage have announced a continuation series of the original 1962 Cobra. Just nine examples of the original car are to be built and will be known as the AC Cobra Mk1 260 Legacy... Read story

7 September 2016 Bentley announce new flagship for Flying Spur range: the W12 S Bentley Motors is today announcing the introduction of a new flagship to the Flying Spur range, blending luxury, style and power: the Flying Spur W12 S. Read story

7 September 2016 Evoque convertible opens up more sales for JLR The newly-launched Range Rover Evoque Convertible helped propel Jaguar Land Rover to its strongest August to date, with retail sales of 36,926 vehicles, up 26% compared to August 2... Read story

7 September 2016 The world’s first electric car specially developed for 5 to 10 year old's announced The world’s first electric car specially developed for five to ten year old's is officially unveiled today – with the name Firefly. Read story

1 September 2016 Aston Martin opens new destination at 8 Dover Street, W1 Aston Martin today opened its first brand experience boutique in the heart of London’s Mayfair district. Located in one of the capital’s most sought-after streets ‘Aston Martin at... Read story

26 August 2016 First new Atalanta built since 1939 to debut at Concours of Elegance Visitors to Concours of Elegance 2016 – held at Windsor Castle from 2-4 September – will have the opportunity to see the reawakening of an icon, as Atalanta Motors debuts its first... Read story

26 August 2016 Lotus announce Elise 250 Special Edition In a celebration of style and lightweight performance, and helping mark the 50th anniversary of the company’s famous Hethel site, Lotus has revealed the latest addition to its coll... Read story

25 August 2016 UK makes over 1 million cars in the year to date UK car manufacturing achieved its 12th consecutive month of growth in July, rising 7.6% to 126,566 units compared with the same month in 2015, according to figures released today b... Read story