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Jaguar Type 01 unveiled in New York: 1,030 PS JEA four-door EV GT to be built at Solihull from 2027
Jaguar’s first production car under its exuberant modernist rebrand is a 1,030 PS, 118 kWh four-door electric GT on the dedicated JEA platform. JLR will build it at Solihull from 2027 with Wolverhampton-made EDUs and packs and Halewood-pressed panels. The cell supplier and volumes have not been named.
Euro 7 and UK CBAM: what low-volume OEMs need on the calendar
With EU Euro 7 new-type approvals for cars and vans due from 29 November 2026, and UK CBAM on aluminium and steel imports from 1 January 2027, low-volume OEMs need a clear split between the near-term EU type-approval cliff and the delayed small-volume registration path to mid-2030.
Aston Martin DBX GT: comfort-led SUV joins DBX S on shared 727 PS V8
Aston Martin’s comfort-led DBX GT shares the DBX S 727 PS V8 and targets Q4 2026 deliveries — watch supplier commonality on powertrain/brakes versus GT-specific dampers, acoustics and cabin content.
Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies: The Future of Motorsport-to-Road Manufacturing
A deep dive into how Red Bull Advanced Technologies is re-engineering aerospace-grade manufacturing processes for boutique hypercar assembly.
WSP’s Ricardo carve-out: what a sale of Ricardo’s performance-products arm means for McLaren’s engine supply
WSP completed its £281m takeover of Ricardo in October 2025 and plans to sell Ricardo’s automotive and performance-products businesses, including the Shoreham line that has built 34,000+ McLaren engines since 2011. No buyer has been named. With McLaren now planning in-house engines, procurement teams should track change-of-control and make-vs-buy risk.
Bentley Torcal unveiled in London: first all-electric Bentley becomes fourth model line, hand-built on a new Crewe line
Bentley’s first fully electric model launches as the 821 PS Torcal and the 888 PS Torcal S, on an 800 V, 113.3 kWh battery. It will be hand-built on a new line in Crewe, part of a £350m-plus investment in the site. Bentley names Fox Brothers, Naim, Dinamica, Pirelli and Cumbria Crystal, but has not published its cell supplier, SOP, pricing or volumes.
McLaren commits £500m to UK manufacturing and 1,000 jobs by 2032
McLaren Automotive’s ~£500m ($675m) UK programme expands South Yorkshire composites capacity, adds a new vehicle plant, brings engines in-house, and signals supply-chain demand for specialist OEMs — with an unnamed first performance SUV as portfolio expansion only.
McLaren MCTC Rotherham Seeks Temporary Yard Expansion to Protect Chassis Supply Resilience
McLaren Automotive has submitted planning for a temporary storage building at its Composites Technology Centre on Rotherham’s Advanced Manufacturing Park. For LVHV buyers, temporary yard capacity is a chassis-supply resilience signal — not a vanity expansion.
McLaren ART Goes Commercial: Cygnet Texkimp Licenses Automated Rapid Tape for High-Rate Composites
Cygnet Texkimp has industrialised McLaren Automotive’s Automated Rapid Tape (ART) fibre deposition process and secured exclusive rights to licence it beyond supercars. For LVHV procurement, the story is process capability, scrap rate, and who builds the machine.
Managing Composites Partners with GMSV on S1, S1 LM and Le Mans GTR Structures
Spain-based Managing Composites has formally partnered with Gordon Murray Special Vehicles across the S1, S1 LM and Le Mans GTR programmes. For LVHV buyers, the story is composites engineering capacity, simulation depth and ultra-low-volume execution.
Jensen Interceptor family: GTX track car revealed, GTR and GT planned
Jensen’s 4 Sep 2026 Interceptor family: track GTX revealed, road-legal GTR and luxury GT planned. GTR/GT power, price, units and SOP remain unconfirmed.
Czinger 21C Spyder: 23% Additively Manufactured BioLogic Chassis via Divergent
Czinger’s 21C Spyder pushes metal AM deeper into the hypercar structure — about 23% of the car is additively manufactured with Divergent processes, including BrakeNode in proprietary Z301 aluminium.