Car Manufacturers with UK factories

Kavanne

thanks, gilbert, i think you do understand where my mum is coming from! She's never been in a position to buy a brand new car before and she is thinking long and hard about what she's going to buy, and i am helping her research, that's all!

macman

How about a Caterham Seven?
Might not quite qualify as a hatchback though...

The_AA_company_representative_2

Kavanne wrote: »

My mum is in the market for a new car (brand new) and she would like to buy a car that is manufactured in the UK. I've had a quick google but all i seem to get is ads... can anyone enlighten me with manufacturers they know who have UK factories? Thanks!!

Hi
We (The AA) have been asked this question many times so have put a list on our website. As a new user, I can't use a link, but go to theAA.com and type in 'cars manufactured in UK' in the Search box.

Bongedone

aatekkie wrote: »

Hi
We (The AA) have been asked this question many times so have put a list on our website. As a new user, I can't use a link, but go to theAA.com and type in 'cars manufactured in UK' in the Search box.

Here is the link:

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-buyers-guide/cbg-cars-made-in-britain.html

DealDrivers_company_representative

Don't lose sight of the fact this isn't just about car manufacturer jobs being saved, it is british dealerships too...hundreds closed in the past 12mths and the scheme is as much about preventing the losses of further jobs in Britain at dealerships (regardless of the brands they sell) as much as manufacturers.
Sales staff, admin staff, business staff, mechanics/technicians, valeters, drivers......they all count.

Premier_2

aatekkie wrote: »

Hi
We (The AA) have been asked this question many times so have put a list on our website. As a new user, I can't use a link, but go to theAA.com and type in 'cars manufactured in UK' in the Search box.

That's a useful list.

Just one amendment as far as I can see. Some Jags (X-type) and LRs (Freelander) are not made in the Midlands but in the Liverpool area.

Also to complete the list, Ford still produce some Transits in Southampton. I know it's not exactly a car, but if Vauxhall Luton plant gets a mention for it's van production....

The matter can further be complicated by the fact that although the companies mentioned in the list have assembly plants in the UK, the vehicle a customer buys may not have been assembled in the UK.
Buy a Morgan, Jag or LandRover and you know you can be safe in the knowledge you'll have bought a UK assembled vehicle, but buy even an Aston Martin (traditionally thought to be a UK vehicle), and if it's a Aston Martin Rapide, it'll almost certainly have been assembled in Austria!
When you get the the lower cost, higher volume producers, this is also true .e.g. not all Vauxhall Astras in the country were assembled in Ellesmere Port

MX5huggy

We have all missed the biggest British built and owned car company.

http://www.lti.co.uk/home.php

Bowdyjan18

uk cars have the past years resulted in fail

Kavanne

MX5huggy wrote: »

We have all missed the biggest British built and owned car company.

http://www.lti.co.uk/home.php

Can my mum just buy one of those and drive it around?!

macman

Kavanne wrote: »

Can my mum just buy one of those and drive it around?!

Why not? Prince Philip used to drive one around. Don't think he stopped for many fares though...