McLaren unveils plans
May 20th, 2009 by Richard Aucock
MCLAREN’S 2011 supercar will be built in a brand-new factory next door to the famous F1 centre.
Based in Woking, the McLaren Technology Centre will create over 800 jobs.
A further 1500 jobs will be indirectly created in the local economy, too.
McLaren Automotive boss Ron Dennis submitted the planning application yesterday, for a new facility with the capacity to make 20 supercars a day.
The company says it will be the most modern and efficient car plant in the UK.
McLaren also offered more hints about the 2011 supercar; high performance and highly efficient, it says. Harnessing road car AND racing car development skills, to ‘redefine the automotive engineering environment in the UK.’
Dennis added that it had always been his aim to launch a McLaren sports car company. ‘I believe that if the McLaren Production Centre is given the go ahead, it will be an engineering centre of excellence of which McLaren and the UK can be proud.’
Norman Foster will again design the building. Once again, it’ll be partly sunk into the ground, following the trends set by the F1 race car centre. There will also be lots of greenery – and even a public recreation ground!
A decision on whether the centre gets the go-ahead will be made by the end of July.
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