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List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom

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Major current marques

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2024 Aston Martin DB12
2024 Bentley Continental GT
2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake
2017 Land Rover Range Rover Velar
2022 Lotus Emira
2021 McLaren Artura
2025 Mini Hatch
2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII
2023 Vauxhall Astra
Marque Owner Parent
Aston Martin (1913–present) Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
Bentley (1919–present) Bentley Motors[1] Volkswagen AG
Jaguar (1935–present) Jaguar Land Rover Tata Motors
Land Rover (1948–present) Jaguar Land Rover Tata Motors
Lotus (1952–present) Lotus Cars Geely
McLaren (1985–present) McLaren Automotive[2] McLaren Group
MG (1923–present) MG Motor UK Limited SAIC Motor
Mini (1969–present) BMW BMW
Morgan (1910–present) Morgan Motor Company Investindustrial
Rolls-Royce (1904–present) Rolls-Royce Motor Cars[3] BMW
Vauxhall (1903–present)[4] Vauxhall Motors[5] Stellantis

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Search for a trade mark by owner: 48 marks owned by Bentley Motors Limited". Intellectual Property Office. Crown. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Search for a trade mark by owner: 56 marks owned by McLaren Automotive Limited". Intellectual Property Office. Crown. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Search for a trade mark by owner: Your search found 37 marks owned by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited". Intellectual Property Office. Crown. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ^ "About Our Company". Vauxhall Motors. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Search for a trade mark by owner: 95 marks owned by Vauxhall Motors Limited". Intellectual Property Office. Crown. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. ^ established 1999 as Farboud
  7. ^ Note: Wholly owned by Alternative Cars Ltd
  8. ^ established 2001 as OScar: "Hugo Spowers". Riversimple. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  9. ^ known as Albany-Lamplough
  10. ^ Automobile Manufacturing Company
  11. ^ Dissolved Companies House, retrieved 14 November 2020
  12. ^ makers of the Bolsover Express boiler, used for steam launches and replacement for Stanley steam cars.
  13. ^ Bridgwater Blake Museum, Timeline, page 12 Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Hill Climb Cars
  15. ^ Companies House Dissolved 2018
  16. ^ Meteor Manufacturing, London N4
  17. ^ Coventry
  18. ^ Silent Transport Ltd, Woking. Electric.
  19. ^ Renamed Arash
  20. ^ merged with Ginetta
  21. ^ "Dagenham: End of the line". BBC News. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  22. ^ North London
  23. ^ Gordon Armstrong (East Riding Engineering)
  24. ^ Vernon Industries, Cheshire
  25. ^ Sold as Vapomobile
  26. ^ Note: Wholly Chinese-owned assembly plant
  27. ^ "New Engine Company Ltd Acton, London 1905–1921". motor-car.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  28. ^ Note: As of 2014, the brand appears to be dormant.
  29. ^ "About The Orpington Car". Trevor Mulligan. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  30. ^ Liquidation of OVIK Crossway/Claremont Engineering Ltd.
  31. ^ "E. H. Owen". Grace's Guide.
  32. ^ "British Cars 1951 Specifications and illustrations", Peter Chambers, APC Publication, 7 Newhall Street, Birmingham, printed by W&D Willett Ltd, 74 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3 – p.35 incl pictures "assembled and trimmed in increasing quantities in London", p.47 – models "Renault 7.5.h.p Standard Saloon" (£689, 10sh) and "Renault De Luxe Saloon" (£729, 10sh). Prices as of 16 June 1951
  33. ^ Possibly the first British production car
  34. ^ Battle Museum of Local History (2012). Battle in Pictures. Biddenden: YouByYou Books. p. 27.
  35. ^ Sharps & Bond
  36. ^ Chapman, Frank (1995). Tales of Old Tonbridge. Brasted Chart: Froglets Publications Ltd. pp. 44–45. ISBN 1-872337-55-4.
  37. ^ "Sports car firm in liquidation following dispute with Jaguar Land Rover". 4 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  38. ^ Allways In The Picture

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