British sports activities automotive producer Caterham will relocate to a brand new web site in Kent later this 12 months to extend its manufacturing capability by 50%.

The brand new web site will even be Caterham’s headquarters, with engineering, motorsport and business groups all within the one place.

Nonetheless situated in Dartford, the 54,000sq ft facility in a model new nine-acre industrial park growth referred to as Dartford X shall be a multi-million pound funding by Caterham’s house owners, Japan’s VT Holdings, which additionally owns the eponymous AM100 seller group which trades as Wessex Garages, CCR Motor Group and Griffin Hill.

The shut proximity to the present manufacturing facility permits the retention of the expert workforce who’re answerable for hand assembling all Caterham sports activities vehicles.

VT Holdings’ funding will permit Caterham to extend manufacturing to round 750 vehicles per 12 months.

Sooner or later, Caterham plans to supply a spread of buyer experiences on the web site together with manufacturing facility excursions, occasions and car handovers.

Caterham chief govt Bob Laishley stated: “It’s becoming that, in our fiftieth anniversary 12 months, we are able to put money into new premises to facilitate our ambitions, for the way forward for the Seven and the model as an entire.

“The positioning not solely will increase our manufacturing capability however permits us to advance our manufacturing capabilities into a contemporary setting. It is going to be a unbelievable new dwelling for the model, our workers and our clients previous, current and future to go to.”

The South East of England has been dwelling to Caterham because it began constructing vehicles in 1973 within the city of Caterham, Surrey.

In 1987 manufacturing moved to Kennet Street in Dartford the place its vehicles have been assembled ever since.

It was acquired by VT Holdings in 2021. The corporate had been its distributor in Japan since 2009.

As of 2023, Caterham is represented by over 30 official retailers throughout 15 key markets globally.