The evergreen manufacturer of the Seven and Super Seven has revealed plans to open a new manufacturing facility right around the corner from its current home in Dartford, Kent, on a newly developed nine-acre industrial park. It’s part of a ‘multi-million’ pound-investment from its still relatively new owner, the Japanese firm VT Holdings.
Caterham currently makes nine variations of its iconic lightweight sportscar across road and track variants, some available with the choice of a ‘Standard’ or slightly longer and wider ‘Large’ chassis. And with the new facility, perhaps we can expect to see further evolutions of the product. After all, the new factory is close enough to the old one for Caterham to retain its current workforce, but importantly, expand it. In fact, the marque is targeting a 50 per cent increase in production, to around 750 cars per year.
It’s not just the cars that will benefit from the new facility though. Caterham says it plans for customers to enjoy the experience as well, with factory tours, special events and also the possibility for vehicle handovers, straight off the production line.