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Caparo Vehicle Technologies (CVT), formerly known as Freestream Cars Limited, was a British company that provided advanced technology development, materials engineering, and design services to and markets. [2] Caparo Vehicle Technologies went into administration in 2015, and was fully dissolved by 2019.
The Caparo T1 is a British mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-seat automobile that was built by Caparo Vehicle Technologies, founded by design director Ben Scott-Geddes, engineering director Graham Halstead, engineers formerly involved in the development of the McLaren F1 and Sean Butcher, marketing director and financier. [1]
The Caparo T1 engine is a high-performance automobile engine originally developed by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), and later produced by Menard Competition Technologies (MCT). It was used in the Caparo T1 sports car from 2006 to 2015. The engine is derived from the Nissan VRH35ADE IndyCar engine. [4] [5] [6]
Caparo was founded by Lord Swraj Paul, in 1968. [1] Sixteen companies within the group were put into administration in October 2015, leaving three to continue trading as normal. [2] [3] One month later, Sanjeev Gupta, head of Liberty House Group, announced that his family had bought a part of the business from the administrators. [4]
London Taxis International, which manufactures the London black taxi in Coventry, has signed a development agreement with electric vehicle manufacturer Tanfield to develop an all-electric urban taxi. The all-electric version of the TX4 black cab - to be branded the TX4E - will have a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a range in excess of 100 ...
He created the Special Vehicle Engineering (SVE) department at the Dunton Technical Centre in Essex in 1980, [2] and ran it until 1990. It produced the more-powerful roadworthy versions of the Ford Sierra. [3] Dieter Hahne took over the department in January 1991; he had been manager of the Medium Cars programme for Ford. [4]
GKN Automotive is a multinational manufacturer of driveline components, all-wheel drive systems and plug-in hybrid systems for the automotive industry. [2]It employs around 25,000 people across 47 manufacturing facilities and 6 technology centres in 19 countries.
Ferodo's Caernarfon factory was opened by Princess Margaret in 1964. It was founded in 1897 by Herbert Frood (1864–1931), [1] with manufacturing starting in Gorton in 1901 and moving to Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1902. [2]