Surrey's Automotive Sector is Thriving
There are 10,000+ automotive businesses In Surrey Consisting of a diverse range of cutting edge companies from some of the worlds most exciting brands.
Motorsport Has Its Roots In Surrey
Surrey’s is the birthplace of British motorsport at the historic Brooklands circuit. Today The county continues to be a hub for motorsport talent.
Surrey Is Home To International Automotive Brands
International Mainstream Automotive Brands Also Call Surrey Home. Toyota, Kia & Hyundai All Have UK Headquarters in the county.
Surrey's Automotive Industry In Numbers
Automotive Sector Businesses In Surrey
4th Most Innovative Region In England
Highest GVA in England for Professional, Scientific, & Technical activities
Of Total Business Spend On R&D Happens in the south east
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Surrey's Automotive Talent Centres
Automotive Clusters In Surrey
Alternative Fuels
Alternative Fuels
The automotive industry’s future will be powered by renewable energy and many of Surrey’s automotive companies are leading the way. Surrey based companies such as Toyota, Kia and Hyundai are responsible for some of the UK’s most popular electric vehicles whilst their research continues to forward the progression of hydrogen powered vehicles.
McLarens Applied Technology Centre has been leading the digital transformation of motorsport for the past 30 years and now focuses on accelerating the drive to an electrified and sustainable future.
The University of Surrey’s Centre for Automotive Engineering has research priorities around electric and hybrid electric vehicles and a prominent Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Lab.
Surrey has the greatest number of Professional, scientific and technical businesses in England (outside of London) and over 10,000 automotive businesses operating in the region.
Surrey is proudly home to
McLaren
Gordon Murray
Toytoa GB
Kia
Hyundai
Protean Electric
MotorSport
MotorSport
Surrey is the birthplace of British Motorsport, with racing having taken place at Brooklands as early as 1907, ever since, it has had a natural attraction to many motor companies, the largest of which is McLaren who employ close to 5000 people in Surrey.
Visitors to Surrey also enjoy motor sport theme tourist attractions such as Mercedes-Benz World and Brooklands Museum.
The University of Surrey’s School of Mechanical Engineering has industry-standard facilities, such as a state-of-the-art Design Centre and an environmental wind tunnel, as well as its own Formula Student Racing team.
Surrey has the greatest number of Professional, scientific and technical businesses in England (outside of London) and over 10,000 automotive businesses operating in the region.
Surrey is proudly home to
McLaren
West Surrey Racing
Carlin Motorsport
Mercedes Benz World
Brooklands Museum
Team Brit
Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Connected and autonomous vehicle technology is poised to play a key role in the exciting transport revolution currently underway in the United Kingdom. The research and development of Surrey’s automotive businesses alongside the prominence of Surrey’s Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Lab places Surrey at the forefront of autonomous advancement.
The CAV Lab has delivered high impact and award-winning research is areas such as Cloud-assisted distributed vehicle control systems, Intelligent decision-making of autonomous robotic systems, Artificial intelligence enabled advanced driver assistance systems and Cooperative situation awareness for connected and autonomous vehicles.
Surrey has the greatest number of Professional, scientific and technical businesses in England (outside of London) and over 10,000 automotive businesses operating in the region.
Surrey is proudly home to
McLaren
Gordon Murray
Toytoa GB
Kia
Hyundai
Yamaha Motor
Surrey is Proudly Home To
McLaren
Gordon Murray
Hyundai
Toyota
KIA
BCA Marketplace
Bucher Municipal
Yamaha
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Brooklands Museum
How Can We Help?
Invest in Surrey, provides free, bespoke and confidential support to automotive companies looking to relocate to or expand in the region. To find out more about how Invest in Surrey can help de-risk your business investment in Surrey, get in touch with the team today.
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