The not so small Little Car Company
Model car collectors can be as fanatic as those who collect true scale classic cars. The demand for this company's scaled, but drivable cars are growing at a rapid rate.
The Little Car Company manufactures limited-edition, hand-built, electric, scaled cars. It was launched in 2019 and has since then produced more than 200 cars in partnership with Bugatti, Ferrari, and Aston Martin.
The company is based in Oxfordshire and uses 95% British sourced parts for the manufacture of these cars.
Ninety percent of is scaled models are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide. Currently, it builds five cars per week, but this capacity is about to increase to 12 within the next year. It employs 60 skilled automotive engineers from McLaren, Williams, Jaguar Land Rover, Ariel, Radical, Aston Martin, Ginetta, and Lotus.
Ben Hedley, CEO of The Little Car Company, said, “Since starting The Little Car Company in 2019, we have seen tremendous growth over a short period of time, despite Covid-19 and industry wide supply chain difficulties. Surging global demand and our investment so far are enabling the rapid expansion of both our production capabilities and workforce and, as we open our series B funding round, we welcome all interested investors to join us on our amazing journey. We’ve got some incredibly exciting projects coming up, with as yet unannounced partners, which we can’t wait to share. The Little Car Company is in an exciting position and we are really going to surprise the automotive world in 2023 and beyond.”
Source: Ben Lewis – Influenceassociates
