Yahoo Autos TVR loses rights to Welsh factory
TVR Griffith was revealed in 2017, but has yet to enter production
TVR has lost the rights to a new Welsh factory in Ebbw Vale where its long-delayed Griffith sports car was planned to enter production.
Six years after revealing the V8-engined Griffith, TVR is still without a production line to build the car, following the Welsh government's decision to put the site back on the open market, according to the South Wales Argus.
Councillors in Blaenau Gwent County, where the Ebbw Vale site is located, have reportedly been told by the Welsh government that TVR's exclusive rights to the facility have lapsed, and it will now be offered to other parties.
The Argus quotes corporate director for regeneration and community services Ellie Fry as saying: “We’ve had a number of enquiries over the past six months for a building of that size – we will be definitely looking at all those enquires.
“It’s a popular size as there are few buildings like this available in South East Wales.”
Despite having no factory site earmarked, TVR has also outlined plans to launch an electric version of the coupé, plus an electric saloon and SUV at some point in the future, both based on a skateboard platform supplied by an unnamed, but "highly established" and "world-leading" partner firm.
The product plan was revealed last year following investment from lithium firm Ensorcia Automotive, and forms part of a strategy to make TVR a global luxury marque.
