Taiwan is the latest place that will import the storming BAC MONO Supercar.

• Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) continues to break new ground across the globe by launching BAC Taiwan
• BAC has exported its highly acclaimed Mono supercar to over 28 territories worldwide since its launch, including Taiwan, but the island will now benefit from a specialist local dealer
• With exclusive rights to sell the Mono, BAC Taiwan signed a one-year, five-car deal with the Liverpool-based manufacturer
• BAC Taiwan was launched as part of the company’s contract renewal in South-East Asia, comprising Hong Kong, China and Taiwan

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is continuing to take the world by storm and has launched a brand new venture in South-East Asia – BAC Taiwan.

BAC has been exporting its world-renowned Mono supercar to the small island off the east coast of China for a number of years, but it will now benefit from a specially appointed dealer.

With exclusive rights in the territory, BAC Taiwan has signed a one-year deal with the Liverpool-based manufacturer and will have five stunning Monos to sell over the course of 12 months.

The bespoke supercar is a completely unique product that has captured the imaginations of driving purists all around the globe. A true British success story, BAC has exported the Mono to 28 territories worldwide across five continents; and such is the brilliance of the car that new ground is being regularly broken.

Taiwan has an incredibly rich motorsport history and an immense love for driving, which is why the Mono has been so widely desired across the nation despite it being a track-only model.

BAC Taiwan will sell from two locations: the capital city of Taipei and the major port city of Kaohsiung, which are both in close proximity of major racing circuits.

The Longtan National Speedway is less than an hour from the capital, while Taiwan’s most famous track, Penbay International Circuit, is just 45 kilometres from Kaohsiung. These locations are extremely upmarket and wealthy, which makes them perfect for BAC.

This is a ground-breaking venture for BAC. Having such a presence in a territory where the Mono isn’t road-legal is a truly monumental feat and sets the company up to break new ground around the world.

BAC Taiwan was launched as part of another big deal for the British manufacturer, as it renewed its contract in South-East Asia for two years.

BAC Hong Kong caters to Mono fans from Hong Kong and China as well as Taiwan, and it will continue to do so on 12- and 24-car deals until the end of 2018.

Managing Director of BAC Hong Kong, Duncan Lee, said: “We are absolutely delighted to sign a new deal with Neill and Ian Briggs and the guys at BAC. BAC Hong Kong has been a huge success since it opened in late 2015 and interest in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan has been forever growing. We’re very much looking forward to catering for demand across the territories and distributing more and more Monos over the next two years.”

Neill Briggs, BAC Co-Founder and Director of Product Development, added: “We’re absolutely thrilled to launch BAC Taiwan and continue our expansion around the world. Having a specialist dealer in a country where the Mono isn’t road-legal is testament to just how impressive a machine it is and just how competitive it is as a track car. Taiwanese people love their cars and, clearly, they’re big fans of the remarkable engagement and accessibility of the Mono.”

The one-of-a-kind Mono supercar by Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) will be sold by leading luxury motor dealer group, H.R. Owen

• The one-of-a-kind Mono supercar by Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) will be sold by leading luxury motor dealer group, H.R. Owen
• H.R. Owen will present the Mono from a site shared with H.R. Owen Ecurie, the group’s new specialist non-franchised site in Cheltenham
• BAC joins H.R. Owen’s spectacular portfolio of supercar brands alongside Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Maserati, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari and Lamborghini
• BAC expanded its global reach in 2015, with new showrooms opened in Hong Kong and Japan, and H.R. Owen will further broaden horizons
• The BAC Mono single-seater supercar brings the most authentic racing experience to the road


Liverpool-based BAC continues to go from strength to strength with the announcement that leading luxury dealer group H.R. Owen is to become an agent for the single-seat Mono supercar. 
BAC sells the Mono worldwide, but the addition of H.R. Owen to its UK operation is a leap forward in terms of ensuring Mono reaches the right audience and generates countrywide visibility.






Mono will be sold from newly opened H.R. Owen Ecurie in Cheltenham – the group’s first dedicated non-franchised showroom – but the car will also be offered to the entire H.R. Owen client database, who will be able to sample it at a variety of client track and showroom events. H.R. Owen BAC will provide all the benefits of buying from a main dealer group and will also have on-site aftersales facilities.
Mono customers will continue to enjoy bespoke fitment of the car, with seat and steering wheel fitting sessions available at the factory for all purchasers, but H.R. Owen staff will be able to discuss and demonstrate the extensive list of available options in the showroom using their specially built demonstration car, based in Cheltenham. 
BAC Co-Founder and Director of Product Development Neill Briggs said: “It has been a great 12 months for BAC, with new technological developments for the Mono, the success of our Mono Marine edition, our sales success at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed and the opening of a number of overseas showrooms, too. To partner with H.R. Owen will really strengthen our UK sales, and to be counted amongst brands such as Bugatti, Ferrari and Rolls-Royce is an honour. Many of our existing clients drive the types of vehicles H.R. Owen sells, and to be able demonstrate Mono to customers already used to high-performance, luxury vehicles means we will reach buyers with an appetite for the type of vehicle Mono is.”
Stephan Plant, General Manager of H.R. Owen Ecurie said: “H.R. Owen is the leading dealer group in the UK, and to stay ahead of the rest, we need to be innovative and give clients a new experience. With over 80 years of experience, and the finest portfolio of supercar and luxury car brands, we are uniquely placed to reach the perfect audience for BAC. To have such a vehicle based alongside our new Ecurie showroom in Cheltenham reinforces our position as the dealer group that offers the most exciting range of vehicles, that we are open to new thinking and are fully prepared to get behind brands we believe in.”
To conclude, Neill Briggs added: “This is the start of a new chapter for Mono. We have now signed the agreement with H.R. Owen and look forward to a successful partnership and a new era for BAC.”
The BAC Mono will be available to view at H.R. Owen Ecurie from 22 September.

USA - The BAC MONO is on display at the Pebble Beach, Stave Wine Cellar, the UK brand returns to many plaudits.

• BAC will be returning at Pebble Beach in 2016, with the Mono being proudly displayed at the Stave Wine Cellar
• The car is on show at the contemporary location at The Inn at the heart of the Spanish Bay
• The stand is presented in association with prestigious winery Williams Selyem
• BAC has also appeared at the fantastically successful 2016 V Foundation Wine Celebration in California, helping raise millions of dollars for charity

BAC is proud to be taking part in the 2016 Pebble Beach weekend, with the Mono going on display at the heart of the Spanish Bay.

The single-seater supercar will be on show at the Stave Wine Cellar at The Inn in the Spanish Bay. It will be presented in partnership with prestigious Californian winery Williams Selyem. The Mono will showcase the level of personalisation available to buyers and will be on show on Saturday 20 August.

The Mono is going from strength to strength in America, having also played a prominent role at the recent V Foundation Wine Celebration, where it was invited to be an official sponsor.

The V Foundation event toured around several of the most exclusive vineyards in the Californian Napa Valley region, and the BAC Mono was a regular feature throughout.

The UK company also played a key role in the glamorous and prestigious fundraising events over the weekend, with a BAC experience one of the highlights in the auction taking place at the headline gala dinner at the exclusive Nickel and Nickel vineyard on Saturday night. The weekend proved a phenomenal success for all concerned, raising $5.2m for charity.

As well as its other charitable contributions to the V Foundation in various forms, BAC also pledged to donate a large charitable contribution for clients that purchased a Mono at the Wine Celebration weekend.

BAC Chief Operating Officer, Mark Rayner, said: “The V Foundation is a fantastic charity that does wonderful work and raised millions of dollars in the fight against cancer since 1993. BAC is honoured to be involved with arguably the V Foundation’s highest profile event in the year, and is delighted to have helped push the fundraising levels even higher.

“It is wonderful to be returning to the stunning and prestigious surroundings of Pebble Beach. The weekend is always a glorious collection of the greatest cars in the world from all eras, and we are proud to be representing BAC and British manufacturing in California.”

BAC takes large development leap by using graphene on the single seater supercar, the Mono.

• BAC takes large development leap by using graphene on the single seater supercar, the Mono
• The use of the innovative material is a world first, as BAC further illustrates its ability to make technological advancements
• The panel development was done in collaboration with Haydale Composite Solutions
• The lightweight material features on the Mono’s rear wheel arches
• graphene is lighter and stronger than carbon fibre, bringing weight and performance benefits

BAC is the first manufacturer in the world to develop a car featuring panels made from graphene, the innovative and lightweight material that brings weight and strength benefits.

BAC has partnered with Haydale Composite Solutions to create rear wheel arches made out of graphene, and has been putting the material through its paces on the Mono, the world’s only road legal single-seater supercar. 

Graphene is made of sheets of carbon just one atom thick, and is significantly lighter than standard carbon fibre. It is also stronger than carbon fibre, meaning that it can bring weight reductions of around 20% while being 200 times stronger than steel. These benefits could have implications for cost, performance and fuel economy when applied wider in the manufacturing process.

BAC chose to test the use of graphene on the rear wheel arches due to the size and complexity of the part, to thoroughly test the manufacturing process and how the material fitted in with the car.

BAC Development Director and co-founder Neill Briggs said: “BAC is uniquely placed in the automotive industry to be able to take innovative steps, and latest work with graphene is further proof of this. This development work is further proof of our ability to work with the very latest materials and innovators. At BAC we don’t wait for new technology to come to us, we actively seek it out and work with the very best in the industry to stay at the forefront of the automotive and motorsport industries.

“Making significant weight savings and improving body strength will allow us to offer improved performance to our customers. This is the latest in a line of ground-breaking innovations on the Mono, and we were delighted to have worked with graphene composite industry leaders, Haydale, on this exciting project.”

Ebby Shahidi, Haydale Composite Solutions Ltd.’s Director of Aerospace and Defence added: “We are pleased to have worked on the design and development of the graphene enhanced carbon fibre materials for the BAC Mono. These initial materials have shown some major increases in impact and thermal performance coupled with improved surface finish and it’s pleasing to see these attributes being demonstrated on such a high performance vehicle as the Mono.

“We look forward to collaborating further with BAC and delivering even higher performance materials and components to increase the performance of this exciting vehicle.”

BAC showed the graphene enhanced Mono at the Science in the City festival in Manchester.

jaguar Land Rover makes plans to enter the 2016 FIA Formula E Championship.

• Jaguar Land Rover confirms its electric future with entry for Jaguar into the innovative FIA Formula E Championship
• Formula E to provide a real world performance test bed for future Jaguar Land Rover technology
• Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's leading investor in research and development, strengthens its commitment to British engineering by extending development of electrification technology into the racing environment 
• Jaguar Land Rover engineers will work directly with Jaguar's race team to push the boundaries of electrification technology  

Jaguar today announced its return to global motorsport. In the autumn of 2016, Jaguar will enter the third season of the exciting FIA Formula E Championship as a manufacturer with its own team. FIA Formula E is the world’s first global single-seater championship for electric powered cars.

FIA Formula E offers a unique opportunity for Jaguar Land Rover to further the development of future EV powertrain including motor and battery technology. 

Nick Rogers, Group Engineering Director for Jaguar Land Rover, said: “I am proud to announce Jaguar's return to racing with an entry into the innovative FIA Formula E championship. 

Electric vehicles will absolutely play a role in Jaguar Land Rover's future product portfolio and Formula E will give us a unique opportunity to further our development of electrification technologies. The Championship will enable us to engineer and test our advanced technologies under extreme performance conditions.

"It is my belief that over the next five years we will see more changes in the automotive world than in the last three decades. 

The future is about being more connected and more sustainable; electrification and lightweight technologies are becoming more important than ever as urbanisation continues to increase. Formula E has recognised and reacted to these trends and the championship's exciting and pioneering approach is the perfect fit for our brand."

Jaguar Land Rover employs over 8,000 engineers and is the UK's largest investor in research and development across any business sector. Jaguar's Formula E team will be able to draw upon this industry leading resource with Jaguar Land Rover engineers working closely with the race operations team. 

Those engineers will not only be able to apply their knowledge within the race team environment but crucially use the experience to extract data and push the boundaries of electric technology in a performance environment. 

Williams Advanced Engineering will be Technical Partner to the Jaguar Formula E Team and provide extensive motorsport knowledge, combined with high performance EV Systems experience and success. 

Jaguar Land Rover has a long term relationship with Williams, who partnered with Jaguar on the development of the Jaguar C-X75 plug-in hybrid concept car. The team entry has been granted by Formula E and approved by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

Alejandro Agag, Chief Executive Officer for Formula E, said: “We are delighted to welcome Jaguar into Formula E. Jaguar is a brand with a rich sporting heritage and the fact that it is returning to global motorsport with Formula E is a huge endorsement of the championship and its ability to influence the development of electric cars. 

Jaguar brings with it a passionate fan base that will drive the popularity of the championship across the world and once again shows that Formula E is the future of motorsport.”

Jean Todt, President of the FIA said: “The FIA is pleased to welcome Jaguar as a new manufacturer to enter the FIA Formula E Championship. We built this series to offer an alternative competition for manufacturers to step into the sport and develop road-relevant electric technologies. 

The choice of Jaguar to come back to motor racing with Formula E is a proof of success. As it forges a path forward for the future of the electric car, Formula E managed to attract one of the most prestigious and historical brand across the automotive industry. I wish them success ahead of their arrival in 2016/2017.”

James Barclay, Jaguar Team Director, said: “We looked in detail at alternative ways of returning to motorsport.  This was such an important decision for Jaguar and we wanted to get it right. With our future EV plans, Formula E was the obvious choice and we believe that the benefits are enormous.  

The FIA and the promoter have exciting plans for the future of the championship and we are proud to be one of the first vehicle manufacturers to commit to the series with our own team. We have a lot of work to do ahead of the first race but it is a challenge we relish.  We hope that we can welcome a new generation of fans to Jaguar through this exciting programme.”

More details on Jaguar’s return to racing including team presentation, drivers and partners will be released in the run up to season three.

Classic & Sports Car – The London Show is proud to announce an exhibition of Sir Stirling Moss’ competition cars.

• Classic & Sports Car – The London Show is proud to announce another of its must-see attractions: an exhibition of Sir Stirling Moss’ most iconic single-seater competition cars
• Stunning display at London venue Alexandra Palace will include some of the machines driven to victory in Formula One by the British race ace
• Iconic machines from Cooper, Lotus, Ferguson and Vanwall on display
• Full details of this centerpiece feature will be revealed over the coming weeks
• Classic & Sports Car – The London Show will feature more than 300 of the world’s most prestigious classic cars from world-famous collectors and world-renowned classic car retailers
• Inaugural show will take place from 30^th October to 1^st November 2015 at Alexandra Palace. Further information and tickets available at 
• www.classicandsportscarshow.com

Classic & Sports Car – The London Show is delighted to announce, as a complement to its ‘Best of British’ theme, a display of important British single-seaters raced by ‘Mr Motor Racing’ Sir Stirling Moss.

While Moss raced hundreds of different machines in dozens of different categories, including single-seaters, touring cars, sportscars and rally cars, all over the world in his spectacular career, it was his dedication to promoting Britain and its racing industry that was unrivalled. So much so that he would use his outrageous skill to compensate for often less-competitive machinery in his patriotic pursuits.

To recognise that loyalty, organisers of Classic & Sports Car – The London Show are gathering a selection of important British single-seaters with genuine Stirling Moss history to which visitors will be able to get up close.

COOPER MKIV

Like many a racing driver, Moss learned his trade in the smaller-engined Formulae. In fact, the maestro was one of the first customers of the Cooper Car Company, visiting the Surbiton works in Surrey to buy a Mk2, later upgrading to MkIII and MkIV, and reprising his role with the marque in Formula One with Rob Walker. Moss took a dominant win on the streets of Monaco with this car in 1950.

LOTUS 18

Used by Moss to take his second World Championship Monaco Grand Prix victory in 1960 – his first had come with Maserati in 1956 – the Lotus 18 was a fast and lightweight machine perfect for Moss to demonstrate his skills.

On that May day 55 years ago, he beat the Cooper of Bruce McLaren, who’d won the season-opening GP in Argentina a few months earlier, by almost a minute in the Climax-engined racer. It is now campaigned in historic events by collector and enthusiast Stephen Bond.

FERGUSON P99

The P99, brainchild of legendary tractor manufacturer Harry Ferguson, was the first four-wheel-drive single-seater to win a Formula One race, thanks to Moss triumphing in the non-championship Gold Cup at Oulton Park in September 1961. That day, Moss took the unique machine to a 45-second victory over the Coopers of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren. The car is now owned and raced by Stuart Rolt, son of former Jaguar Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tony Rolt.

VANWALL VW4

Moss had made Formula One World Championship history in 1955 by becoming the first British driver to win the British Grand Prix, when he took the Mercedes W196 to victory at Aintree. Two years later he added yet another accolade to his CV by becoming the first to win at home in a British car. When his own VW1 chassis expired with engine failure, he took over the sister car, VW4, of Tony Brooks. Still feeling the effects of his crash for Aston Martin at Le Mans, Brooks gave up his car for Moss to stage one of his legendary charges.

The Moss/Brooks victory in the car that normally resides in the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition remains the last shared World Championship Grand Prix victory.

Further details of the Stirling Moss single-seater display at Classic & Sports Car – The London Show will be revealed over the coming weeks.

James Elliott, Classic & Sports Car magazine group editor, said: "We're delighted to be able to showcase some hugely important single-seaters in which Sir Stirling Moss achieved so much success. It's particularly appropriate that they should be British, since the 'Best of British' theme runs through the inaugural Classic & Sports Car – The London Show. The display brings extra kudos to the show and we hope visitors are captivated by these iconic machines. Our sincere thanks to the owners of the cars for entrusting them to us – and thanks to Sir Stirling Moss, of course, for making them famous in the first place."

Stirling Moss: “It's great to hear that Classic & Sports Car – The London Show has chosen to display four of the cars that were so important to me during my career. The little Cooper takes me back to the very start when I first started to climb the single-seater ladder. 

“And what can you say about the Lotus 18, run by my friend Rob Walker. To win at Monaco in a privately run car was very special. And I did it again the following year! The Ferguson was a unique machine. It's a shame the technology didn't take off, but it was good to get a win with it at Oulton Park, while we could. I'll always be fond of the Fergie.

“I love the Vanwall. Tony Vandervell was a charismatic character all right, and built cars that beat Ferrari. Winning your home grand prix in a British car, as I did with Tony [Brooks] in 1957, was a very big deal and remains one of the highlights of my career. I hope everyone enjoys seeing the cars in the famous Alexandra Palace and wish the inaugural event every success."

Classic & Sports Car – The London Show will feature more than 300 of the world’s most prestigious classic cars from world-famous collectors and world-renowned classic car retailers. Organised by Classic & Sports Car, the world’s best-selling classic car magazine, The London Show will also announce the results of its worldwide poll to find the Best British Car Ever. More incredible features will be revealed over the coming weeks.