- McLaren Super Series comprising McLaren 12C, 650S and Asia-only 625C becomes the highest volume carbon fibre supercar range ever
- 5000 examples assembled since the production commenced in early 2011
- Latest addition to the Super Series, the McLaren 675LT, is confirmed for global premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2015
McLaren
Automotive today celebrated the build of the 5,000th model based on the
groundbreaking carbon fibre MonoCell chassis, which forms the recently
announced McLaren Super Series, in only the fourth full year of vehicle
production. Launched initially with the 12C in 2011, and followed by the
12C Spider and then 650S and Asia-only 625C, the Super Series is now
the highest volume carbon fibre supercar range ever. This milestone
comes shortly after McLaren announced a third consecutive growth in
sales, with more than 1,400 Super Series models being delivered during
2014.
The
5,000th car, a Volcano Yellow 650S Spider commissioned for a customer
in Australia rolled from the assembly line in the McLaren Production
Centre on Monday, 2 February. It was joined at the end of the production
line by the first production 12C, which has now become part of the
McLaren Heritage Collection.
Production
of the 12C began at the start of 2011, with these early models
assembled by approximately 30 employees in a designated manufacturing
facility within the McLaren Technology Centre. Deliveries commenced
globally from June, before the state-of-the-art McLaren Production
Centre opened its doors in November, becoming the birthplace of all
McLaren roadcars. The bespoke facility was designed by Foster +
Partners, and combines outstanding quality with highly efficient
production methods. It is now a home to over 500 employees working
across the manufacturing and logistics operations.
In
March 2014, the assembly line was updated to accommodate the production
requirements for the new McLaren 650S in response to strong customer
demand.
‘McLaren
has come a long way in four short years. The completion of the 5,000th
vehicle in the Super Series is a fantastic milestone for the brand. The
12C was, and still is, a groundbreaking supercar and, true to the values
of McLaren, we have continued to develop and build on this great
product into the 650S which has delighted our customers and won
countless awards across the world,’ said Mike Flewitt, Chief Executive Officer at McLaren Automotive.
‘We
have built a solid foundation for the business, delivering record
numbers year on year, and I look forward to our next production
milestone with the addition of the 675LT to the Super Series, and the
new Sports Series later in the year.’
Close
to 450 of the 5,000 cars produced so far have been sold or allocated to
the Middle East & Africa region, with the United Arab Emirates and
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia leading the demand. This is a relatively small
number of cars when compared to the numbers produced by McLaren
Automotive competitors, however, this is a key component of the
company’s business strategy to ensure exclusivity. As such, the Middle
East region has a strong 650S order bank, as exclusivity is one of the
attractions of McLaren ownership along with greater power performance
and technologies than the competition.
The
McLaren Super Series forms the core range of McLaren supercar offering
and sits above the recently announced Sports Series in the model
hierarchy. The family of models will be soon expanded with the
recently-announced McLaren 675LT, confirmed for global reveal at the
2015 International Geneva Motor Show in March. The announcement follows
an internal staff ceremony attended by over 1,400 employees at the
McLaren Production Centre in Woking, Surrey.
