US-based EV maker Canoo Inc is to set up a UK operations and activation centre at Bicester Motion.
The firm, established in 2017, has teams in California, Texas, Oklahoma and Michigan. It supplies large commercial fleets in the US, UK and Middle East with both right-hand and left-hand drive products.
Its UK team will be housed at 486 sq ft Building 108 and will use Historit for car storage. It will serve the firm’s UK and European operations.
Tony Aquila, Canoo executive chairman and chief executive, said: “Canoo’s mission is to bring EVs to everyone. We have chosen Bicester Motion as an iconic automative campus that reflects the company’s spirit of innovation and commitment to sustainability.
“As a former WWII Royal Air Force base, the decision for Bicester Motion to be our UK centre reflects the long-standing partnership with the United States and UK, a relationship built on shared values, economic collaboration and mutual trust.
“Through our partnership, we aim to strengthen Canoo’s UK presence while driving forward our mission of delivering sustainable mobility solutions globally.
“This move signifies a pivotal step in Canoo’s global expansion, setting the stage for the company to introduce groundbreaking commercial electric vehicle solutions to the UK.”
Daniel Geoghegan, chief executive of Bicester Motion, said: “We warmly welcome and relish the opportunity for technology pioneers to join our community to positively shape the future of mobility.
“Over the last decade, we have built a world-leading community for more than 50 disruptive mobility leaders, manufacturers, innovators and change-makes who have a shared passion to deliver the mobility solutions we need for tomorrow.
“Canoo shares our vision and we are pleased to provide them with a dedicated centre of excellence from which they can launch their UK operation and establish another international marque at Bicester Motion.”
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