Westfield not far afield May 17, 2009
Posted by richard in : Uncategorized , trackbackYOU can’t get auto stories closer to home than a car company 3 miles from your door.
Westfield Sports Cars is based in Kingswinford. Or, down the road from me. Just because they’re close, though, doesn’t mean I have connections there. Alas.
Maybe this is because their sights are set further afield. See, in yesterday’s local paper came a story that the firm’s upped its exports by 80 percent.
80 percent!
Westfields, it seems, are now being distributed in the Middle East, France, Holland and Malaysia. There’s an international dealer network. And, says the company, it’s not stopping there.
See, Westfield now has European Small Series Specification – homologation for kitcars. This means they’re an even more consumer-friendly proposition, meaning Westfield could see production nudge up to 2 a day.
14 a week, 56 a month. Big numbers for someone the size of Westfield.
UK Trade & Investment cash is helping this foreign expansion. Apparently, at all international motor shows and track days, the cars carry UKTI logos – because the Government body is providing the company with the necessaries to develop this expansion.
Seems there could be a rumble down the road soon, too. (Not to mention a permanent Police presence on Tansey Green Road). That’s because Westfield is expanding its model range.
Soon, the company will start building The Bil Saperas. The what? A modern day AC Cobra. Whew.
With that in the pipeline, maybe this stay-at-home won’t be so hard after all. Now, Westfield MD Julian Turner, you know my email address…
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