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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Supercar maker McLaren to create 1,000 UK jobs in £450m tech investment

A McLaren sports car wrapped in vinyl parked on a kerbside in St Pancras, London
A McLaren sports car: the company currently employs 2,500 staff. Photograph: UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

The British supercar manufacturer McLaren is to create 1,000 jobs in a welcome boost to the UK’s struggling automotive industry.

The carmaker is creating the jobs as part of a £450m investment in its technology centre in Woking, Surrey, near to the plant where it manufactures all of its vehicles.

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