British car maker to establish $8M facility in Virginia

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A British car manufacturer has rolled out plans to establish a new facility in Virginia.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that RBW Sports & Classics is gearing up to build an $8 million facility at Cane Creek Centre, an industrial park jointly owned by the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County.

It would be their first U.S. manufacturing facility.

“Entrepreneurial, innovative companies like RBW Sports & Classics are helping put Virginia on the map for cutting-edge industry and jobs,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “The talented workforce in the region is a perfect fit for RBW Sports & Classics’ plans.”

The new facility will produce the company’s first left-hand drive models for the U.S. market and create nearly 150 jobs.

“RBW is a wonderful addition to everything that Pittsylvania County and the region has to offer, and the international flavor that it brings is especially exciting,” said Tunstall District Supervisor and Chairman of the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facilities Authority Vic Ingram.

Youngkin approved a $500,000 grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund to assist Danville-Pittsylvania County with this project.

RBW Sports & Classics Limited has been around since 2017. Its mission was to create the first classic electric sports car. The company currently manufactures electric Roadster and GT models. For more information, visit www.rbwevcars.com .

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