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McLaren Group, whose companies employ more than 3,000 people
with three quarters of the staff not involved in motorsport
activities, said on Tuesday it would now be called McLaren
Technology Group.
"We have long proven our capabilities on the world’s racetracks,
and Formula One racing is and will always be a core area of
activity for us," said group chairman and chief executive Ron
Dennis.
"However, some time ago we set McLaren on a path of
diversification, and as a result we are today far more than just
a racing team."
McLaren Automotive produced 1,648 sportscars in 2014, an
increase of 21 percent on the previous year, and production is
set to increase to more than 4,000 a year as new models are
added over the next three years.
A planning application has also been submitted for a new, 57,000
square meter 'applied technology center’ at their Working
headquarters in southern England to double the existing
'footprint'.
McLaren Applied Technologies provides know-how and support to a
range of industries including oil and gas, healthcare,
pharmaceuticals, aviation and financial services.
The Formula One team, whose season starts in March, have not won
a race since 2012 and are starting a new partnership with Honda.
Spain's double world champion Fernando Alonso has joined from
Ferrari.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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