Prodrive

Prodrive is a British motorsport and engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as MINI and Aston Martin. Its automotive technology division provides road car design and engineering consultation for various car manufacturers as well as businesses in the defence, aerospace and marine industries. It also has a composite business based in Milton Keynes which manufactures lightweight carbon composite CRFP components for premium car manufacturers and aircraft interiors. Prodrive is perhaps best known for its involvement in the World Rally Championship with the Subaru World Rally Team. While the Subaru World Rally programme ended in 2008, today its motorsport manufacturer programmes include Aston Martin Racing in world sportscar racing and MINI in world rallying. The company employs around 500 people in the UK at operations in Banbury, Milton Keynes and Warwickshire and has a turnover of around £50 million.