Gordon Murray Automotive has announced a $120 million strategic investment from Halo Cars Group. The funding follows a notable moment for the British brand at an RM Sotheby’s auction last month, where a Gordon Murray Special Vehicles S1 LM sold in Las Vegas for $20.63 million, setting a record for the highest non-charity price ever paid for a new car.
The result underlines the growing financial value placed on Murray’s modern creations and provides a backdrop for the new investment. Professor Gordon Murray will continue as chairman and chief designer. The company’s Chief Financial Officer, Darren Jukes, has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer. Halo Cars Group’s Managing Partners, Tarik Ouass and JR Rahn, will join the board of directors.
“This is not an investment in scale, but in further scarcity. Our investment mandate is the complete opposite of a conventional growth investment in the automotive sector. We believe that further limiting the allocations of an already highly exclusive production will allow Gordon Murray’s bespoke craftsmanship and technical artistry to endure for generations.” – Tarik Ouass and JR Rahn, Managing Partners of the Halo Cars Group.
Gordon Murray Automotive says this investment will support the delivery of its current order book, fund research and development programs with a product roadmap to 2039, and strengthen its Special Vehicles division, which focuses on very low-volume projects in three areas: bespoke commissions based on existing models, heritage-based reinterpretations of previous Murray designs and all-new vehicles. Access is limited to a small group of existing customers, and production numbers remain deliberately low.
The approach reflects the seven principles that guide the company’s work, including lightweight design, timeless engineering, exclusivity and driving perfection. Murray has long argued that maintaining control over key areas of design and engineering is essential.
That belief dates back to his time in Formula 1 in the 1970s and 1980s at Brabham and later McLaren, where a close integration between aerodynamics, structure and layout was achieved. championship winning cars and subsequent road cars. This integrated thinking resulted in elements such as ground effect aerodynamics and the central driving position, now well-known features of its road cars.
“Gordon Murray Automotive has always been a very exclusive family, both in our team and in the customers who support us. I am confident that I have found the right partners who value our seven principles and will support my legacy into the future. Tarik Ouass was the very first customer to order a T.50 and has purchased every car we have ever made. I am excited about the next chapter as Tarik and his investment partner JR Rahn will join me on the board” – Professor Gordon Murray CBE, Chairman and chief designer.
Production activity will continue until 2026, for models such as the T.50s Niki Lauda, the T.33 range and the Special Vehicles Le Mans GTR. In November, the company completed production of the 100th T.50 at its Highams Park factory in Surrey, England. More than 80 percent of Gordon Murray Automotive’s production is exported, with the United States among its key markets alongside the Middle East, Asia and South America.
Earlier this month, an RM Sotheby’s auction in Abu Dhabi saw a T.50 worth $5.63 million, double its original list price. duPont REGISTRY was present at the sale, and the showstopper was another of Murray’s all-time great creations: a 1995 McLaren F1, originally delivered to Brunei and equipped with the HDK package, which exceeded its pre-auction estimate and ultimately sold for $25.3 million.
Taken together, the investment and recent auction results point to a carefully monitored future for Gordon Murray Automotive, one built on continuity, scarcity and sustainable technical independence.
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