McLaren Automotive

McLaren Automotive Limited is a high-performance sports car manufacturer based in the UK, known for translating Formula 1 racing technology and innovation into its road car offerings. With a history anchored in a 50-year legacy of motorsport and engineering excellence, McLaren Automotive combines cutting-edge design, advanced manufacturing processes, and technology transfer from Formula 1 to produce bespoke supercars like the McLaren MP4-12C and subsequent models. The company emphasizes quality, efficiency, and unique performance attributes, setting new industry standards by ensuring all components and processes meet McLaren’s rigorous specifications without carryover from competitors. Since its launch in 2010–2011, McLaren Automotive has grown its workforce to around 1,500 employees and invested significantly in UK manufacturing infrastructure such as the McLaren Production Centre. This reflects McLaren’s commitment to innovation-driven manufacturing and its aim to engage actively with regulatory and political environments to support its business interests in the EU. Its lobbying activities center on automotive industry policies, technological innovation, environmental standards, and trade regulations affecting high-performance vehicle manufacturers.

Legal entity: McLaren Automotive Limited
Country of registration: United Kingdom
Company registration number: 01967717
Headquarters: McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, Surrey, UK

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Automotive industry
Manufacturing and engineering
Research & Innovation in automotive technologies
Transport policies
Environmental and emissions regulation

McLaren Automotive likely networks through the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), a key industry body registered for transparency and active in EU policy dialogue representing major car manufacturers. Direct affiliations with other lobbying networks or alliances specific to its interests, such as technology or environmental groups, are not publicly detailed but can be inferred to exist given industry norms.

Specific financial disclosures related to McLaren Automotive’s lobbying expenditure in the EU Transparency Register were not found in the searched data. Typically, companies declare their annual lobbying costs in ranges, but no precise figures are available from current open sources.

McLaren Automotive engages with EU institutions primarily via the Transparency Register mechanism, which facilitates dialogue with the European Parliament, European Commission, and Council. It aims to influence legislative and regulatory proposals that affect the automotive sector, including emissions standards, trade tariffs, and innovation incentives.

No public record or detailed enumeration of meetings between McLaren Automotive and EU institutions is available from the searchable Transparency Register data or related public disclosures up to June 2025.