A company based in the United Kingdom is bringing an electric vehicle manufacturing facility to the Dan River Region, driving 144 new jobs along with it. On Thursday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that RBW Sports & Classics will invest $8 million to establish a manufacturing facility at Cane Creek Centre, an industrial park jointly owned by the city of Danville and Pittsylvania County.
The plant will produce the company’s first left-hand drive RBW EV Roadster and GT models for the U.S. market, the governor said.
RBW Sports & Classics is the United Kingdom’s only manufacturer of hand-built electric classic sports cars. “Entrepreneurial, innovative companies like RBW Sports & Classics are helping put Virginia on the map for cutting-edge industry and jobs,” Youngkin said in a news release. “The talented workforce in the region is a perfect fit for RBW Sports & Classics’ plans.
" The facility will be located in the former U.S. Green Energy building at 1350 Barker Road in the industrial park, said Kelvin Perry, assistant director of economic development and tourism for Danville.
RBW Sports & Classics, based in the United Kingdom, plans to bring an electric sports vehicle manufacturing facility to the former U.S. Green Energy site at Cane Creek Centre industrial park.
"We are excited that they have selected our community to come here based upon our continued commitment to provide a quality workforce and that they see this as a place to start and grow their company," Perr.