London Taxis are as British as bowler hats and Big Ben. But the latest models coming off this new assembly line are unlikely to ever touch an English road.
At a sprawling factor in the lush green suburbs of Shanghai, young Chinese workers are busily gearing up for full-scale production of one of Britain's most iconic vehicles. It is part of an odd alliance that aims to give the distinctive black cab a greater presence outside its namesake city.
London Taxi International which will continue to build nine out of 10 cabs used in Britain at a factory in Coventry, England, could not grow production at its small-scale, high-cost plant. So it turned to a partner and to China, as a way to drive overseas expansion.
"You do need to make progress within the automotive industry." said Paul Stowe, who is overseeing the JV between Britain's Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC, and GeelyGroupHoldings.
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