Aston Martin production will remain in the UK the carmaker announced on Wednesday, with the confirmation that it had chosen the St Athan facility in Wales to hand-build the new DBX model over a site in the US.

The SUV crossover and its new home is part of a £200 million investment in products and facilities, which will also fund the production line for the DB11 sports car at the British luxury carmaker’s headquarters in Gaydon, creating an estimated total 1,000 UK jobs.

The Welsh facility, spread across 90 acres, will be constructed at the start of next year, with full vehicle production commencing at the hi-tech plant in 2020.

The confirmation of the new production hub in Wales, along with the forthcoming DB11 being built at the Warwickshire HQ, will open the doors to 1,000 new jobs, and a further 3,000 supply-chain positions on the back of the £200 million investment.
The new site, which is currently in use by the Ministry of Defence, will be operational in four year’s time, the carmaker announced.