Classic Morris J-Type van to get twenty first Century makeover in Wales | EUROtoday

A traditional Fifties van that was as soon as a standard sight on Britain’s roads is about to make a return after getting a twenty first Century makeover in south Wales.

An all-electric model of the retro Morris J-Type – often known as the Morris JE – will probably be produced at Bro Tathan in St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan.

The undertaking will even create about 150 “highly skilled jobs”, the Welsh authorities stated. Morris Commercial stated the reimagined van would retain quite a lot of its authentic options, together with the pear-shaped grille.

Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Evans referred to as it an “exciting project” that may “benefit from the robust automotive sector and supply chain cluster we are developing here in Wales”.

She stated Wales was “a natural home” for the Morris JE, with its modern panorama and help for low carbon ideas.

“Well-paid jobs will also be created for skilled workers as the company delivers this historic retro van into the electric vehicle era,” she added.

Morris Commercial is being given monetary help from the Welsh authorities’s Economy Futures Funding to ascertain the manufacturing facility – Wales’ first for electrical autos.

Morris Commercial’s chief govt, Dr Qu Li, stated it was an “exciting” new facility which “will enable us to start to deliver vehicles to long waited customers”.

The all-electric model will probably be a zero-emission and carbon-neutral car, with the brand new aluminium chassis and carbon-fibre physique made partly from recycled supplies, the Welsh authorities stated.

It could have a 250-mile (about 400km) vary.

The reimagined Morris JE is because of be launched in late 2026.