Hennessey Breaks Ground on Advanced Manufacturing Facility
The new facility will allow the company to double its production output to around 2,000 vehicles per year to meet growing demand…
Hennessey Performance (HPE) and Hennessey Special Vehicles (HSV)—the Texas-based manufacturer of the Venom F5 hypercar and builder of some of the fastest street vehicles, trucks and SUVs—is growing, according to company officials in a press release.
The $15-plus-million investment will more than double the size of the facility to over 100,000 square feet, enabling the company to dramatically increase its vehicle production output over the next two years while maintaining its signature craftsmanship, quality and performance, noted the release. Construction has already begun, with vehicle production in the new facility expected to begin in spring 2026. The new advanced manufacturing facility will allow the company to bring composite manufacturing and vehicle painting in-house.
“We are excited to have such strong demand for our specially built vehicles,” said John Hennessey, company founder and CEO. “Our expanding network of Ford, Ram and Chevrolet/GMC dealers allow our customers to walk into dealerships and buy our Venom 800 or VelociRaptor 1000 trucks, fully warrantied, right off the showroom floor.”
Hennessey Tuner School Also Expanding
Hennessey is based on a 143-acre campus, located on Interstate 10 just west of Houston, Texas. The production facility expansion will also see enhancements to the company’s Tuner School business. Hennessey’s trade school trains technicians to modify vehicles through theoretical and practical courses. The school will have its own 10,000 square foot stand-alone building as part of the expansion.
Hennessey Sales Growth Year-Over-Year
In 2024, HPE says that it built and delivered over 560 trucks, SUVs and muscle cars to enthusiasts and dealers around the USA. HPE will build more than 900 units in 2025 and is expected to deliver over 1,300 vehicles in 2026.
“It doesn’t seem long ago that I was racing up Pike’s Peak and setting a speed record at Bonneville in the infancy of starting the business,” added Hennessey. “I’ve been extremely blessed to turn my dream of racing and creating fast, fun vehicles from a hobby into a business with over 125 employees and more than 18,000 customers around the world. This investment in additional manufacturing space will allow us to meet the growing demand for Hennessey vehicles from dealers and customers across the country and around the world.”
