US-based
Hennessey Performance Engineering and
Hennessey Special Vehicles are scaling up operations with a $15 million-plus investment that will more than double the size of their Texas facility to over 100,000ft
2. The expansion, which is already underway, is set to bring composite manufacturing and vehicle painting in-house, with production in the new space expected to begin by the spring of 2026.
John Hennessey, founder and CEO, said: “We are excited to have such strong demand for our specially built vehicles. 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, with full warranty, right off the showroom floor.”
The company, based on a 143-acre campus west of Houston, will also expand its Tuner School with a new 10,000ft
2 standalone building. The school trains technicians in vehicle modification through a mix of theoretical and hands-on instruction.
Hennessey delivered over 560 vehicles in 2024, expects to exceed 900 units in 2025, and projects more than 1,300 deliveries in 2026. Mr Hennessey added: “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. 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.”
All Hennessey vehicles are dyno-tested, road-tested, and backed by a three-year/36,000-mile limited warranty. Vehicles are available directly or through the company’s authorised dealer network.