The Mini factory in Cowley (near Oxford) will produce the Mini Cooper and Mini Aseman from 2026, which were recently introduced by the British brand owned by the BMW Group.
German company for the manufacture of cars and motorcycles BMW Group An investment of £600 million (approx 700 million euros for the current exchange rate) in the subsidiary company’s electrification plant Mini in Cowley (almost Oxford) to produce All-electric models from 2030As announced by the German company in a statement.
With this new investment We want to equip the Oxford factory for production.
German company for the manufacture of cars and motorcycles BMW Group An investment of £600 million (approx 700 million euros for the current exchange rate) in the subsidiary company’s electrification plant Mini in Cowley (almost Oxford) to produce All-electric models from 2030As announced by the German company in a statement.
With this new investment We want to equip the Oxford factory to produce the new generation of small electric cars “Paving the way for the production of purely electric vehicles in the future,” said a BMW board member responsible for production. Milan Nedelkovic.
It is planned In the year 2026 it begins At the English plant two new electric models are being produced: Mini Cooper Three-door and compact “crossover”. Mini AsmanWhich was recently introduced by the British brand owned by BMW.
The investment announced by BMW secures the future of the Oxford plant and another plant located within it Swindon (Southwest England), employing 4,000 people.
According to the BMW Group, the Oxford plant will reach a production capacity of approx 200,000 cars annuallyand initially it will be manufactured Hybrid and pure electric cars On the same production line.
BMW’s goal is 2030 All of the German group’s production in the United Kingdom is exclusively electric, after an investment estimated at 3,000 million pounds sterling (approx 3.5 billion euros) in their plants Swindon, Hams Hall and Colley Since 2000.
The BMW Group confirms that this development has taken place Supported by the UK Government Through the call Automotive conversion boxWhich contributes 75 million pounds (approx 87.6 million euros).
Speaking at a party in Cowley, British Business Secretary, Kimmy Badenochhe admitted in a speech to the factory workers ‘A lot of headwinds’ that these employees were going through.
Person in charge of the Mini brand at the BMW Group, Stephanie ForrestHe indicated that Oxford is and remains the heart of the brand.. “I’m delighted that the two new all-electric Mini models, the Mini Cooper and Mini Aseman, are also produced in Oxford, so… We are asserting our way to an all-electric future“The council said.
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