Even after the EU exit, BMW wants to remain true to Britain: The new electric mini will run from 2019 at the parent plant Oxford from the tape.
DPA / BMW AG
Mini production at the British Oxford plant
Tuesday, 25.07.2017
16:17
The carmaker BMW wants his all-electric new Mini from 2019 despite the upcoming Brexits at the British factory in Oxford. The powertrains should receive the car but from the German plants in Dingolfing and Landshut, as the Dax Group announced on Tuesday.
That’s why the decision to assemble at the mini-parent plant in Oxford was made because Oxford covers most of them Mini three-door build – and with three doors and the new mini will be equipped.
By contrast, support from the British government should have played no role. “BMW has neither sought nor subsidies, nor received commitments in this direction,” said a company spokesman. There was also no agreement on the question of what would happen after the British left the EU.
British Economics Minister Greg Clark welcomed the Munich decision. This was a “vote of confidence” for the government’s efforts to make Britain an important location for the country Car drive of the future close.
In view of the uncertainties surrounding Britain’s exit from the EU, BMW had long left it open whether the Oxford plant would receive the new Mini – after all, contract manufacturer Nedcar in the Netherlands also produced the small car series for BMW.