Reports: BMW close to deal to keep electric Mini production in the UK

Cecilia Keating
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The Mini plant in Cowley, Oxford | Credit: Mini
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The Mini plant in Cowley, Oxford | Credit: Mini

Reports over the weekend indicate Mini owner BMW is poised to announce major deal which would secure production of new zero emission Minis at its Oxford factory.

Car giant BMW is reportedly closing in on a deal which should keep production of Minis in Oxford beyond 2030, when the UK's ban on new internal combustion engine vehicles comes into force. On Saturday,...

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