BMW investing over £600m into Oxford and Swindon factories
BMW Group is investing over £600m into its factories in Oxford and Swindon to produce new, all-electric MINI Cooper 3-door and MINI Aceman models from 2026.

Today’s (September 11, 2023) development has been supported by the UK government and will secure jobs at BMW’s Oxford manufacturing plant and body-pressing facility in Swindon. To date, BMW Group has invested over £3bn on its Swindon, Hams Hall and Oxford plants since 2000.
The Oxford plant has been producing the current MINI Electric since 2019, where it is fully integrated into the production line with the conventional ICE models.
In a statement, Stefanie Wurst, head of the MINI brand, said: “MINI has always been aware of its history – Oxford is and remains the heart of the brand. I am delighted that the two new, fully electric MINI models – the MINI Cooper and MINI Aceman – are also being produced in Oxford, thereby confirming our path to a fully electric future. The continuing high demand for our locally emission-free vehicles shows the openness of the global MINI community to electromobility, which we will be able to serve optimally.”
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