BMW

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East (England); Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; Oxfordshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Oxford
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 February 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

BMW is investing more than £100 million to boost production at its Oxford plant, where it makes the Mini, in a move that will create some 200 new jobs.

The investment will enable the plant to boost output of existing Mini models by about 20% from 2007, according to the company, and the additional flexibility is seen as paving the way for the next generation Mini.

Sources

  • 17 February 2005: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2005), BMW, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61136, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61136.