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| Brown due to launch latest Mini | Brown due to launch latest Mini |
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| Chancellor Gordon Brown is due to visit BMW's Cowley factory in Oxford to officially launch production of the firm's second-generation Mini. | Chancellor Gordon Brown is due to visit BMW's Cowley factory in Oxford to officially launch production of the firm's second-generation Mini. |
| BMW's commitment to building its successful Mini in the UK is a welcome boost for the British car industry. | BMW's commitment to building its successful Mini in the UK is a welcome boost for the British car industry. |
| Since production of BMW's first Mini started in 2001 at Cowley, it has steadily increased output from 100,000 cars a year to 200,000 in 2005. | Since production of BMW's first Mini started in 2001 at Cowley, it has steadily increased output from 100,000 cars a year to 200,000 in 2005. |
| The new Mini comes after Nissan said it is to build a new model in Sunderland. | The new Mini comes after Nissan said it is to build a new model in Sunderland. |
| Nissan announced last week that it is to build a new small 4x4 car called the Qashqai at the plant alongside existing production of its Almeira, Primera and Micra models. | Nissan announced last week that it is to build a new small 4x4 car called the Qashqai at the plant alongside existing production of its Almeira, Primera and Micra models. |
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| BMW's decision to make the new Mini in Oxford is creating an additional 200 jobs. | |
| The trade union convenor at the Cowley plant, Bernard Moss, said BMW had now invested close to £1bn on Mini production facilities in the UK. | |
| BMW is now also producing the petrol engines for the Mini in the UK at a plant in Warwickshire, after they were previously made in Brazil. | |
| Almost one-in-six cars sold by BMW is now a Mini. |