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A fully electric version of the Mini will be built at the Cowley plant near Oxford, BMW has confirmed. | |
BMW said that the car, which will be a variant of its existing three-door model, would go into production in 2019. | |
The carmaker said Oxford would be the main "production location" for the Mini three-door model. | |
However, the electric motor will be built in Germany before being shipped to Cowley for assembly. | |
A BMW spokesman said the company "neither sought nor received" any reassurances from the UK government on post-Brexit trading arrangements. | |
UK Business Secretary Greg Clark hailed BMW's announcement as a "vote of confidence" in government plans to make Britain "the go-to place in the world for the next generation of vehicles". On Monday, he set out plans to invest in development of battery technology in the UK. | |
BMW said the move was part of a plan for electrified vehicles to account for between 15-25% of its sales by 2025. |