BMW Group Plant Oxford is the birthplace and heart of MINI production. An Oxford landmark with 100 years of automotive manufacturing history, more than 3 million cars were produced there since the production of the MINI began in 2001.
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THE HOME OF MINI.
BMW Group’s MINI Plant in Oxford is the birthplace and heart of MINI production and is steeped in a rich history. An Oxford landmark, it opened its doors in 1913, when it was still the Bullnose Morris Oxford Factory. The plant has produced several famous car models over the years, including the Morris Minor and the classic Mini, which revolutionized the small car market in 1959.
The manufacturing launch of MINI in April 2001 marked the start of a remarkable new phase in the history of the BMW Group. MINI models made in Oxford are known and loved around the world, and the plant has achieved significant export success, delivering nearly 4.5 million MINI to around 110 countries since 2001.
In 2023, we announced an investment of more than £600 million in the MINI factories at Oxford and Swindon. With this new investment we will develop the plant for production of the new generation of electric MINIs and set the path for purely electric car manufacturing in the future.
LOCATION.
MINI Plant Oxford, situated just off the Oxford ring road approximately three miles from the city centre, is home to more than 3,100 BMW Group associates. The plant represents the final destination in the manufacturing journey of a new MINI.
Inside the bright and airy assembly spaces, robot arms twist and turn dexterously – bringing together the parts produced at BMW Group Plant Hams Hall and BMW Group Plant Swindon. Each car is manufactured to individual customer specifications, and hundreds of MINIs leave the plant’s assembly lines each day. The Oxford plant incorporates cutting edge car-making technology. Alongside a state-of-the-art Body Shop, the plant also has a bespoke training facility – used primarily for Apprentices. It enables the company to tailor the education of our Apprentices, both academic and practical, to better match the needs of the business in the future.
LIFE IN OXFORD.
Oxford is famous worldwide as being home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world, the University of Oxford. The city’s thriving job scene, however, reaches way beyond academia: industries as diverse as motor manufacturing, education and publishing are all well-represented – together with a large number of technology and science-based businesses. Oxford’s 150,000 inhabitants are ethnically diverse, and 28% of inhabitants hail from outside the UK. The city is located within easy reach of London, a 90 minute drive.
Anyone with an interest in history will find plenty to discover amongst the city’s excellent offering of museums – which includes the Pitt Rivers Museum, widely recognised as one of the world’s best archaeology and anthropology collections, and the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The cultural scene is extremely vibrant with an enticing range of art galleries, theatres and independent cinemas from which to choose. It’s also hard not to be delighted by Oxford’s architectural landscape displaying buildings representative of every period of English architecture since the arrival of the Saxons – the famous 18th-century Radcliffe Camera is a particular highlight.
Those fond of good food will enjoy Oxford’s Covered Market, which offers a range of stalls and restaurants – from Thai food, to cheese vendors, to butchers selling the distinctive Oxford sausage (based on a Victorian recipe). Queen’s Lane Coffee House is another must-visit as Europe’s oldest coffee house, having been established in 1654.
Surrounded by meadows and full of parks and gardens, Oxford offers a wide range of green spaces. Whether you’re picnicking amongst peacocks at Harcourt Arboretum, or sampling the ’finest view in England’ over the lake at Blenheim Palace, you’ll be sure to enjoy your leisure time outdoors.
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