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Major milestone for MINI production
- 12/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Production of the fifth generation MINI has begun at Plant Oxford. The new model is the latest generation to be built in the UK, with all three BMW Group UK manufacturing sites contributing to production. MW Group Plant Swindon produces body pressings and sub-assemblies, BMW Group Plant Hams Hall develops three [...] -
CitNOW announces BMW partnership
- 15/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
CitNOW has partnered with the BMW Group to integrate its Workshop and CitNOW Conversations platforms with the My BMW and MINI App. This will allow retailers to interact with customers in new ways and improve operational efficiency. BMW Chat, powered by the CitNOW Conversations platform, enables direct engagement [...] -
Industry welcomes BMW investment
- 12/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK automotive industry has welcomed the news that BMW is investing £600m to upgrade its facility in Oxford to manufacture electric vehicles. BMW will produce electric Minis from 2026, securing upwards of 4,000 jobs. The news comes after Stellantis announced it was transforming its Ellesmere Port factory [...] -
BMW announces £600m investment in Oxford plant
- 11/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BMW has announced it is investing £600m to transform its Oxford production site into an all-electric factory. It is expected that this will secure upwards of 4,000 high-skill jobs. The announcement, which takes BMW’s investment in the UK to more than £3bn since 2000, will see two new all-electric Mini models [...] -
BMW Group UK names new sales chief
- 06/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BMW Group UK has appointed Matt Collins as the new general manager of corporate sales. He succeeds Steve Roberts, who has taken up a new role as head of sales at MINI UK. Debbie McIntosh, BMW sales director, said: “We're delighted to welcome Matt into this new role. His in-depth knowledge of our brands gained [...] -
Mini adventure for Federico Izzo
- 01/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Federico Izzo has been appointed as the new director for MINI UK and Ireland. He will take up his new role from 1 May 2022, succeeding David George who moves into the role of president and CEO, BMW Group Canada from 1 March. Izzo joins MINI UK from his previous role as managing director, BMW Group Czech [...] -
Mini factory pauses production
- 24/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Production at the Mini factory in Oxford has been halted due to a shortage in semi-conductors. The factory stopped operating on Monday and will remain closed for the rest of this week. A spokesman for BMW said: "As a result of the global semiconductor shortage, an issue that has affected the entire automotive [...] -
Sytner Tamworth ready bodyshop
- 27/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Sytner BMW and MINI will open the doors to its new dual-branded Stage One bodyshop in Tamworth next month (November 2015), complete with a pristine, state-of-the-art workshop designed and equipped by Spraybooth Technology Limited (STL). Central to the bodyshop are three latest-generation spraybooths designed, [...] -
MINI’s Augmented Vision concept
- 01/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
MINI has unveiled a concept augmented reality system based on a pair of high-tech glasses that give you information about the world around you plus navigation and safety views. The concept was introduced at the Shanghai Auto Show and MINI hope the high tech glasses would also help improve safety in cars, giving the [...]