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MINI Plant Oxford

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MINI Plant Oxford celebrates 100 years of production. From its first car, a Bullnose Morris Oxford, that was produced on 28th March 1913 - just metres away from the current manufacturing facility.

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Total car production to date stands at more than 11,655,000 with over 2,250,000 MINIs (Post BMW takeover) built so far, plus 602,187 classic Minis manufactured at Plant Oxford.

 

Plant Oxford is the oldest mass-production car plant in the U.K. and the third oldest in the world. It has run continuously from 1913 and over 13 car brands have been produced at Plant Oxford in a century.

 

Today, Plant Oxford employs 3700 associates who manufacture up to 900 MINIs every day, and has contributed over 2.25 million MINIs to the tally of over 11.65 million cars that the factory has produced since 1913.

 

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From the first car, a Bullnose Morris Oxford that emerged on the 28th March 1913 many others have followed suit from a wide range of famous British brands




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