{"id":42158,"date":"2023-02-06T08:48:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T13:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=42158"},"modified":"2023-02-06T08:48:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T13:48:09","slug":"bmw-wants-90-million-dollar-grant-make-electric-minis-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=42158","title":{"rendered":"BMW Wants $90 Million Grant To Make Electric MINIs In The UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/02\/06\/bmw-wants-90-million-dollar-grant-make-electric-minis-uk\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"MINI Cooper SE India 8\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" title=\"image of MINI Cooper SE India 8\"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"2016\" height=\"1344\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%202016%201344%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"MINI Cooper SE India 8\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-8-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" title=\"image of MINI Cooper SE India 8\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"63.323484462557\">\n<p>The clock is ticking for the UK-built Cooper SE pictured here considering the next generation debuting later this year will not be made at the Oxfordshire plant. Instead, the revamped small electric hatchback will be manufactured in China as part of the Spotlight Automotive joint venture the BMW Group has created with Great Wall Motors. The same tie-up also includes a production version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/11\/11\/mini-aceman-215-hp-250-mile-range-report\/\">Aceman concept<\/a>, which will also wear the \u201cmade in China\u201d label rather than being built at home in Cowley.<\/p>\n<p>While a fully electric variant of the next-gen Countryman has been confirmed, it won\u2019t be built in the UK either. Instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/02\/01\/next-gen-mini-countryman-production-start-confirmed-late-2023\/\">BMW intends to produce the zero-emission crossover in Leipzig<\/a>, Germany in late 2023. Where does that leave the Oxford plant in terms of EV manufacturing? That\u2019s a good question, especially since MINI has pledged to go purely electric in the early 2030s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-419543\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"MINI Cooper SE India 2 830x623\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-1365x1024.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of MINI Cooper SE India 2 830x623\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-419543\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20623%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"MINI Cooper SE India 2 830x623\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-1365x1024.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MINI-Cooper-SE-India-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of MINI Cooper SE India 2 830x623\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to a new report from <em>Sky News<\/em>, BMW Group isn\u2019t giving up on the idea of making MINI-badged electric cars despite externalizing production of its upcoming two EVs. The UK\u2019s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is currently having talks with MINI\u2019s parent company about a potential \u00a375-million funding package. At current exchange rates, that works out to around $90.4M or \u20ac84M. If everything goes according to plan, the deal could be finalized in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 80% of the vehicles produced by the 4,000-people workforce in Oxford are sold outside of the UK. Since production of the modern MINI started back in 2001, over three million vehicles have been assembled. More than 1,000 cars are assembled on a daily basis at the site.<\/p>\n<p>As a refresher, the BMW Group has already announced plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/10\/13\/next-generation-mini-convertible-built-oxford-uk\/\">build the next-generation MINI Convertible in the UK<\/a>. The current model is assembled by the manufacturing company VDL Nedcar in The Netherlands, with its replacement slated to arrive close to the middle of the decade.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/bmw-in-talks-with-uk-government-over-75m-grant-for-electric-mini-12802804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clock is ticking for the UK-built Cooper SE pictured here considering the next generation debuting later this year will not be made at the Oxfordshire plant. Instead, the revamped small electric hatchback will be manufactured in China as part of the Spotlight Automotive joint venture the BMW Group has created with Great Wall Motors. 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