BMW Chooses U.K. Plant for Electric Mini Despite Brexit Risk
- Carmaker to make battery powered car in Oxford as of 2019
- Company is said to study options in absence of a trade deal
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BMW AG will build an electric version of the Mini compact car at its factory in Oxford, England, choosing the U.K. site over alternatives in Germany and the Netherlands despite risks associated with Brexit.
Production of the battery-powered Mini will start in 2019, BMW said Tuesday in a statement. The plant will make the car until at least 2023, a person familiar with the decision said.