BMW Will Shut Down Oxford Plant for a Month After Brexit Date
- Scheduled maintenance work is being brought forward to April 1
- BMW is among companies worrying about Brexit supply issues
An employee monitors robots working at the BMW Cowley plant in Oxford, U.K.
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BMW AG is bringing forward the scheduled maintenance of its Oxford plant in England to coincide with the day the U.K. is slated to leave the European Union, joining a lengthening list of companies making contingency plans for a so-called no-deal Brexit.
Instead of taking place as usual during the summer months, the four-week shut-down of the factory will start on April 1, a spokeswoman confirmed over the phone to Bloomberg. Among the reasons for the date switch are worries about Brexit, she said.