10 millionth Mini rolls off production line
13/08/2019
To celebrate the anniversary, the company organised a procession with 60 owners of 60 cars, one from each year of production, led by the first car produced.
The Mini was made in Oxford until 1968, before moving to Longbridge, near Birmingham, where it continued to be built until October 2000.
Three UK plants have a part to play in production – Hams Hall near Birmingham makes engines, Swindon produces the body pressings and sub-assemblies, and the Oxford manufacturing plant makes the shell and assembles the cars.
Since the brand’s relaunch in 2001 under BMW ownership, daily output at Oxford has grown from around 300 cars a day to around 1,000. Last year nearly 400,000 Minis were sold in 110 countries.
Peter Weber, managing director for the Mini plants in Oxford and Swindon, said: “To see the 10 millionth Mini roll of the production line here at Oxford was a moment of great pride for the whole team, a number of whom have relatives who were here building the very first Minis in 1959. This is a wonderful chapter in the Mini story and proof of the passion that our customers have for this very special British car.”
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