BMW to shift electric Mini's UK production to China

MINI Electric (Cooper SE) production Oxford web.jpg — Production of the Mini Electric (badged as the Mini Cooper SE in the U.S.) is pictured in Oxford. (REUTERS)

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Bloomberg

October 16, 2022 05:50 PM

BMW will stop making electric versions of Mini hatchbacks in the UK, dealing a setback to a country trying to transition its already diminished auto industry to full-electric models.

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