Our plants are the heart and home of the MINI production line. They're where MINIs are born. Crafted. Painted. Personalised. And finally, set free to take on the world.
MINI has a long history of car production in Britain. Today, the petrol MINI Cooper 3-Door, MINI Cooper 5-Door and MINI Cooper Convertible are built at MINI Plant Oxford.
MINI UK production journey also involves Plant Swindon, which produces body pressings and sub-assemblies, and the BMW Group engine plant at Hams Hall. The cars are then completed at Plant Oxford, where the body shell is assembled, painted and prepared for final delivery.
The production of an Oxford-built MINI involves several specialist facilities and manufacturing stages. From body pressings at Plant Swindon to final assembly at MINI Plant Oxford, discover how a MINI Cooper is made in Britain.
Plant Swindon produces more than 350 different pressed parts for the body shells of Oxford-built MINI cars. Its automated production presses use advanced electronic control systems to create the panels required for the MINI Cooper production process.
Around 280 robots are used to produce door, bonnet and tailgate assemblies for MINI cars manufactured at Plant Oxford.
The MINI begins to take shape in the body-in-white facility at Plant Oxford. Body panels and sub-assemblies arrive from Plant Swindon just in time and in the correct production sequence, allowing different Oxford-built MINI models to move through the same production line.
First impressions count, especially when it comes to a car's colour. Our quality processes ensure the painted finish will protect each MINI from environmental influences and corrosion.
This is the final stage in the MINI's journey through Plant Oxford, where the car will be fully finished and sent to meet its new owner.
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