Oxford plant famous for producing Mini celebrates 100 years
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As one of the most significant sites in the UK car industry celebrates 100 years of car production this week, Cowley workers past and present reminisce about the cars that the plant has produced down the years.
Known today as Mini Plant Oxford, the factory at Cowley, Oxford has produced some of Britain's most popular and well-loved cars.
The original factory was established on the site of the former Oxford Military College in 1913 by William Morris to build Morris cars. The first model to be built there was the "Bullnose" Morris Oxford, which was produced until 1926.
Many years and several renamings later, and following its sale to British Aerospace in 1988, the Rover Group was sold to BMW in 1994.
The current Mini hatchback, Convertible, Clubman, Clubvan, Roadster and Coupé are built at the factory; with 3,700 employees building up to 900 cars there each day.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufactur...
Great little video
Known today as Mini Plant Oxford, the factory at Cowley, Oxford has produced some of Britain's most popular and well-loved cars.
The original factory was established on the site of the former Oxford Military College in 1913 by William Morris to build Morris cars. The first model to be built there was the "Bullnose" Morris Oxford, which was produced until 1926.
Many years and several renamings later, and following its sale to British Aerospace in 1988, the Rover Group was sold to BMW in 1994.
The current Mini hatchback, Convertible, Clubman, Clubvan, Roadster and Coupé are built at the factory; with 3,700 employees building up to 900 cars there each day.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufactur...
Great little video
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