BMW to invest £600 million in UK electric car manufacturing

BMW are set to announce a £600 million investment in electric car manufacturing, securing 4,000 jobs as the Conservatives continue to back the UK’s world-leading car manufacturing sector and grow the economy.

• Conservative government plans for Britain's world-leading car manufacturing sector and the skills and history of Britain in making cars make the UK the best place in the world to build the cars of the future, sustaining tens of thousands of good, high-paying jobs.

• That is why BMW are set to announce a £600 million investment that will transform their Oxford MINI plant to all-electric production from 2030, securing 4,000 high-quality jobs and strengthening the UK’s domestic electric vehicle supply chain.

• BMW’s latest announcement will bring investment in the UK automotive sector to over £6 billion since 2020, securing thousands of jobs and growing our economy right across the country.