BMW chairman warns new electric Mini may not be British-built

Few brands are as British as Mini. Even though the company is owned by BMW, it still builds cars in the UK – with a plant in Coleshill making engines, one in Swindon producing body pressings, and a final facility in Cowley, Oxford, which assembles the cars ready for sale.

However, with uncertainty over Brexit negotiations looming, BMW's chairman, Harald Kruger, warned that the latest Mini – an all-electric hatchback – may not be built in the UK at all.