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Related Manufacturing Topics New Rolls-Royce Manufacturing Plant at Goodwood, UK
The £60 million UK-based investment will create the world“s most exclusive car plant with initially 350 new jobs and an all-new Rolls-Royce luxury sedan from 2003 onwards. BMW's new Leipzig Plant The BMW Group took the decision to build the new BMW plant in the region Leipzig/Halle. The location is within sight of the Leipzig Trade Fair. The area is about 200 hectares in size and has first-class connections to the motorway, the airport and the railway system. The new plant in Leipzig, Germany MINI Plant at Oxford, UK The new MINI is being manufactured on one of the world's most modern and advanced production systems at the BMW Group plant at Oxford - the result of a £230 million investment programme at the factory. New Engine Plant at Hams Hall, UK BMW's new UK engine production plant at Hams Hall, near Birmingham, was formally opened at a ceremony which brought good news for the British car industry. BMW Group has invested £400 million in the factory, which will build a new generation of four-cylinder gasoline engines for delivery to its car assembly plants in Germany, South Africa and the US.
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BMW : New Plant in Leipzig, Germany BMW Kicks Off Series Production at the Leipzig Plant Today The new BMW plant in Leipzig began operations today by launching its series production according to schedule. BMW will produce its 3 Series sedan in the new plant. The first vehicle was completed and turned over to BMW sales. It was a BMW 320i, manufactured by order of a customer from Leipzig.
The BMW Group has built a completely new automotive plant in Leipzig with all of the essential production stages of car manufacturing - body shop, paint shop and assembly. Construction, including integration and test operations, took just under three years. The decision to build a new BMW plant in Leipzig was made on July 18, 2001. The overall investment volume is estimated at 1.3 billion euros.
These tours will last about two and a half hours and are expected to be available for booking beginning in late May via the plant's website www.bmw-werk-leipzig.de.
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