{"id":77608,"date":"2017-04-04T08:51:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T08:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themotorombudsman.org\/accredited-business\/mini-uk-ltd\/"},"modified":"2017-04-04T08:51:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T08:51:47","slug":"mini-uk-ltd","status":"publish","type":"accredited_business","link":"https:\/\/www.themotorombudsman.org\/accredited-business\/mini-uk-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"MINI UK Ltd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK has an important role to play within MINI, with significant manufacturing operations based there. BMW Group, of which MINI is a part of, employs around 8,000 people directly in the UK with thousands more across its 130-strong Retailer network. The company has invested nearly \u00a32 billion in its UK operations since 2000, and the UK is BMW Group\u2019s fourth largest sales market in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Plant Oxford, the heart of MINI production, began producing MINIs in 2001 and has now produced over three million to date, while MINI Plant Swindon has been the main supplier of MINI body panels since 2005. BMW Group also has a UK Sales and Marketing subsidiary in Farnborough with a Vehicle Distribution Centre in Thorne.<\/p>\n<p>MINI is accredited to The Motor Ombudsman&#8217;s Motor Industry Code of Practice for New Cars. 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