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    BMW to move production of electric Minis from UK to China


    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/artic…

    BMW is to axe all UK production of the award-winning electric Mini and switch it to China, dealing a major blow to hopes that Britain could be a global hub for zero-emission vehicle manufacture.

    • Brexit means BrexitPhanLo
    • Fish and chips production moving to Chyna also?grafician
    • The UK can convert all of the empty factories into shared workspaces for the unemployed or convert them into football pitches.utopian
    • “Grow the pie”Bluejam
    • potential for a revival of warehouse raves!uan
    • “Oxford plant isn’t up to the challenges of making electric cars” - basically the British want a living wage compared to the Chinese slaves.Chimp
    • Bad move UK.instrmntl
    • BMW are Germangrafician
    • Bad move Germany.instrmntl
    • people like minis for the british connotation, that was long sold off... uk is nothing but a memoryshapesalad
    • i wonder if union laws had anything to do w ithotroddy
    • Why would you wonder that - because it's a hot topic in the States? There's two reasons for this - Brexit, and China = Cheaper and closer to marketNairn
    • Ya...blame the union you fucking idiot, it's called greed!utopian
    • Chinese junk nowYakuZoku
    • - sent from my iPhoneYakuZoku
    • Haha, fuck me, brexit really does mean and sound like a good old Yorkshire ‘Breaks it’ in regards to investment in our country.Ianbolton
    • Minis aren’t even very small. Fake name fake newsnb
    • Rule Britannia, God Save the King, Take Back Control etcmrAtor

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