Vehicle production - March 2006

Source:
SMMT Ltd / Cars / Commercial Vehicles / Total vehicles
Mar-06 / YTD 2006 / Mar-06 / YTD 2006 / Mar-06 / YTD 2006
Total / 158,773 / 409,089 / 21,319 / 57,693 / 180,092 / 466,782
3.5% / -5.5% / 8.6% / 4.2% / 4.1% / -4.4%
Export / 119,658 / 301,337 / 13,782 / 37,723 / 133,440 / 339,060
8.8% / 1.3% / 9.7% / 11.0% / 10.6% / 2.3%
% of total / 75.4% / 73.7% / 64.6% / 65.4% / 74.1% / 72.6%
Home / 39,115 / 107,752 / 7,537 / 19,970 / 46,652 / 127,722
-9.8% / -20.4% / 6.7% / -6.7% / -7.5% / -18.5%
% of total / 24.6% / 26.3% / 35.4% / 34.6% / 25.9% / 27.4%

Car production

Commercial vehicle production

Manufacturing plant profile: BMW Group Plant Oxford

BMW Group Plant Oxford
Oxford
OX4 6NL
Tel: 01865 826270 /
Plant Statistics:
Employees: 4,500 (rising to 4,700 by end of 2006)
Plant size: 112 acres (453,248 square metres)
Investment: 2000-2004: £280 million
2005-2007: over £100 million
Accreditations held: ISO14001 (BMW Group was the first major automobile producer to achieve this) ISO9001, 2000
Models currently in production: MINI One, MINI One Diesel, MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S, MINI One Convertible, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper S Convertible
Production processes: Body-in-white (body shell production), paint shop, final assembly
Facts and Figures:
  • In 2005 BMW Group Plant Oxford became the third biggest car producer in the UK
  • Nearly all cars produced are built to an individual customer order
  • More than 230 specialist suppliers supply the car's components, approximately 120 of which are based in the UK
  • 1/3 of MINIs produced are transported by train which saves over half a million lorry miles per year
  • 77 per cent of production is exported to over 70 countries worldwide
/ Awards won:
Since its launch in 2001 MINI has been recognised by over 300 awards including:
2006: Coachmakers Award to Industry for outstanding contributions to technology advancement in transport
2005: Manufacturer of the Year, Autocar
2005: Best Convertible, What Car?
2004: Best New Convertible, Auto Express
2003: Plant Oxford awarded Chartered Institute of Personnel Development Award for People Management
2003: MINI is the first European car to be named North American Car of the Year at the Detroit Motor Show
2002: Best Small Car, BBC Top Gear TV
2002: Best Small Car, The Sun
2002: Car of the Year, The Times, Independent
Production Figures:
Year–end December / Models in Production / Total Production Figures
2001 / MINI One, MINI Cooper / 42,395 cars
2002 / MINI One, MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S / 160,037 cars
2003 / MINI One, MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S, MINI One Diesel / 174,366 cars
2004 / MINI One, MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S, MINI One Diesel, MINI Convertible / 189,492 cars
2005 / MINI One, MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S, MINI One Diesel, MINI Convertible / 200,119 cars
2006 / MINI One, MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S, MINI One Diesel, MINI Convertible