Major car brand ‘assessing' jobs at UK plant after as company opens up on ‘difficult decision'
WORKERS' jobs at a major car plant in the UK are hanging in the balance.
A major car brand said it is '
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The BMW plant's future in Swindon is being 'assessed'
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The BMW plant in Swindon sits side-by-side with a MINI factory
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The carmaker announced that it was axing 180 jobs from its Oxford factory on Sunday, amid
In March, US President Donald Trump declared that a 25% levy would be put in place on all vehicles imported to
This has put a significant
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It is currently unclear whether the new
BMW's decision to reduce the workforce at the Oxford plant, could have a knock-on effect of further
A spokesperson for BMW Group told The Sun: "Swindon has a much smaller workforce than Oxford and any potential changes would be proportionate to those we've already
"Our plants in Oxford and Swindon work closely together, with Swindon producing
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"Plants Oxford and Swindon remain at the heart of MINI production, together manufacturing and exporting a range of models in strong demand both in the
"As announced in February, in light of the multiple
"As always, discussions about changes to roles must take place with the individuals concerned and relevant trade unions first so we are not in a position to share further details at this stage."
BMW's Swindon Plant is situated in
This is adjacent to a
Here, the Swindon plant makes steel panels for MINIs which are produced at the
The Swindon factory employs approximately 500
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The plant produced almost 33 million panels and over 3 million sub-
Last year, BMW was granted
This was done to improve the factory's efficiency, and to maintain the number of jobs available on site - which are now under
A BMW spokesperson told the Swindon Advertiser: "
"The BMW Group needs lasting flexibility, which is achieved, among other
"This means that the number of temporary workers employed can fluctuate over time.
"While this is always a
"The impact for temporary workers at the Swindon Plant is currently being assessed and will be communicated to the team shortly."
The MINI plant in Oxford employs more than 3,500 workers.
BMW Group insists that the 180 people who have
On this
This is the second round of layoffs at the plant in only two years at the plant, after the company let go of several temporary workers there in September 2023.
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The MINI plant in Swindon makes steel panels for MINIs which are produced at the company's Oxford factory
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