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BMW is to produce two new Mini models at its car factory in Oxford, which could create an estimated 1,000 jobs. 03-Sep-2009 BMW is looking to recruit 250 temporary staff at its car plant in Cowley, in order to reinstate shifts following a rise in demand. 28-May-2009 BMW is to shed 850 temporary jobs at the Mini car plant near Oxford, with production moving from three shifts to two. 17-Feb-2009 BMW is to shed 70 agency jobs at its Hams Hall engines factory in Warwickshire. 12-Jan-2009 BMW is to shed 290 agency jobs at its Mini cars factory in Oxford, having decided to cut its Friday late shift in January. 25-Nov-2008 BMW has decided not to renew the contracts of 17 of its 150 car dealerships in UK. 30-Apr-2008 BMW is creating a further 450 jobs at its Mini car factory in Oxford, its pressing facility in Swindon and its Hams Hall engine plant in Warwickshire. 16-Apr-2007 BMW is investing £200m in the expansion of Mini production in Oxford, Swindon and Birmingham, twice the amount previously announced, while a further £40m will be invested in components factories by three suppliers - HBPO, Intier Automotive and Faurecia. 14-Sep-2006 BMW is to expand its financial services business in the UK by offering credit cards, savings products and insurance, in a series of partnerships with American Express, Newcastle Building Society and Royal Bank of Scotland. 30-May-2006 BMW is to invest a further £100m at its Mini production plant in Oxford by 2007, with the creation of about 200 jobs. 17-Feb-2005 BMW is to invest £40m at its Swindon Pressings plant over the next three years, in order to supply the main bodywork for the new Mini convertible car. 30-Jun-2004 BMW is said to be planning to invest at least £20m in the paint shop at its Mini car factory in Oxford over the next two years. 24-May-2004 BMW is to switch petrol engine production for the BMW Mini from Brazil to Hams Hall, with the creation of "several hundred" jobs over the next five years. 28-Mar-2003 BMW is to close its Midland Gears gearbox factory in Birmingham with the loss of up to 300 jobs. 17-Feb-2003 BMW has announced plans to invest a further £50m at its Mini plant in Oxford, with the creation of 700 jobs. 06-May-2002 BMW is looking to set up satellite sites at dealerships throughout the country, in order to cope with the rising demand for after-sales and servicing. 03-May-2002 BMW is to shed more than 150 part-time contract jobs at its Mini factory in Cowley. 08-Feb-2002 BMW has sold British Motor Heritage, the Witney-based supplier of bodies for classic British sports cars, to a management team for undisclosed terms. 07-Dec-2001 BMW is moving to seven-day working at its Mini plant in Oxford, and 500 temporary workers are being converted to permanent staff taking the total workforce to almost 4,000. 05-Nov-2001 BMW is to recruit an additional 500 workers at its Mini plant in Oxford, in order to set up a new weekend shift. 06-Sep-2001 BMW has won planning permission from Chichester District Council for the construction of a £60m Rolls-Royce factory, which could create more than 400 jobs. 24-May-2001 BMW has agreed to transfer the Midland Powertrain plant near Longbridge to MG Rover, giving MG Rover an additional 1,300 employees and control over its own engine supply. 21-May-2001 BMW has announced plans to split its Powertrain engine and gearbox subsidiary into two, with 200 of the Longbridge-based employees joining a new company to manufacture gearboxes. 05-Apr-2001 BMW is preparing to recruit an additional 1,800 workers to produce the new Mini at the former Rover plant in Oxford. 02-Apr-2001 BMW is expected to transfer the Midland Powertrain engine factory to MG Rover, as Ford is said to be prepared to drop its veto over any change of control at the Longbridge site. 02-Mar-2001 BMW is to start engine production at the £400m Hams Hall engine plant near Birmingham, where it will eventually employ 1,500. 09-Jan-2001 BMW is to seek planning permission for a £60m Rolls-Royce cars factory at Goodwood in West Sussex, which will build 1,000 units a year and create 350 jobs. 22-Nov-2000 BMW is looking to sell its Powertrain engine, gearbox and foundry businesses in Longbridge as well as its Swindon Pressings plant. 19-Oct-2000 BMW is to invest £230m at the Cowley car plant in Oxford to produce the new Mini, which will double the production capacity and provide a long-term jobs boost. 08-Sep-2000 BMW is to cut 400 jobs to reduce the size of the engine and gearbox works still under its control at Longbridge, ahead of the expected sale to new Rover owner Phoenix. 05-Jul-2000 BMW is planning to set up a £63m factory to produce Rolls-Royce cars near the Goodwood racetrack in West Sussex from 2003, with the creation of 350 jobs. 30-May-2000 BMW has agreed to sell Rover to the Phoenix Consortium of Midlands-based businessmen for a nominal sum, which is expected to secure 8,000 jobs at Longbridge. 10-May-2000 BMW is planning to build up to 200,000 cars a year at Rover's Oxford plant, with production of the new Mini starting in the autumn and new BMW models following a few years later. 27-Apr-2000 Ford has agreed to acquire Land Rover from BMW for £1.85bn, and is expected to integrate the dealership, finance and marketing functions with those of its other premium car brands. 20-Mar-2000 BMW has confirmed plans to start building a new Rolls-Royce model in 2003, and is considering five potential sites in England for the required workforce of several hundred. 01-Mar-2000 BMW is to relocate the sales and marketing division of its Rover subsidiary from Warwick to its Bracknell headquarters, which will affect more than 300 staff. 01-Feb-2000 BMW is preparing plans for a new shake-up at its Rover subsidiary, which is expected to lead to further heavy job losses, an integration of dealership functions, and a cut in the proportion of UK manufactured parts. 11-Jan-2000 BMW has announced plans to halve Rover Group purchases from the UK motor components industry, which will result in suppliers losing up to £2bn of business and the possible loss of thousands of jobs. 17-Dec-1999 BMW is to relocate 220 product development engineers and designers from Munich to Gaydon in Warwickshire early next year, in order to develop a new small car for Rover. 16-Dec-1999 BMW is to go-ahead with a £1.5bn investment programme at the Rover plant in Longbridge, despite the European Commission investigation into the government's £152m aid package for the project. 10-Dec-1999 Burmah Castrol has announced a global partnership with BMW to develop the next generation of lubricants, and BMW will use Castrol oil in its cars and motorcycles. 22-Nov-1999 BMW is said to be planning to cut a further 1,800 jobs at Rover over the next three years, by shifting engine production to the new Hams Hall plant and by outsourcing the seating for its new small car. 12-Nov-1999 BMW is to increase its stake in Rolls-Royce, the aircraft engine manufacturer, from 2% to 10%, and the two companies will co-operate in research, purchasing and logistics. 26-Oct-1999 BMW is said to be considering Derby as a potential site for a new factory to build Rolls-Royce cars. 21-Oct-1999 BMW is recruiting an additional 100 contract workers for its Land Rover plant in Solihull, due to rising demand. 18-Sep-1999 BMW is to scrap the Rover Group name, probably in favour of BMW Britain, and has also announced plans to introduce contracts in euros for UK component suppliers. 11-Sep-1999 BMW has confirmed plans to spend £3.3bn on its Rover subsidiary by rebuilding the Longbridge plant and securing about 9,000 jobs, and the government is providing a £152m aid package. 24-Jun-1999 BMW has announced plans to set up a £40m rail link between its Land Rover plant in Solihull and the main rail network, in order to export 100,000 vehicles a year via the Channel Tunnel and Southampton docks. 20-Apr-1999 BMW has agreed a deal with the government that will secure the future of Rover's Longbridge car plant, and it is thought to involve about £150m of government aid for a £1.7bn investment at the plant. 01-Apr-1999 BMW has applied for about £200m of UK government aid, raising hopes that it is planning to rescue the Rover car plant at Longbridge. 06-Mar-1999 BMW is said to be planning to go ahead with a $2.7bn project to replace the Rover 200 and 400 models, although it may decide to locate manufacturing in Hungary or another country in preference to Longbridge. 26-Feb-1999 Rover's Longbridge plant is facing an uncertain future again, following a boardroom reorganisation at parent company BMW that is said to have been prompted by the slow progress being made at Rover. 06-Feb-1999 Rover has told its suppliers that production will be cut by 10% to 450,000 cars this year, and a new joint sourcing department will be formed with its parent company BMW in Munich. 09-Jan-1999 BMW has confirmed plans to apply for up £200m of government subsidy to develop a new Rover medium-range car at Longbridge. 06-Jan-1999 Rover workers have voted in favour of a package of job losses at the Longbridge car plant, in return for a £2bn investment by parent company BMW. 12-Dec-1998 BMW is said to be considering plans to switch Rolls-Royce production to Cowley in Oxfordshire when it takes control of the luxury marque. 09-Dec-1998 BMW has reached agreement with unions to secure the future of the Rover factory in Longbridge, and there are expected to be up to 2,5000 job losses. 27-Nov-1998 BMW is recalling 2.8m cars, including 200,000 in the UK, due to a problem with the radiator cap. 09-Oct-1998 BMW is paying £40m to the Rolls-Royce aero engines group for the rights to use the Rolls-Royce name and will set up a factory in the UK to build a new range of luxury cars, despite the fact that Volkswagen recently acquired Rolls-Royce Motors. 29-Jul-1998 BMW has given one year's notice that it will cancel its contract to provide engines and other components for the new Rolls-Royce Seraph, in response to Volkswagen's acquisition of the luxury car maker. 10-Jul-1998 BMW has decided not to renew its contract with Unipart for the distribution of parts for Rover cars when it expires in four years time, but Unipart's role as a components supplier will not be affected. 07-May-1998 Rover has agreed a flexible working arrangement for the new BMW engine plant in Warwickshire, which will involve workers being credited or debited with the hours worked above or below a 37-hour week. 22-Apr-1998 At least seven potential bidders have emerged for the Rolls-Royce luxury car business - BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler-Benz, Toyota, Mohammed Fayed, a consortium involving Bernie Ecclestone, and the Rolls-Royce Action Committee. 13-Jan-1998 Wealthy Rolls-Royce owners have formed the Rolls-Royce Action Committee and will attempt to prevent BMW's acquisition of the luxury car maker by raising £680m to buy the company themselves. 09-Jan-1998 Mayflower has called off its attempt to bid for Vickers due to an apparent threat from BMW to cancel a Rolls-Royce engine supply contract if ownership of Rolls-Royce changed hands. 12-Nov-1997 BMW has unveiled details of the new Mini, which will be made by Rover, and announced plans to return to Formula One motor racing in partnership with the UK's Williams team. 09-Sep-1997 BMW has selected the Midlands as the location to build a £400m car engine plant, which will make a new generation of four-cylinder engines for Rover and BMW cars after the year 2000. 16-Nov-1996 BMW is to invest £3bn in Rover, boosting output by 50% to 750,000 vehicles a year, with the Rover 800, 600, 400 and 200 ranges being replaced by front-wheel drive cars using just two body platforms. 10-Oct-1996 Automotive Products has won a £17m a year contract to supply speed-sensitive flywheels to BMW, underlining the increased competitiveness of the UK motor components industry. 18-Sep-1996 BMW is to invest about £500m a year in Rover for the next five years, with new models including a small Land Rover and replacements for the Rover 600 and the Mini, creating an unspecified number of new jobs. 22-Mar-1996 BMW has indicated that it wants to buy Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, although Vickers has said it is not for sale. 03-Nov-1995 BMW plans to develop its Rover subsidiary along the lines of Audi, although it will take 5 years before Rover launches BMW-influenced models. 18-Sep-1995 BMW has appointed a new chairman at Rover to lift sales and start preparing for the next generation of cars. 08-Sep-1995
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