The German carmaker will manufacture the new models in the UK from 2026, though it plans to import batteries for the cars from either Europe or China
that will start supplying cells in 2026.
She declined to comment how much Government support BMW was receiving. “All I can tell you is what we put in the automotive transformation fund, and that’s money that goes to many different companies across the sector not just one. We put in £350m in 2021. “We do have to do some investment ourselves as Government, that is standard, and we’re competing against countries from all around the world as well as the EU and we are winning. We’re not doing anything out of the ordinary,” she told BBC radio.which require manufacturers to show that 40 per cent of the vehicle by value is produced in the UK or the EU will be relaxed. Cars unable to demonstrate this face increased tariffs.
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