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BMW moves engine production to UK, Austria as German plants go electric

Production of high-voltage batteries in BMW Dingolfing
Production of high-voltage batteries at BMW's plant in Dingolfing, Germany. (Tom Kirkpatrick/Tom Kirkpatrick ; BMW AG)
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November 18, 2020 07:08 PM

FRANKFURT -- BMW said it will retool its German factories to build electric cars and components and shift manufacturing of combustion engines to plants in England and Austria as part of a broader shift toward low-emissions cars.

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