Mini Cooper Electric: Excluded from the Eco-Friendly Bonus?
This page is translated from the original post "Mini Cooper électrique : exclue du bonus écologique ?" in French.
- 28/09/2023 8:07
If the label is in English, the new Mini electric factory in China could make life difficult for it in France in 2024.
It will become urgent to reindustrialize Europe. By forcing European manufacturers to hurriedly switch to electric, parliamentarians have created a monster: Chinese automotive. Because by taking the easy route, even those manufacturers we thought to be the most “European convinced” have chosen to outsource their production.
This is the case of Mini, which is widely promoting electrification of its historic Oxford plant, in England, but this upgrade will not be completed before 2026. In the meantime, the British firm, owned by BMW, will produce its new Mini Cooper and Aceman in China, at the Zhangjiagang, in Jiangsu province, born from a partnership with the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor.
All the ingredients are thus gathered for the Mini electric models to be excluded from the French ecological bonus starting in 2024, unless an incredible sleight of hand proves the ecological virtue of production in China.
The other issue for Mini will be this Made in China label. Sold very expensive (starting at 34,000 euros with few features), despite very limited performance, Mini will no longer be able to justify its elitist prices. Will we witness the second death of Mini if Europe adopts the French bonus scheme? The risk is real.
Therefore, if the desire for a Mini electric still remains, hurry to act to surely benefit from the €5,000 ecological bonus…
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