When BMW sold off Rover in 2000 , it retained the Mini project .
When BMW sold off Rover in 2000 , it moved the planned production site of the car from Rover 's Longbridge plant , to BMW 's Oxford plant in Cowley , Oxford , England .
When BMW sold off Rover in 2000 , it retained the Mini project , and moved the planned production site of the car from Rover 's Longbridge plant , to BMW 's Oxford plant in Cowley , Oxford , England .