During their visit pupils were fascinated to see how the MINI is made; from the fully automated assembly of the chassis¹ press-formed components, its journey through the paint shop and onto the more labour-intensive final assembly and testing.

Pupils learned that it takes just 26-28 hours for a car to be produced and that MINI builds and distributes 1,000 cars a day to 108 countries around the world. Seeing the cars being made to order,  viewing the JIT (Just In Time) production and precision robotic engineering was a memorable and impressive experience for everyone.

Pupils also visited the adjoining MINI museum, which offered an insight into the history and production of this iconic, classic British-designed car.