A detail of a Rover grill in the German BMW-owned Rover production factory in Cowley, Solihull, England. With the car manufacturer's logo of a Viking longship prominent, is the silver radiator guard. Motor car production has taken place at Cowley near the city of Oxford, England for over ninety years. The car factory is known today as Plant Oxford and is now owned by BMW and has been extensively redeveloped. It remains the largest industrial employer in Oxfordshire employing more than 4,300 people.