A car worker fits engines on the production line in the German BMW-owned Rover factory in Cowley, Solihull, England. New vehicles come off the line at a constant rate for sale in the domestic British and export markets. 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.