Oxford police are getting a new patrol car to combat crime - a new Mini built in the city.
BMW has agreed to sponsor a silver Mini One Diesel for two years.
It will be used by the Oxford Crime Reduction Team at Cowley police station, a two-minute drive from the factory where the car was made.
Crime reduction staff will use the car for conducting crime reduction surveys, which includes calling at burglary victims' homes.
Members of the Neighbourhood Watch team, part of crime reduction, will also use the Mini to help with their work.
Dr Anton Heiss, managing director of BMW at Cowley, said: "We believe that this small car will have a big effect on the local communities it will serve."
Oxford area commander, Supt Paul Sullivan, said the car, which is being handed over at St Aldate's police station on Monday, would be put to excellent use straight away.
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