Automakers have stepped up to fight the coronavirus by volunteering to build much-need protective medical equipment as well as life-saving ventilators. The risk of spreading the disease has caused many automakers to shut down their production facilities but Mini has been impacted in a different way.

That's because of a very specific wheel design used by one model, the Mini Cooper SE. Mini's first mainstream electric car is just going on sale in 2020 with an attractive starting price of $29,900 before tax incentives. But the Cooper SE's unique wheels have quickly created a problem for the company, a problem that has nothing to do with the funky design.