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Where is Mini from?

Mini comes from the United Kingdom. It was founded in the United Kingdom in 1959.[1] Since 1994, it has been owned by BMW Group, headquartered in Germany.[1]

Origin

United Kingdom

Founded 1959

Owner today Foreign-owned

Germany

BMW Group · since 1994

Key facts

Country of origin
United Kingdom[1]
Founded
1959[1]
Founder
British Motor Corporation
Current owner
BMW Group[1]
Owner headquarters
Munich, Germany
Ownership
Owned since 1994
Type
Brand — small cars
Category
Automotive

Good to know

  • BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994 and kept Mini when it sold Rover in 2000.
Origin is not where products are made. Mini’s origin is where the brand was created. Its products may be designed, manufactured or assembled in other countries. How we define origin.

Other brands owned by BMW Group

United Kingdom
Germany
Rolls-Royce→Mini→BMW
Brands owned by BMW Group

→ flag owned from another countryBigger tiles: editor’s highlights, not sales.

Sources

  1. [1]Mini (marque) — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
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