- The next Mini generation will be available in ten different variants (sedan, estate, coupe, convertible, roadster, SUV, SUV coupe, minivan, plug-in hybrid, electric). These will be based on the new compact front-wheel drive UKL platform (UnterKlasse) of the BMW Group.The future Mini models share this architecture with the entry range of the BMW brand such as the future 1 Series models.

- BMW said it planned to produce Mini models in the old Mitsubishi plant located in Born in the Netherlands. The latter, now managed by a Dutch company (VDL), Mini allow for additional capacity when the capacity of the Oxford plant (UK) will saturate. The maximum production capacity of Oxford plant now stands at 250 000 vehicles per year. SUVs will continue to be manufactured in Graz, Austria. The minivan could be manufactured in Born, the Netherlands.

- However, the brand has not planned to produce vehicles in China, although this market has great potential for Mini.

- The main competitor of the Mini, the Fiat 500, whose production has surpassed that of the Mini in 2013, The Fiat 500 is also available in several body variants: sedan 500, 500C (convertible), 500L (break), 500L Living (extended break).