Inovev forecasts 250,000 units of the new Mini Cooper per year in the world
- The Mini brand (a subsidiary of the BMW group) now includes two different models:
• The "Mini" model by itself (Mini One or Mini Hatch depending on the market) available as a 3/5 doors sedan and 5-doors station wagon (this station wagon version is called Clubman);
• The 5-doors SUV model referred to as "Countryman".
- The Mini brand has just unveiled the fifth generation of the Mini in a 3-doors sedan version. The body of the new model (code F66) remains practically the same but certain details make it possible to identify the new generation, such as the triangular taillights, a different tailgate shape or a redesigned grille. The launch of the fifth generation of Mini coincides with a new naming because the model is now called Cooper in all markets. The Mini brand therefore now includes 2 models: the Cooper model and the Countryman model. It seems that the 5-door sedan and 5-door Clubman will not be replaced. Two battery electric (BEV) versions of the Cooper will appear on the market, one with a 135 kW electric motor and the other with a 160 kW electric motor, both versions being equipped with a 54 kWh capacity battery.
- Importantly, the Mini Cooper BEV (only available in a three-doors version) will be produced exclusively in China with Great Wall (50-50 between BMW and Great Wall), while the combustion engine versions will be produced in England, in Oxford, as previously. Inovev forecasts 250,000 Mini Coopers per year, including 50,000 BEVs in 2025 then 100,000 in 2030 (compared to 43,000 in 2022).
- These figures do not include the 5-door Mini Countryman which should be renewed in November 2023 and will be available for the first time in BEV version. This new Countryman will be produced in Germany, in Leipzig.
- These figures also do not include the 5-door Mini Aceman which should be launched next year. This intermediate model (4.05 m long) between Mini Cooper (3.85 m long) and Mini Countryman (4.40 m long) will be a battery electric models made in China with Great Wall.