Mini is a British small car brand that began as a model name in 1959, when the British Motor Corporation launched the Austin Seven and the Morris Mini-Minor, and became a marque in its own right in 1969. British Leyland, the Rover Group and British Aerospace owned it in turn, and BMW took the brand with the Rover Group in 1994. The original car lived on until 2000, and BMW relaunched Mini in 2001 with a new generation built mainly at Oxford, followed by Clubman, Countryman, Paceman, Coupe and Roadster models. Every Mini model, generation and model year has its own page on this site and links back here.
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Founded Year SignificanceThe British small car brand whose original 1959 Mini became a motoring icon and which BMW relaunched in 2001. 1 Ownership HistoryBMW, from its purchase of the Rover Group in 1994 to the present 1 Ownership HistoryBritish Leyland, from the creation of the Mini marque in 1969 to the break up of the group in the 1980s 1 Ownership HistoryRover Group, from 1986, and British Aerospace, which bought the Rover Group in 1988 1 Connections
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BMW acquired the brand in 1994 when it bought Rover Group (formerly British Leyland), which owned Mini, among other marques.
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in 1988 Rover Group, including Mini, was acquired by British Aerospace
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Source Wikipedia: Mini (marque)Lead paragraph, British Leylandtier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, British Leyland
This merged with Leyland Motors in 1968 to form British Leyland.
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in 1988 Rover Group, including Mini, was acquired by British Aerospace
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WikipediaLead paragraph, marque
in 1969 it became a marque in its own right when the name "Mini" replaced the separate "Austin Mini" and "Morris Mini" car model names
History, 1959 to 1990
It is considered an icon of the 1960s
Lead paragraph, British Leyland
This merged with Leyland Motors in 1968 to form British Leyland.
Lead paragraph, British Aerospace
In the 1980s, British Leyland was broken-up and in 1988 Rover Group, including Mini, was acquired by British Aerospace.
Lead paragraph, BMW
BMW acquired the brand in 1994 when it bought Rover Group (formerly British Leyland), which owned Mini, among other marques.
Lead paragraph, marque, passage 2
a British automotive brand founded in Oxford in 1969
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