The original Mini continued in production until 2000.

Following BMW's acquisition of Rover Group, BMW broke up the company but retained the Mini brand, beginning development of a modern successor to the Mini which was launched in 2001 by BMW and built at the historic former Morris Motors 'Plant Oxford' site in Cowley, Oxfordshire. The Mini Clubman, Coupe and Roadster were also assembled here. The third (F57) generation Mini Convertible and second (F60) generation of the Countryman