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Family matters: the 2021 Mini line-up. From left; Electric, Cooper S, 5dr and Convertible The first glimpse of the “new Mini” came in 1997 at a BMW press conference in a hastily repurposed industrial warehouse on the eve of the Frankfurt motor show. At the end of the presentation, the ACV30 concept burst through a paper-walled crate on to the stage; in fire engine red, with what came to be new Mini styling cues of a white roof, mirrors and wheels, it looked good then and still does today. Rover Cars had been working on it for three years and to the sheer infuriation of company insiders, BMW (which had taken over in early 1994) gave all the credit to its stylist Frank Stephenson, in spite of the arguably greater contribution of Rover designer Dave Saddington. ....
Share More than ten million Minis have been built and sold worldwide since 1959 and almost as many of the new ones have been built in the 20 years under BMW (5.13 million) as in the previous 40 years of the original (5.38 million). Yet the timing of the original Mini s launch could not have been better, arriving as a classless and affordable small car loved by celebrities, royalty and ordinary folk alike, who took it to their hearts just in time for the Swinging Sixties. The Oxford factory currently builds the Mini three-door and five-door Hatch, Mini Clubman and Mini Electric on the same production line ....