4 World’s Best-Selling MINI Car Models

4 World’s Best-Selling MINI Car Models- Influenced by Suez Crisis (1956’s) drove to a fuel supply in the UK, this condition challenge United Kingdom (UK) to make the fuel-efficient vehicles. Immediately the British Motor Corporation (BMC) ordered “Sir Alec Issigonis” to design a small and fuel-economic car. Many small vehicles, rounded headlights and more efficient vehicles are closely related to MINI. In 1994, BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke) group acquired the Mini brand and has been driving the MINI as a premium small car until now.

Due to business development from time to time, MINI has 1,600 dealerships across the nations and some manufacturing facilities are located in Plant Oxford (Oxford, United Kingdom), Plant Swindon (Swindon, United Kingdom), Plant Hams Hall (Birmingham, United Kingdom), and VDL Nedcar (Born, Netherlands).

Furthermore, in terms of operational and financial conditions, according to BMW Group Annual Report in 2023, production of MINI in 2023 reached 315,196 units with total vehicle deliveries of all models of MINI around 295,358 units. In addition, as of 2024, the released current model of MINI includes MINI Cooper/Cooper S (Hardtop 2 Door, Hardtop 4 Door, Convertible), MINI Clubman, MINI Countryman, MINI John Cooper Works (JCW), and MINI Electric (Cooper SE). But from all of the models, there are some popular models which has become best-selling cars in 2023. Here is the rank of World’s Best-Selling MINI Car Models in 2023. All of the data were obtained from BMW Group Annual Report in 2023.

The Rank of World’s Best-Selling MINI Car Models in 2023

Brief Description of World’s Best-Selling MINI Car Models in 2023

1. MINI Hatch (3- and 5- door)        

In terms of released models, some main variants of Mini Hatch. In petrol machine variants, there are MINI One (powered with 1.2L or 1.5L three-cylinder turbocharged engine), MINI Cooper (powered with 1.5L three-cylinder turbocharged engine), MINI Cooper S (powered with 2.0L four-cylinder turbocharged engine), MINI John Cooper Works (JCW) (powered with 2.0L four-cylinder turbocharged engine), MINI One D (powered with 1.5L three-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine), MINI Cooper D (powered with 1.5L three-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine), MINI Cooper SD (powered with 2.0L four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine). Furthermore, in electric variants, the model is MINI Cooper SE.

Statistically, according to BMW Group Annual Report in 2023, the deliveries vehicles of MINI Hatch reached 155,607 units and make MINI Hatch as the best-selling car of MINI than other models in 2023.

2. MINI Countryman   

The Mini Countryman is a subcompact crossover SUV. Launched in 2010 at Geneva Motor Show, the MINI Countryman still become one of the best-selling vehicles of MINI in 2023. As of 2024, MINI Countryman enters third generation unveiled on September 1st, 2023. Based on the fuel engine, some models of MINI Countryman have been released. In the petrol engine, there are some models of MINI countryman including Cooper C, Cooper S, Cooper JCW, and Cooper D. Meanwhile, in the electric engine, there are some models of MINI Countryman including Cooper E and Cooper SE. Statistically, according to BMW Group Annual report in 2023, the deliveries of Countryman across the nations reached 83,403 units. Finally, MINI Countryman was still the 2^nd best-selling vehicle model of MINI in 2023.

3. Mini Convertible 

Historically, MINI Convertible was unveiled at the NEC Motor in 1992. Until 2024, Some of the released models of MINI Convertible are COOPER (the performance reaching 136hp/100kW), COOPER S (the performance reaching 178hp/100kW), and JOHN COOPER WORKS (the performance reaching 231hp/100kW). Statistically, according to BMW Annual Report in 2023, the vehicle deliveries of MINI Convertible reached 32,141 units.

4. Mini Clubman       

With the help of BMW, MINI Clubman was introduced in 2007 as subcompact executive car. As of 2023, the MINI Clubman entered second generation introduced in 2015. Based on fuel types of the models, there are some released models of petrol engine and diesel engine. The model of MINI Clubman with equipped of petrol engine includes One, Cooper, Copper S, and John Cooper Works. Meanwhile, the model of diesel engine includes One D, Cooper D, and Cooper SD. Statistically, according to BMW Group Annual Report in 2023, the vehicle deliveries of MINI clubman in 2023 reached 24,207 units.

The Reference of Description of World’s Best-Selling MINI Car Models in 2023

BMW Group. 2023. BMW Annual Report 2023. Accessed via https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/report/2023/bmw-group-report/long-range-investments/index.html on June 24th, 2024.