<P> The last Mark VII Mini, and the 5,387,862 nd and final original two - door Mini to be produced, a red Cooper Sport, was built at the Longbridge plant in October 2000 . The car was driven off the production line by the pop singer Lulu, and was subsequently housed at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, alongside the first Mini Mark I ever made . The new generation Mini Hatch / Hardtop went on sale in July 2001 and was an immediate sales success . </P> <P> In February 2005, BMW announced an investment of £ 100 million in the Mini plant in Oxford, United Kingdom, creating 200 new jobs and enabling production output to be increased by 20% . </P> <P> At the North American International Auto Show in January 2011, BMW announced that it would be extending the Mini range with the launch of two new two - door sports crossover vehicles based on the Mini Paceman concept car, with a coupe version planned to enter production in 2011 and a roadster to follow in 2012 . In June 2011, BMW announced an investment of £ 500 million in the UK over the subsequent three years as part of an expansion of the Mini range to seven models . </P> <P> Launched in August 1959, the Mark 1 Mini (code name ADO 15) was initially marketed as the Austin Seven and Morris Mini-Minor . </P>

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