UK sales of the Cowley-produced Mini went up by 3.3 per cent in 2014, to 53,661.

Plant owner BMW said it was the Mini’s highest annual UK sales since its launch in 2001. The three-door hatch, which was launched in March, was the brand’s biggest-selling model for 2014.

The BMW Group recorded 202,539 total sales in the UK in 2014, up eight per cent.

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