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In 1994, Rover Group was acquired by BMW. In 2000, Rover Group was broken up by BMW, with BMW retaining the Mini brand.
The MINI is made in Oxford by MINI but they are owned by BMW
In short, no. BMW is only the parent company, a lot of the parts are made specifically for the Mini cooper. You can put some of the seats from the BMW line in the mini cooper though.
No Mini's are made by BMW
Used Mini's are not hard to come by. Many dealers import these from Japan. High quality used Mini's can be purchased from BMW dealerships as Mini is owned by BMW.
No one produces or owns BMW it is its own company based in Germany. BMW owns mini, the producer of mini coopers and several other companies.
Each model year has it's own safety ratings. The ratings for the 2013 BMW Mini Cooper S can be found on many websites and they can vary from one review to the next. Some places to look at for these statistics are the BMW Mini website, US news ranking and reviews online and the car connection.
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BMW of USA manufactures Mini C.
Mini is owned by BMW.