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Surprise, surprise. According to
Edmunds,
Mini may be looking to reduce the number of vehicles in its range, which has recently expanded to include a total of seven offerings (not to mention the copious varieties of configurations found within each line). When Mini relaunched in the early 2000s, it did so with one model, the
Cooper Hardtop, and has since added the Convertible,
Clubman,
Countryman,
Coupe,
Roadster and
Paceman. It looks like those ambitions of
expanding the range to include up to 10 models may have been a bit optimistic.
"When we start to replace models, I think you will see that we won't replace every model exactly," Jim McDowell, Vice President of Mini USA, told
Edmunds in an interview. The brand's core models right now are the Hardtop and Countryman, and of the roughly 66,200 vehicles that Mini sold in the United States last year, these two vehicles accounted for some 75 percent of total sales.
McDowell declined to mention any specific models that may not be replaced in the lineup's next generation, though our best guess is that ultra-niche vehicles like the Coupe (pictured) or Clubman. As for replacing some of the current models with new products, the only clear gap we can see in the brand's lineup is a smaller car like the
Rocketman concept, though we've been told several times that a mini-Mini
isn't going to happen. Be sure to let us know what Mini models you'd like to see kept or axed in Comments
below.
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