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Doing some idle research I came across these statistics:-

Mini Production by Model. Some of these figures are approximations.

Mini MkI
Austin Se7en/Mini 435500
Morris Mini-Minor 510000
Auston Countryman 85500
Morris Traveller 75500
Total 1106500

Mini Cooper MkI
Austin Mini Cooper 997cc 12395
Morris Mini Cooper 997cc 12465
Austin Mini Cooper 998cc 17737
Morris Mini Cooper 998cc 21627
Total 64224

Mini Cooper S MkI
Austin Mini Cooper S 1071cc 2135
Morris Mini Cooper S 1071cc 1896
Austin Mini Cooper S 970cc 481
Morris Mini Cooper S 970cc 482
Austin Mini Cooper S 1275cc 6489
Morris Mini Cooper S 1275cc 7824
Total 19307

Mini Mk II
Austin Mini 154000
Morris Mini 206000
Austin Countryman 22500
Morris Traveller 23500
Total 406000

Mini Cooper Mk II
Austin Mini Cooper 998cc 9168
Morris Mini Cooper 998cc 7228
Total 16396

Mini Cooper S Mk II
Austin Mini Cooper S 1275cc 2687
Morris Mini Cooper S 1275cc 3642
Total 6329

Now since this was the age of badge engineering anyone remember why Morris constantly outsold Austin? Did Morris have more dealers? Sorry, idle hands and all that...........

[Phil - Nottingham]

Morris were regarded as slightly more up market but less advanced than Austins although in most cases it was in name only. Until BLMC came along the dealerships were separate franchises and delibrately kept apart and competitve by BMC - hardly surprising that BMHC had to merge with Leyland Motors in 1968 because of losses in its volume car division

Rarer than Mk1's too

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=48757#48757
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