WMWMINI passenger cars

Held by BMW AG · registered in Germany

WMI WMW's rules place assembly in seven countries. Its rules start at model year 2002 and have no end year. The same rules name 5 percent of the 150 models found under all 10 codes of BMW. Electrified versions appear in its rules: battery electric.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. Cooper2002–2010
  2. Cooper Convertible2004–2027
  3. Clubman2008–2024
  4. Hardtop2009–2027
  5. Countryman2011–2016
  6. Cooper Coupe2012–2015
  7. Cooper Roadster2012–2015
  8. Paceman2013–2019

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Italy, United States, South Africa

Plant locations namedOxford; Born; Graz; Bom; Leipzig; Turin; Spartanburg; Pretoria; Regensburg; Dingolfing; Munich

Bodies and power

Body classesHatchback, Convertible, Crossover, Coupe, Roadster

Primary fuelsGasoline, Electric

Other codes held by BMW

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
WBApassenger carsBMW1981–open133
3MWpassenger carsBMW2019–open6
WBYpassenger carsBMW2014–open5
5UMpassenger carsBMW2002–20082
3MFpassenger carsBMW2023–open1
WZ1passenger carsToyota2020–open1
WBXmultipurpose passenger vehiclesBMW2004–open40
WB5multipurpose passenger vehiclesBMW2021–open1

1 more not shown here. All 10 codes of BMW

Other codes starting with WM

  • WMEMercedes-Benz Cars, passenger car
  • WMZBMW, multipurpose passenger vehicle

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.