Which company currently owns the Mini brand?

BMW currently owns the Mini brand. The ownership dates from BMW’s takeover of the Rover Group, completed in 1994, when Mini was one of Rover’s marques. When BMW later sold most of Rover’s remaining operations in 2000, it retained the Mini name and developed a new generation of cars under that brand.

The modern Mini launched in 2001 was designed as a premium, retro-styled successor to the classic British Mini. Although the brand has British roots and continues to build cars at Plant Oxford, it is part of the German BMW Group. That distinction often causes confusion: Mini is not owned by Daimler, Fiat, or Volkswagen, and it is not an independent British automaker today.

BMW also owns Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, but Mini and Rolls-Royce remain separate brands within the wider group. The Mini range has expanded far beyond the original small two-door car to include hatchbacks, convertibles, crossovers, and electric models.