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To: maceng2 who wrote (102)	10/22/2002 11:17:44 AM
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Mini production set to break 150,000 barrier ananova.com (some actual good news for once...pb) Production of the Mini is set to break through the 150,000 barrier this year as waiting lists build up around the world. The factory at Oxford was originally expected to build 100,000 models in 2002, but sales have rocketed and the plant is now on seven-day-a-week production. Trevor Houghton-Berry, general manager of Mini UK, says the success of the car has exceeded all expectations. There is a waiting list for a new Mini in this country and in the United States, where buyers are having to wait up to six months. People camped outside dealers when the car went on sale in the US earlier this year and sales for that country are expected to reach 25,000 for the year. Mr Houghton-Berry, speaking at the Motor Show in Birmingham, says new versions of the Mini are expected to be launched in the coming years. A cabriolet model is likely to be built in 2004 and several other designs are being studied. The Mini is now selling in 60 different countries, including Japan where sales of the old Mini were strong. The age profile of Mini buyers has also surprised the company. Recent customers included a 94-year-old and a six-year-old girl whose parents have already bought her a Mini for her 17th birthday.