Global sales of the Cowley-built Mini rose by more than 19 per cent in February, according to latest figures from parent firm BMW.
A total of 16,045 cars were delivered to customers worldwide, compared to 13,444 for the same month last year.
And sales for the first two months of 2011 show a year on year increase of 17.6 per cent with a total of 30,170 cars delivered.
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