MCS Sales Figures

[wigley]

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone has come across info regarding Mini Cooper S sales figures particularly by country.

As a UK (soon to be) MCS owner I don't see that many Cooper S on the road. Maybe one or two a week at most.

However after a recent driving holiday in California, Nevada and Arizona I saw absolutely loads. I even saw my combination (CR/B with tinted windows) in San Francisco.

If sales figures are a closely guarded secret does anyone have an idea of percentage allocations by country?....in other words are more MCS getting shipped to the USA than are being sold in the UK?

Thanks
Stuart

[chiph]

I haven't seen any official figures, but I gather that the ratio in the US is roughly 60:40 (MCS to Coopers), whereas in the UK it's more like 30:40:30 (MCS, Cooper, One).

I would be interested in seeing some numbers on this.

Chip H.

[worgy]

Quote:

As a UK (soon to be) MCS owner I don't see that many Cooper S on the road. Maybe one or two a week at most.

Jeez - I see so many, not exagerating to say I see at least one S every time I drive anywhere - not to mention the ones and Coopers.... I wonder if they have all been sold in Surrey ?

[erichui]

still don't see much cooper S around in australia, i think i see 1 every a week or 2 mostly.
however i would like it to keep that way
i like my car to be unique..
hehe..

[tomstork]

What a difference an ocean makes! I saw my first *other* S (other than my own) on the road--not counting at the dealership when I test-drove--only last week. Although I saw another one the next day, too.

This in Washington DC, which is not Southern California, but it has more than its fair share of performance cars.

But I see Coopers all the time. I find it hard to believe that the ratio is 60 S's to 40 Coopers around here; I'd be surprised if it's even 40:60!

[1275]

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Originally posted by erichui
still don't see much cooper S around in australia, i think i see 1 every a week or 2 mostly.
however i would like it to keep that way
i like my car to be unique..
hehe..

Seems to be loads of them in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Especially on any weekend day in Bondi.

1275

[warped]

Our office has a great view from North Sydney looking back towards the city ... I get to watch the harbour and the traffic flowing over the bridge all day

I don't see many MINIs and I am always looking for them ... ratio would seem to be 60:40 Cooper:Cooper S maybe even 70:30 and I would probably only see about 2-3 a day ... I'm not looking all the time but the view is too good to resist

Can't last forever though ... I'm going to get assigned sooner or later, and then I'll be in working in a concrete box in the middle of nowhere

Cheers
Steve

[cooperman_66]

there's 4 S's here at work! (BT in Ipswich) one copy of mine, DS/W, a red un and a EB/W one..
Daz

[rd1978]

I saw an article yesterday (can't remember where) which included in it a mention of 25,000 MINIs thus far delivered to the US. First, I'm surprised by that number since I had always heard that the total quantity per year was to be only 20,000. Anyway, if that figure is correct, the number of MCSs in the US would be:

10,000 based on a 40:60 ratio (MCS:MC)
15,000 based on a 60:40 ratio
17,500 based on a 70:30 ratio

It's anyone's guess but based on what I've observed on the road here in the DC area (2 MCSs in the 4 weeks since I got mine), there are either far fewer than the above suggests or there are lots of MCSs stored away in garages waiting for better weather!