▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : New ▁York ▁State ▁Democratic ▁Committee <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁M ini ▁H atch ▁( st yl ised ▁as ▁M IN I ▁h atch , ▁or ▁M IN I ▁Hard top ▁in ▁the ▁US ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁M ini ▁Cooper , ▁M ini ▁One , ▁or ▁simply ▁the ▁M ini , ▁is ▁a ▁three - door ▁or ▁five ▁door ▁h atch back ▁first ▁introduced ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁second ▁generation ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁generation ▁model ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁A ▁convert ible ▁version ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁second ▁generation ▁following ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁M ini ▁concept ▁was ▁originally ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁International ▁Motor ▁Show ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁M ini ▁H atch ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁model ▁launched ▁by ▁B MW ▁under ▁the ▁M ini ▁marque ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁M ini ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁new ▁model ▁built ▁by ▁B MW ▁is ▁techn ically ▁un related ▁to ▁the ▁former . ▁ ▁The ▁M ini ▁is ▁produced ▁in ▁Cow ley , ▁Oxford shire , ▁England , ▁at ▁Plant ▁Oxford , ▁and , ▁since ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁V DL ▁Ned car ▁in ▁Born , ▁Netherlands . ▁The ▁mini ▁convert ible ▁is , ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁only