5-door hatch in the rotary sling in Plant Oxford's assembly hall.

An associate preparing door wiring for the MINI 5-door in Plant Oxford's assembly hall.

A Volcanic Orange 5-door goes through the first stage at the assembly process at Plant Oxford.

Associates working on the MINI 5-door at the first production line in Plant Oxford's assembly hall.

An Electric Blue MINI 5-door comes off the assembly line.

The rotary sling at MINI Plant Oxford.

An associate working on the new 5-door MINI in Plant Oxford's assembly hall.

Working on the tailgate in Plant Oxford's assembly hall.

Associates checking the bodyshell of the 5-door MINI on the seam seal line in Plant Oxford's paintshop.

Associates checking the bodyshell of the 5-door MINI on the seam seal line in Plant Oxford's paintshop.

The new 5-door is about to enter the robot spray booth in Plant Oxford's paintshop.

In the robot spray booth in Plant Oxford's paintshop.

In the robot spray booth in Plant Oxford's paintshop.

In the robot spray booth in Plant Oxford's paintshop.

Robots welding the side frame for the new 5-door MINI in Plant Oxford's bodyshop.

Robots welding the side frame for the new 5-door MINI in Plant Oxford's bodyshop.

Robots working on the side frame of the new MINI 5-door in Plant Oxford's bodyshop.

The bodyshell of the new 5-door MINI as it goes through Plant Oxford's bodyshop.

The bodyshell of the new 5-door MINI as it goes through Plant Oxford's bodyshop.

The bodyshell of the new 5-door MINI as it goes through Plant Oxford's bodyshop.

Produced at Plant Swindon, the rear doors are packed individually to ensure the highest quality is maintained.

The car in the rotary slings at Plant Oxford.

Cockpit fitment - the dashboard module is positioned.

The cockpit and wiring are in place and the car is about to be transported to the next stage of the assembly process.

In the rotary slings the car has had its fuel tank and lines fitted.

The new glazing cell in assembly.

At engine marriage as the engine is lifted up under the car for fitment.

A Volcanic Orange MINI makes its way along the production line.

Wheel fitment.

The final part of the production process in assembly.

Driving off the finishing line.

Body side transfer robot.

Body side sub assembly with portal robot.

Fixing body sides to the car body.

Car waiting for body sides to be spot welded.

Inline measurement of car body.

Inline measurement of car body.

Sub assembly held in a fixture for spot welding.

Associates checking the panel gap between the trunk lid and body.

Associate inserting the trunk e-coat (electro coating) jig into the car body ready for the paintshop.

Camera measurement system checking dimensional accuracy of a mid-build car body shell.

Simultaneous spot welding of a sub assembly in a geometry fixture.

The MINI's new paint being baked in the oven at Plant Oxford's paintshop.

Lining up to be given a final polish.

In the fully automated top coat spray booth.

Robots about to apply sealant on the seam seal line.

Final inspection on the seam seal line.

Polish and check to remove surface dust.

Robots start to open the car doors before the colour coat is applied.

Plant Oxford associate measuring points on the new car.

A solid aluminium car body is used for measurement reference points.

Aluminium body being measured for reference points.

An engineer applies laser reference spots in the geometric optical measurement cell.

The laser in action in the geometric optical measurement cell.

The water test facility in action.

Icicles appear as a MINI is subjected to sub zero temperatures in the climate test booth.

Icicles appear as a MINI is subjected to sub zero temperatures in the climate test booth.

A MINI is tested in the new acoustic testing chamber.

A MINI is tested in the new acoustic testing chamber.

GOM Measurement cell for the outer panels in Sub Assembly, MINI Plant Swindon.

Coils of steel ready to be pressed at MINI Plant Swindon.

Steel being loaded into blanker in the press shop, MINI Plant Swindon.

Steel being dropped to straighten it in the blanker, in the press shop, MINI Plant Swindon.

Line 15, in the press shop, MINI Plant Swindon.

Inside line 15, bonnets being pressed, in the press shop, MINI Plant Swindon.

The final outer bonnet skins leaving the end of line 15, in the press shop, MINI Plant Swindon.

Quality checks to ensure standards are met in the press shop, MINI Plant Swindon.

The bonnet cell in sub assembly, MINI Plant Swindon, where the bonnets are constructed.

The bonnet inners are joined to the outer surface of the bonnet in the tactile laser welding cell, in sub assembly, MINI Plant Swindon.

The three millionth MINI is driven off the production line at Plant Oxford (9 September 2014).

Celebrating the three millionth MINI at Plant Oxford on 9th September 2014. L-r:: Board of Management member for Production Harald Krüger; Frank Bachmann, managing director of MINI Plants Oxford and Swindon; Baroness Kramer, Minister for Transport and Board of Management member Peter Schwarzenbauer, MINI, BMW Motorrad, Rolls-Royce and Aftersales.