BMW had announced MINI's entry into India by 2012. The company further stated that it hasn't confirmed the line-up yet, but all the cars will be CBU and MINI will have separate dealerships and won't share the same area with the already existing BMW showrooms in India.
In the initial year, MINI will have two to three dealerships in India, of which two will be in Delhi NCR and one will in Mumbai. The company plans to have create brand awareness of MINI in the first year and later on plans to grow to about 12 dealerships in the upcoming cars.