THE Cowley Mini plant has already set a new sales record after just 11 months of the year.

The number of vehicles delivered to customers in 2007 stands at 202,076 which has beaten the annual total of 200,400 cars set in the previous record year of 2005.

The sales boom has been fuelled by the arrival of the Clubman estate model which has sold 2,100 cars in Europe since November 10.

In November alone, 19,078 cars were sold - a rise of more than 42 per cent on the same month last year.