John Cooper Works

John Cooper Works
Product type
  • Performance engines and cars
  • Automotive sports accessories
OwnerBMW
Produced byBMW
CountryUnited Kingdom
Introduced2002
Related brandsMini
Previous ownersJohn Cooper Garages
Websitemini.com/jcw

John Cooper Works (JCW) is a British car marque now owned by BMW and it is an in-house tuning, development, and international automotive racing division for Mini vehicles. It was founded in 2002 by Michael Cooper, son of John Cooper, the racing car maker and tuner responsible for the original Mini Cooper.

In 2007, German automaker BMW acquired the rights to the name,[1] and it bought out the company in 2008.[2]

  1. ^ Davis, Scott (14 December 2006). "BMW officially acquires the John Cooper Works brand". Autoblog. AOL. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Review: Mini John Cooper Works Clubman". Belfast Telegraph. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022.