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AustinMetro

1980–1997 United Kingdom Supermini 18 production years
Production1980–1997
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassSupermini
Also known asAustin miniMetro · MG Metro · Rover Metro
Background

The Metro is a supermini car, later a city car, that was produced from 1980 to 1997, first by British Leyland (BL) and later by its successor the Rover Group. The Metro was intended to complement and eventually replace the original Mini. It was launched as the Austin Mini Metro sold under the Austin badge, and in 1982, sportier MG versions were made available. From 1987, the car was sold simply as the "Metro" after the cessation of the Austin brand. In 1990, the Metro was redesigned and sported the Rover brand name, sold as the Rover 100 abroad, which would also replace the Metro nameplate in Britain from 1995 onwards.

Text adapted from “Austin Metro” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1980–1997

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗18 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1987

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗1 year