This is really freaking cool.  BMW’s sort of have something similar, but it’s nowhere near as fun:

Here are the factory codes for BMW & MINI VINS

A: München
B: Dingolfing
C: Dingolfing
D: Dingolfing
E: Regensburg
F: München
G: Dingolfing
H: Rosslyn
J: Regensburg
K: München
L: Spartanburg
M: Spartanburg
N: Rosslyn
P: Regensburg
R: Toluka (Mexico)
S: Shenyang
T: Oxford
U: Goodwood
V: Leipzig
W: Graz
X: Berlin
Y: Berlin
Z: Berlin