MINIUSA Hits 100,000 Sold
From MINIUSA Press: MINI USA announces it has achieved a sales milestone, retailing the 100,000th MINI in the US market. With initial sales targets of 20,000 units per year at the time...
The BBC Gets a Taste of Motoring in the US
From the BBC: It’s been a great week for the Mini, as BMW puts another $188m into its Oxford factory. Business has been buoyed by 36,000 sales in the US – but...
MINI Introduces Rear Bumper Protection
From MINIUSA Aftersales: This accessory protects the paint of the rear bumper from getting scratched by loading and unloading the MINI. With adhesive backing, the bumper protection can be easily installed on...
MINI Plant Oxford to Expand
By now this if very old news. But for the sake of making it completely and utterly official here’s BMW’s press release on the topic of the MINI plant expansion at Oxford...
MotoringFile Spotlight: Don Burnside
MotoringFile Spotlight is back from it’s winter slumber with a little taste of southern California. In this edition we’re spotlighting Don Burnside (or db as he’s known in the MINI world): Hi....
Inside Line Reviews both MINI Convertibles
Just in time for, uh… February, Edmunds new website Inside Line has a full test of both the MINI Cooper Convertible (MCc) and the MINI Cooper S Convertible (MCSc). Here’s an excerpt:...
BBC on the MINI's Continued Success
The BBC not only covers the recent BMW investment in MINI but dives a bit deeper into the subject than other previously posted articles. Here’s an excerpt: Since its launch during summer...
Further Info on the Official MINI Armrest
It seems like quite a few readers have the same question about the new official MINI armrest, does it have storage space? Well, the pics above should give you the answer. The...
More on BMW's Increased MINI Investment
Here’s an excerpt from the London Times article: BMW is to invest 100 million Pounds to upgrade the Cowley motor works outside Oxford where the Mini is made, it was announced today....
More on the Next MINI's Engine Range
The Bangkok Post does a good job of putting into plain english (a bit ironic if you think about it) all the the recent technical information that has been released on the...