’09 Convertible MINI World Premiers at NAIAS

MINI USA Press Release Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 9, 2009 MINI will introduce the next generation of its celebrated four-seat convertible at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Joining...

Worldwide MINI Sales Up 4% for 2008

MINI Release: The MINI brand made further sales gains in 2008 to achieve a new all-time high. With a total of 232,425 deliveries it grew 4.3% over the previous year. In December...

Crossover Concept Featured in Photoshoot

Corriere della Sera (an Italian newspaper) had the opportunity to get not only a close look with the MINI Crossover Concept but actually had a chance to create a memorable photo-shoot. The...

New Stamp Featuring the Mini

Britian’s Royal Mail will be introducing a new series of stamps later this month, one of them with a depection of a Mini on it. >From the distinctive lines of RJ Mitchell’s...

JCW Re-imagined: Our Take on the JCW

(This article is specifically about the US-spec MINI JCW and not the version that comes with the aero-kit elsewhere in the world) A lot has been made of the new factory JCW...

Cadillac vs. MINI Round 2

You might remember the comparison by Car and Driver we posted a few months ago pitting the Cadillac Escalade against the MINI Cooper. It would appear that Cadillac is now doing the...

MINI E Already Sold-out?

It looks like MINI has another hit on their hands with the MINI E. Here’s an except from Bloomberg: > Applicants, who will pay $850 a month for the zero-emissions car for...

White Roof Radio #281

The morning edition with Todd, Michael and myself talking about all things MINI like we like to do. Sitting here, I am seriously bummed about missing the big jump on New Years...

MINI Sales Up a Staggering 29% in 2008

Official Release: MINI USA reported December sales of 3,566 automobiles, up 0.1 percent from the 3,562 cars sold in December 2007. In 2008, the division reported sales of 54,077 automobiles, an increase...

Welcome to 2009 (US Specific)

A new year is upon us and it’s time for visit our respective state or country Department of Transportation websites to find out what the latest motoring laws are. Here is a...