October 2004

This news comes from Whowon.com: Shane Lewis again made history in the Grand-Am Cup Series earning the MINI Cooper S its highest-ever finish in a professional North American race series. Driving the...

Here's an excerpt from MSN.com: It was just a few years ago that MINI made its debut in the North American market with its popular little Cooper. At that time, less than...

The first 210hp JCW Cooper S kits should be shipping to US dealers very shortly. Also coming soon is the JCW upgrade kit for '02-'04 MCS owners with the previous 200hp kit....

FastCompany's October edition has a great article about how MINIUSA.com has bridged the gap from customer service and sales. Here's an excerpt: High-Tech Achiever: Mini USA Mini USA uses Web technology to...

I drove down to Austria last weekend. Over 40 Minis were meeting near Salzburg to join the Mini Track Day 2004. We are all members of the German “newMINI-IG” a Mini dedicated...

As we reported back in July Paramount was looking to get the Italian Job 2 in production as soon as possible for a release sometime in '05. Now it looks like that...

James Dyson, inventor of the bagless Dyson Vacuum, comments on how the original Mini changed his life (via CNN.com): One of the best, and most fun, inventions of my lifetime is that...

Erin Riches at Edmonds manages to create a compelling case for the MINI convertible, not only in regards to style but performance as well. Here are a few excerpts: Often, the driving...

From MINIUSA PR: MINI USA reported strong September sales, marking the first month the MINI convertible went on sale in the U.S. September sales of MINI automobiles were 2,917, up 27 percent...