It’s not quite the tour de force of the official PR release posted yesterday, but it’s a nice recap for those who don’t need the full details. Here’s an excerpt:

>The new Mini model also has a tough act to follow, though its task – to raise sales from 200,000 to 250,000 per year – could prove relatively unproblematic, given its predecessor’s impressive performance since it hit the road in 2001.

>”Mini is one of the few cars that have not seen any decrease in orders, even in its sixth year of production,” said Mr Reithofer, whose company is expected to clock up operating profits of $5bn this year.

[ New Mini steers UK manufacturing hopes ] BBC