MINI USA Changes Paint Costs – Moving Non-Metallics to $500

MINIs worldwide paint pricing structure is changing in 2017 and the all-new MINI Countryman is the first affected vehicle in the US. Until now MINI charged an extra $500 for all metallic paint with premium options costing $1000. Starting with the Countryman MINI will re-orgnaize it’s paint options instead offering one no-cost option (metallic or not).
Historically the majority of MINI customers (72% – 80% depending on the MINI model) have paid an upgrade charge for Metallic Paint or specialty Non-Metallic colors (i.e. MINI Yours Lapisluxury Blue or JCW Rebel Green). For them this change doesn’t necessarily drive prices higher. However the remaining 20% – 28% of buyers will see an upcharge depending on the color they choose.
The free option for the Countryman will be Moonwalk Grey – a color that in our opinion might be one of the best in the range. We expect this change to roll-out to other models as they’re updated for the 2018 model year this summer. It’s unknown if all models will have a consistent no-cost color or if that color will differ.
It’s worth noting that all other MINI markets have already changed to this new pricing structure.
Code | Paint Color | $0 | $500 | $1,000 |
B71 | Moonwalk Grey | X | ||
B15 | Light White | X | ||
A94 | Midnight Black | X | ||
851 | Chili Red | X | ||
B22 | British Racing Green | X | ||
C2M | Island Blue | X | ||
C1V | Chestnut | X | ||
C2K | Melting Silver | X | ||
B58 | Thunder Grey (Cooper S only) | X | ||
C24 | MINI Yours Lapisluxury Blue | X | ||