MotoringFile was born out of a love for all things MINI. Technically started in January 2003 with our first post announcing that MINI had just won car of the year. But in reality it started way before. I grew up with a love for all things automotive. That fascination was particularly influenced by my dad’s BMW 2002tii and my love for all things British.
Few concept cars in MINI’s history have captured the public imagination like the 2011 Rocketman. Small, clever, and unmistakably MINI, it was the brand’s most faithful attempt at reimagining the original 1959 Mini’s...
MINI USA closed the third quarter of 2025 with a solid sales win, delivering 7,270 vehicles — a 37.6% increase compared with the 5,284 sold in Q3 2024. Year-to-date, MINI sales now total 21,862 units, up 24.6% from...
In a surprise move, the European Commission has given the green light to a new microcar class, dubbed the “E-car” segment. Positioned as European, environmental, and economical, it’s designed to spark a...
MINI isn’t waiting long to update its largest crossover. According to sources, the brand is already preparing the first of several planned refreshes for the U25 Countryman, beginning with EV-focused revisions arriving early...
“ICE and combustion will never disappear. Never.” With that statement, BMW board member Jochen Goller made clear that petrol power isn’t going anywhere. And nowhere is that more relevant than at MINI....
The future of the MINI Countryman EV just got a lot more interesting. While the current U25 Countryman launched less than a year ago, we’ve confirmed that the next-generation Countryman EV will...
“ICE and combustion will never disappear. Never.” It sounds like a comment in the MotoringFile comment section but it actually came from Jochen Goller, a key BMW leader on the BMW Group...
The EU has announced it will bring forward its review of the 2035 zero-emission vehicle target to the end of this year, two years earlier than planned. On the surface this is...
The Goodwood Revival isn’t just a car event. It’s a portal. For three days each September, the gates of the Goodwood Motor Circuit open not only to historic racing cars but to...
Concept cars have always been part theater, part crystal ball. For decades BMW and MINI have used them to test radical ideas, hint at future direction, and just as importantly, inject a...
