Rover is Officially Over

The former owner and manufacturer of the MINI is no more. Here’s the latest from Autocar: At 10.52am today, Friday 15 April, it was all over for MG Rover. That was when...

Despite Rover's Fall UK Automakers Shine

From UK Newspaper The Independent: So is MG Rover’s collapse the final nail in the coffin of car manufacturing in Britain? Not at all. MG Rover’s problems may reflect difficulties with British-owned,...

2005 MINI Fever…

..Has reached new levels at MotoringFile HQ. Like other owners of ’02 MINIs I’ve been clamoring to try on an ’05 for months now. Well, I think I may be close to...

318 Turns, 11 Miles, No Wimps

Yes it’s that time of year again. Time for a few hundred MINI enthusiasts to tackle that little stretch of road simply known as the Dragon. Once again North American Motoring (along...

Mosaic MINIs

From Autoweek.nl (translated from Dutch): Mini has been working together with Bisazza (an Italian design brand) and presents four Mini’s that have been dressed up with mozaiks. The four Mini’s premiere on...

Counterfeit MINI Shows up on eBay

Check this irony laced eBay auction for a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit “Kooper-ish”: [ 1981 Volkswagen: Rabbit KOOPER-ish ] eBay “You will be the smoothest cat in town. Dont be fooled by the...

Worldwide MINI Sales Hit Record Levels

From BMW Group Press: Record sales levels were achieved for the MINI brand, both in the first quarter 2005 and monthly. In March, the 20,000 mark was passed for the first time...