End of the Road for Rover?

From the BBC (updated): MG Rover, the stricken UK car maker, has said it will appoint administrators for the business later on Friday. The announcement came after negotiations with a possible Chinese...

Official JCW Suspension How-To

This comes from frequent contributor Mike Craven: I just finished installing the JCW suspension kit (along with an Alta 22mm rear sway bar) on my 2005 MCS today. The install was totally...

MINI Commercials

Inspired by the recent Counterfeit MINI spot currently running on cable television, I decided to look up more commercials of our beloved car. Only a few have aired in the US, and...

MINIUSA Featured on Macromedia Showcase

The flash-based site we all know and love MINIUSA.com, is currently being featured on Macromedia.com for a case study. Here’s an excerpt: The Challenge: MINI USA faced a three-fold challenge. They needed...

Special Options Package coming for 2006

In an effort to keep sales up for the final year of production of the current car, MINI will be offering a special options package for the 2006 model year. While details...

Kings Island Coaster Event

Details are still a bit sketchy, but it is looking like there will be a large-ish national MINI event on June 18th around the opening of the Italian Job Roller Coaster at...

MotoringFile Doubles

MotoringFile’s stats are in for March and the key word seems to be double. I’m happy to say that the site has doubled it’s statistics in unique visitors and pages served (unfortunately...

MINIUSA Sales Up 23% for 2005

From MINIUSA PR: Demand for MINI brand automobiles was exceptionally strong as the division celebrated its third anniversary in the U.S. on March 22nd. March sales were the best ever recorded, for...