MINI Tops Segment in Owner Satisfaction

From JD Powers and Associates: The J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, now in its 10th year, measures owners’ delight with the design, content, layout and...

MINI Wins again with High Residuals

Nothing new here. Forbes finds that the MINI keeps it’s value with the best of them. Now that the MINI is in its 3rd year in the US (fourth elsewhere) many of...

Award-winning MINI Convertible

From MINI UK Press: The MINI Convertible has taken the top trophy in the convertible category at the annual Auto Express magazine New Car Honours awards. The MINI Convertible launched in 2004...

BMW Group Wins for Outstanding Design

From BMW Group Press: Munich. Once again, the BMW Group placed at the top of this year’s “Ranking:Design”, an established best-of list in the design industry which selects the 100 most outstanding...

MINI_Motion Line Wins a Gold IDEA Award

From the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA.org): The MINI_motion product line contains a series of accessories-a watch, shoe, carpack, and jacket. The products are sold outside the typical channel of car...

MINI Convertible Wins a Silver IDEA Award

From the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA.org): BMW wanted to build on its popular MINI vehicle by offering a convertible model. The challenge was to integrate a fully automatic soft top...

MINI_Motion Watch Wins IDEA Design Award

The MINI_Motion watch (we reviewed last summer) has just been awarded a Bronze in the IDEA/BussinessWeek 2005 design award. Here’s an excerpt from the article: The MINI_motion watch features a digital display...