Refreshed MINI Wins a Autonis Design Award
Official release: It’s a small car but you just can’t miss it. Expressive visual appeal and an exceptionally large number of customisation options simply turn the MINI 3 door, MINI 5 door...
MINI John Cooper Works Ad Campaign Wins a Cannes Lions
Earlier this year MINI debuted an incredibly well done 30 minute documentary that wowed us and others alike. Now it’s taken home advertising top honor, a Cannes Lion. John Cooper is the...
MINI Commits to UK Production While it Quietly Looks to Europe
According to BMW executive Ian Robertson, MINI’s UK production is not in jeopardy. However according to Automotive News Europe, BMW simultaneously stepping up production capacity in its newly contracted production facility in...
BMW & Mercedes Fire Executives Who Led Diesel Research on Monkeys
It’s recently come to light that an organization that both BMW and Mercedes fund led diesel research on monkeys. The effort was intended to influence the public perception of diesel fumes being...
The IIHS Names the MINI Countryman a Top Safety Pick
Who says small cars can’t be safe? The IIHS has names the MINI Countryman a Top Safety pick with good scores across the board. The score is partly due to the optional...
MINI Makes a Dramatic Leap in JD Power Appeal Rankings for 2017
MINI made a big jump this year in the JD Power Appeal Rankings moving up 30 points. It was enough to make the MINI Clubman and MINI hatch the winners in the...
MINI vs an Actual Go Kart
MINI uses “go kart feel” every chance it can get in marketing its wares. But how does it do vs an actual gokart? Australia’s CarAdvice found out. Here’s an excerpt: With our...
MINI Countryman Named Top Interior by Wards Auto
Wards Auto handed out its top interior awards this morning and the MINI Countryman is on the list. The Countryman was the 3rd lowest priced car on a list which included Bentley,...
MINI Workers at Plant Oxford Set for Strike
It looks like a MINI strike is a reality. MINI workers at Plant Oxford are set to enact a series of 24 hour strikes in their ongoing pension conflict with BMW. Designed...
Unions to Vote on Strike at MINI Plant Oxford
In a potential blow to 2017 plans, employees are to vote Friday on whether they should strike at MINI Plant Oxford due to a change in retirement benefits. The Guardian has this...