More on BMW's Increased MINI Investment
Here’s an excerpt from the London Times article: BMW is to invest 100 million Pounds to upgrade the Cowley motor works outside Oxford where the Mini is made, it was announced today....
More on the Next MINI's Engine Range
The Bangkok Post does a good job of putting into plain english (a bit ironic if you think about it) all the the recent technical information that has been released on the...
R&T Columnist Takes Delivery of his MCS
It’s taken a few months, but Road & Track has finally put Peter Egan’s excellent article about picking up his new MCS online. For those that aren’t familiar with Mr. Egan, his...
It's Official: BMW to Boost MINI Production
Here’s an excerpt from Automotive News Europe: BMW this week will announce an investment of about $280 million in its Oxford, England, factory, allowing for a sharp increase in Mini production. The...
Counterfeit MINIs and the CCC
It seems MINIUSA and their award winning ad agency are at it again. This time they’ve created counterfeitmini.org. Here’s an excerpt from the site (best read with heavy sarcasm): At the CCC,...
BMW To Increase MINI Production Capacity
From Autoindustry.co.uk: BMW will this later this month announce investment at its Oxford plant to boost output of its MINI range to over 200,000 units a year, executives told media in Spain...
MINI Ranked #6 Brand in the World
After being ranked an incredible 3rd in the world last year, MINI has slipped to 6th place ahead of such venerable brands as Coca Cola, eBay, and Nokia. Apple ranked first followed...
More Radical Look for Next MCS?
More on the next MINI from Autocar. With engineering work well underway on the next-generation Mini, and the secrets of the car’s new engine revealed, we didn’t expect to get a tip-off...
Motor Trend on the Next MINI
Reader John Schoettler gives us a brief synopsis on an article in the March issue of Motor Trend detailing the next MINI: In the new March issue Motor Trend magazine it states...
The Mini at Monte, Revisited
The Telegraph takes us on our journey through time and the Col de Turini and manages to paint to an incredible picture of the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally in the process. It’s...