MINI Sales Slump Finally Hits the Press
We’ve been reporting on it all year. But now it would seem the automotive press has picked up on the figures. Here’s Automotive News on the recent slump: >After a flat 2013,...
MINI Responds to F56 Leaks With Its Own Look At MINI’s Future (Video)
A few weeks ago MINI’s carefully planned launch for the 3rd generation MINI (aka the F56) was rudely taken off script. Over 25 photos were taken of the F56 in various states...
This is the 2014 F56 MINI’s Shift Knob
And the shift knob for all MINIs for the next 7-10 years. Discuss.
How Should MINI Change their Model Line-up?
For years we’ve been reporting that MINI’s line-up will expanding. And as you know it has, going from one model to seven models in as many years. But recent comments by MINIUSA...
MINI and BMW to Dramatically Expand Model Ranges
This post is also featured over on our sister site, BimmerFile.com. In various interviews over the past few months, BMW executives have hinted at grand plans for the UKL platform. Reported by...
An Inside Look at MINI’s Upcoming Concepts
The BMW Active Tourer concept shown in Paris was the first glimpse of the forthcoming UKL platform that will underpin the next generation of MINI and front wheel drive products. Next up...
MINI to Outsource Some Manufacturing to VDL in the Netherlands
Last year we reported that BMW was seriously looking at production for MINI outside of both Oxford and Austria. First it was Germany that was considered. Then BMW looked seriously at buying...
A BMW Insider Weighs in on Upcoming MINI Models
Frequent MotoringFile commenter and known BMW insider, Herr26, left us a interesting comment yesterday on our recent post regarding upcoming MINI models. As with all of his comments (here or BimmerFile) don’t...
More Talk of MINI Model Expansion
The internet is abuzz with talk from MINI board member Harald Kreuger's comments to <em>Inside Line</em> regarding the continued expansion of the MINI lineup. We reported <a href="https://www.motoringfile.com/2012/01/19/mini-ten-models/">back in January</a> that MINI plans to grow the MINI family to as many as ten members, and Kreuger's latest comments appear to back that up futher. <a href="http://www.insideline.com/mini/mini-mulls-small-sports-car.html">The story</a> from <em>Inside Line</em>, however, adds new fuel to the fires of speculation.
Possible MINI SpaceBox Mule Spotted
Autoblog has some seemingly innocuous spy shots of a MINI mule in R60 garb. There’s a chance it’s actually a test mule for MINI’s upcoming Spacebox concept, also known as the Traveller....
BMW to Produce Future 3 Cylinder Engines for MINI at Hams Hall in the UK
Today at the SMMT 2012 International Automotive Summit at Canary Wharf, London, Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales and Marketing BMW, announced that the new generation...