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Earlier this year we broke the story that MINI would not just eliminate some manual MINI models from the line-up but temporarily stop selling manuals altogether. The production stop began in July...
After over a year of negative results, MINI USA sales are up for the 2nd month in a row. For September, MINI USA reported 3,505 vehicles sold, an increase of 1.3 percent...
You may remember a few years back that there was a massive recall in Canada involving risks relating to the exposure of certain vehicles to excessive standing water or salt for an...
The MINI JCW Team traveled out west to the City of Roses for rounds seven and eight of the SRO TC America series. It was the team’s first trip to the 12-turn...
The 2020 JCW GP will be making it’s UK debut this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The GP will be showcased on the MINI stand and on the famous hill...
Cars Direct has a great piece on a trend we all new was eventually coming. Automakers are beginning to position the manual transmission as a premium option or worse, limiting it to...
It’s official: 2018 wasn’t great but December was downright terrible for MINI USA sales. For the month MINI USA sales totaled 2,797 vehicles, a decrease of 39.3 percent from the 4,611 sold...
It all comes down to this. The tenth and final round of not only the season, but the ST class in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. The MINI JCW Team heads...
Gabe reminds us how much he hates Apple Car play in this weeks Black Roof Radio, so we continue talking about Car Play on the positive for you guys here. We think...
No it doesn’t include MINI, but BMW’s new, lower priced car subscription offering has us wondering. At $1,045, BMW is offering a chance to “subscribe” to new BMW’s including the 330i, 330e...