Special Rally in Honor of Sir Alec Issigonis
To mark the centenary of the birth of one of Britain’s most celebrated car designers, Sir Alec Issigonis, the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, is organising one of its largest rallies to date...
MINI Barge Sets Sail for London Motor Show
On Sunday 9 July, the MINI BARge was tugged into place at London’s ExCeL in preparation for the opening of next week’s British International Motor Show. The MINI BARge is a specially...
MINI Debuts Innovative Paint System at Oxford
BMW Group has introduced an innovative paint technology at its MINI plant in Oxford. Known as IPP (Integrated Paint Process), this highly efficient system is set to have a long-term impact on...
Worldwide MINI Sales Down for 2006
The building work to expand capacity in the Oxford plant to around 240,000 units a year determined sales of the MINI brand throughout the first half year. Because of the resultant reduced...
MINI is 5!
This week MINI will reach its fifth anniversary since the car first went on sale on Saturday 7 July 2001. The launch created a storm and the car introduced a new level...
MINI USA Sales Down 1.4% for June
MINI USA reported June sales of 3,556 automobiles, off 1.4 percent from the 3,607 cars sold in June 2005. Year-to-date, the division reported sales of 20,026 automobiles, a drop of 8.9 percent,...
MINI Most Appealing Compact for Five Years
For an impressive fifth year in a row, the MINI Cooper ranked highest in the Compact Car Segment in J.D. Power and Associates latest Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. This...
MINI USA Offers Configurable Credit Card
MINI Financial Services, a division of BMW Financial Services North America, will launch its MINI Card, a customizable VISA credit card that allows cardholders to design their own credit card image using...
Preview: North American MINI Cooper Championship at Summit Point
Summit Point, WV: Coinciding with round 5 of the North American MINI Cooper Championship, Phil Wicks racing officials have announced that a new showroom stock category is being added to the race...
MINI JCW GP Sold Out in the UK
The MINI GP has sold out in the UK before a single customer has driven the car and extra allocation of the exclusive 2000 models being built for the globe has been...