Record March Sales for MINI UK

In its fifth year since sales began, MINI UK has achieved its biggest registration month on record with 7,687 MINIs sold during March 2006. Demand for the Oxford-built MINI continues unabated which...

MINI Extends Warranty for Airbag Issues

MINI USA is extending the warranty for specific air bag warning lamp issues on some MINIs sold in the US. This will surely come as a welcome surprise to anyone who has...

BMW Group Aiming for Record Profit in 2006

(The MINI related numbers are about 3/4 the way down the page) In 2006, the BMW Group is on its way to the best year in the company’s history. “Our target is...

A MINI Odyssey – From Africa to Oxford

Forty-seven years after the world debut of the first Mini, the car that revolutionised what the motor car has come to represent to thousands of people, this small but sporting athlete from...

Success for the BMW Group in 2005

The BMW Group continued to perform successfully in 2005 and was able to achieve the targets communicated since the beginning of the year. As a result of the significant sales volume increase...

The MINI is Officially Delightful (updated)

Here’s MINI USA’s official press release on the news we reported back in January: >The 2006 MINI Cooper Convertible has been bestowed three distinct honors in the latest Strategic Vision Annual Vehicle...

MINI Global Sales Down 10%

The market success of the MINI continues unabated. Since the launch of this cult car in summer 2001, demand has always outstripped the supply available. The plant in Oxford is therefore being...