Worldwide MINI Sales Fall for January
Production in the MINI plant in Oxford, UK, was interrupted from mid-December 2005 to mid-January 2006. This was due to investments to expand capacity and to modernise the production equipment. It was...
MINI JCW GP Selling Fast in the UK
The first MINI Cooper S with John Cooper Works (JCW) GP Kit (already dubbed the MINI GP) will be delivered in July. Only 444 of the 2000 being built are destined for...
MINI USA Adjusts Base Pricing
MINI USA is finally releasing the pricing changes we reported this past November. There should be no surprises for most MF readers as everything is in line with what was reported. Here’s...
MINI USA January Sales Highest Ever
>MINI USA reported sales of 2,944 vehicles in January 2006, up slightly from the 2,917 sold in January 2005 for the best January since the brand went on sale in the U.S....
MINI UK Navigates a Path to Garmin
BMW and MINI in the UK have launched a new range of portable navigation devices in co-operation with Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Available through the BMW and MINI dealer network, the Garmin StreetPilot...
BMW Group Posts Record Revenues for 2005
The BMW Group has grown faster than the market as a whole and faster than all relevant competitors in the financial year 2005 and has achieved new record figures for sales volume...
MINI Concept Detroit: In Depth
**”Go Sports!” — Sports and Fun with Speed.** Setting the trend in a sporting world — today this means consistently keeping an open mind for new ideas, fast reactions, and spontaneous decisions....
MINI Concept Detroit: Press Introduction
For all those that just can’t get enough the Detroit Autoshow, here’s a transcript of the speech given by Dr. Michael Ganal at the introduction of the MINI Detroit Concept: >Welcome to...
Record 2005 Sales for MINI in the UK
MINI Convertible (in its first year of full sales) is the best-selling soft top in the UK and its registrations accounted for 23 per cent of the total 2005 MINI registrations. Overall,...
MINI Concept Travelling into Production
More on the production confirmation from MINI USA Press: New MINI derivative confirmed for production at Detroit Motor Show. A production car based on the MINI Concept Traveller has been confirmed today...