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BMW Rumored to Halt Plans for Electric J01 MINI Cooper & J05 Aceman Production in the UK

In a surprise development, BMW is rumored to have shelved plans to build the new MINI Cooper Electric (or Aceman) in the UK. Despite earlier plans, the decision not to electrify the...

Exclusive: A New Paul Smith Edition MINI Cooper is Coming to Production

Could MINI Be Making an Electric Motorbike?

Rumor: Could MINI Expand Production to Mexico to Avoid Chinese Tariffs?

F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) J01 MINI Cooper (Electric) J05 Aceman | 2025-2032 Rumor U25 MINI Countryman

Once Killed by Tariffs, Next Generation Electric MINI Could Still Make it to the US

If you’ve been following our recent articles in MINIs move to electric, you’ll likely be aware of a major flaw in the plan. In 2018 the US government imposed a 25% on...

Aug 22, 22Aug 23, 22

4th Gen MINI Cooper | 2024 - 2031 GXX MINI Traveller Rumor

Rumor: MINI to Partner with Canoo to Build Urbanaut

File this under un-verified but interesting. The German publication Automobilwoche (via Electrive) is reporting act MINI has held initial talks with America start-up Canoo to provide a platform for a production version...

Aug 8, 22Aug 8, 22

Rumor Technology U25 MINI Countryman

2024 MINI Countryman to Feature Autonomous Features & New Tech

MINI is gearing up to launch a larger, much more technologically advanced 2024 MINI Countryman. At the center of this will be MINI’s first autonomous features that will be offered as optional...

Jan 26, 22Jan 26, 22

F56 Two-Door Hardtop F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) J01 MINI Cooper (Electric) Rumor

Heavily Revised 2025 MINI Hatch To Be Farewell To Petrol Power

There will be two next generation MINI hatches. We’re not talking models – we’re talking two completely different cars built in different parts of the world and different platforms. Sound bizarre? The...

Dec 1, 21Dec 1, 21

4th Gen MINI Cooper | 2024 - 2031 F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) J01 MINI Cooper (Electric) Rumor U25 MINI Countryman

Revealed: Five Next Generation MINIs Coming in Five Years

It’s an exciting time for the MINI brand. There’s both a revolution and evolution underway that MINI is hoping will both bring the brand back to its roots of disruption while pleasing...

Oct 18, 21Dec 1, 21

4th Gen MINI Cooper | 2024 - 2031 J01 MINI Cooper (Electric) Rumor

Rumor: the Next Generation Electric MINI To Be Based on the Ora Kat

BMW has made it abundantly clear it’s partnering with Great Wall Motors to build an all electric MINI in China. The partnership solves for the enormous development costs associated with bringing an...

Sep 13, 21Dec 1, 21

Accessories Production Rumor

Global Chip Shortage Could Eliminate A Popular MINI Option

The global chip shortage that’s affecting everything from cars to computers is how now begun to affect MINIs. More specifically MINI has had to quietly eliminate the availability of at least one...

Jun 10, 21Jun 10, 21

4th Gen MINI Cooper | 2024 - 2031 Rumor

MINI’s Last Internal Combustion Engines to Be Mild Hybrid

MINI has made great fanfare that it’s last new petrol engine will debut in 2025 as the brand transitions to all electric. It’s safe to say that that engine (or family of...

May 29, 21Sep 1, 23

GPE JCW GP Rumor

Rumor: All Electric MINI GP To Reach production

Eighteen months ago when we spoke to the GP product manager Petra Beck she casually mentioned that the 2021 MINI GP could be the last petrol powered GP. We even wrote about...

Apr 4, 21Apr 4, 21

F56 Electric MINI GPE JCW GP Rumor

Exclusive: MINI Prepping all Electric JCW GP for Release

What you’re looking at are the first photos of the electric JCW GP as it begins testing for possible production. The shocking photos show a GP based prototype with several tell-tale signs...

Oct 31, 20Nov 13, 20