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Jan 28, 25Jan 28, 25

BMW Sues the EU Over Chinese EV Tariffs

BMW and other automakers are suing the European Union in a high-stakes legal battle, joining a growing wave of Chinese automakers challenging punishing tariffs of up to 45% on electric vehicle imports....

MINI EVs Sales Up Significanctly As Overall Sales Fall in 2024

MINI Makes Management Changes While Combining UK and Europe Regions

A Complete Guide to Where MINIs are Made & How That Will Soon Change

F67 Cooper Convertible (ICE) Production

The MINI Cooper Convertible Returns to its Roots at Oxford

The MINI Cooper Convertible has started production and for the first time since 2015, it’s being produced at the Oxford Plant. Joining the MINI Cooper 3-Door and 5-Door, the Convertible is now...

Nov 18, 24Nov 18, 24

4th Gen MINIs | 2024-2031 Sales

Global MINI Sales Down 21% Due to Model Change Over

Global MINI sales are down 20.9% for 2024, with 166,703 vehicles sold. The official reason BMW has given is that the brand has updated its entire portfolio, but as always, there’s a...

Oct 24, 24Oct 20, 24

4th Gen MINIs | 2024-2031 F65 MINI Cooper 5 Door F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) Sales U25 MINI Countryman

MINI USA Sales Down in Q3 as New Models Finally Begin Arriving at Dealers

MINI USA sales were down 33% from the previous year, despite the introduction of all-new models. However, this decrease likely reflects less on the cars themselves and more on availability issues and...

Oct 2, 24Oct 2, 24

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BMW is Training AI Powered Humanoid Robots To Build Cars

Robots have been building cars for years. But until now they’ve been relatively simple machines doing simple, repetitive tasks. BMW is now testing something much more futuristic and transformative; AI powered humanoid...

Aug 8, 24Aug 8, 24

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Global MINI Sales Down 18.7% for the Year

Not unlike MINI USA sales we reported last week, MINI’s global sales are also down substantially for the year. And like the US market, the MINI’s stores are seeing lower sales primarily...

Jul 10, 24Jul 10, 24

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MINI USA Sales Down Sharply Due to Massive Model Change Over

You can’t sell cars if you don’t have them. That’s what a lot of MINI’s US dealers saw in Q2 as the highly anticipated model change over to the new generation of...

Jul 3, 24Jul 3, 24

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Global MINI Sales Down in Q1 2024 Ahead of Full Brand Refresh

Global MINI sales unsurprisingly declined in the first quarter of 2024. With inventory tight and an all new model range soon to arrive at dealers, sales shrank by 9.4% compared to the...

Apr 16, 24Apr 16, 24

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MINIUSA sales Down Early in 2024 Due to Model Changeover

MINI sales in the U.S. totaled 6,369 vehicles in the first quarter of 2024, a decrease of 12.6% vs the 7,284 vehicles sold in the first quarter of 2023. According to MINIUSA...

Apr 3, 24Apr 3, 24

F66 MINI Cooper (ICE) Production

The New F66 MINI Cooper Begins Production a the Oxford Plant

Today marks the beginning of a new era for MINI as they kick off production for their latest fifth generation (F66) MINI Cooper at the MINI headquarters, Plant Oxford. The last ever...

Mar 11, 24Mar 11, 24

4th Gen MINI Cooper | 2024 - 2031 F56 Electric MINI Sales

The Electric MINI Cooper SE Was the Best Selling MINI Globally in 2023

The best selling MINI in 2023 was the ancient MINI Cooper SE making up 15.3% of global MINI sales for the full year. Looking further sales of electrified vehicles (incl. plug-in hybrids)...

Jan 17, 24Jan 17, 24