Despite Volitility, Worldwide October MINI Sales Up 2.1%
October MINI sales saw an increase of 2.1% (29,418) with the MINI Countryman the brand’s biggest growth driver in the month (8,536 / +13.8%). MINI sales in the year to date are...
BMW Profits Plunge Due to Electric Car Investments
They called it a few months ago. The brand made it clear a few months ago that it would see BMW & MINI profits fall due to a specific set of circumstances....
US MINI Stores May Begin to Move In With BMW Amid Sluggish Sales
Automotive News thinks so. According to the publication MINI USA is considering allowing US MINI Stores to move in with their BMW parent stores for the firs time. The decision (which hasn’t...
MINI USA Sales Down 14% for October
For October, MINI USA sales reported 3,166 vehicles sold, a decrease of 13.7 percent from the 3,669 sold in the same month a year ago. MINI sales in October were led by...
Worldwide MINI Sales Down 9.2% in September
Worldwide MINI sales continued their downward trend in September with a decrease of 9.2% compared to last year. For the year sales at MINI declined slightly in the first three quarters, with...
MINI UK Cuts Trim Levels and Launches Online Ordering
Much like MINIUSA did earlier this year, MINI UK is cutting trim levels and simplifiying the ordering process to ease buyer confusion. Designed to make it easier to choose the perfect MINI,...
BMW Will Shift More MINI Production to Europe in Case of Hard Brexit
Over the past few weeks reports have emerged about BMW’s contingency plans for MINI production around Brexit. We’ve reported that BMW intends to close the Oxford MINI the factory for weeks after...
MINI USA Sales Down 7.4% for September
MINI USA Sales were dissapointingly down 7.4% from the 3,736 sold in the same month a year ago. Sales were led by the MINI Countryman, with 1,411 units – a 1.5 percent...
BMW to Temporarily Close Oxford MINI Factory Due to Brexit
Given the uncertainty around Brexit, MINI has decided to close the Oxford MINI factory for at least a month after the UK pulls out of the EU on March 29th. But before...
Worldwide MINI Sales Down Slightly in 2018
For the first time in a long time it looks like worldwide MINI sales may fall short of the previous year. In the first eight months of the year, global MINI brand...