MINI Paceman Concept Comes to Detroit
19 Dec 2010, 07:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BMW and MINI are going to next year's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), and their presence there promises to be one of the most exciting on the show's floor. BMW will bring i...
MINI Gets Involved in Extreme Winter Sports
16 Dec 2010, 10:51 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / BMW owned British icon MINI announced a partnership with renowned snowboard manufacturer Burton for the 2011 winter season. The brand will also be continuing its involvement with Austrian energy dri...
MINI Aims to Sell 300,000 Units a Year
15 Dec 2010, 09:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / MINI has pretty high expectations for the future as the British iconic brand hopes to sell no less than 300,000 units a year. The company's head Wolfgang Armbrecht told the Financial Times Deut...
MINI to Develop Mini-BMW
13 Dec 2010, 15:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The British iconic brand could develop a new product in the next few years but it won't be sold under the MINI brand. Instead, the small car will might wear the BMW badge, company boss Wolfgang...
BMW Grows in the UK, Despite Contracting Market
10 Dec 2010, 13:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW Group's British division has reported increased sales figures for the month of November. According to the figures released today, 13,079 vehicles were sold on the UK market, which is 12.3 p...
MINI Would Be Happy to Sign Sordo for 2011
2 Dec 2010, 11:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When MINI agreed to return to the world of rallying alongside Prodrive, it aimed for a constructive part-time campaign in 2011, in which the newly developed Countryman WRC could be put to the test r...
Gert Volker Hildebrand to Retire from MINI Design Studio
1 Dec 2010, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / After running the MINI design team for 10 years, Gert Volker Hildebrand will be leaving the company on December 31, 2010, relinquishing the position to Anders Warming. Gert Volker Hildebrand, age...
MINI Countryman Gets 5 Star Euro NCAP Rating
25 Nov 2010, 11:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Part of the new batch of models tested this week by the Euro NCAP, the MINI Countryman managed to get a five star rating following the crash tests, proving that it can provide adequate protection to...
MINI Not Afraid of Audi A1, Alfa MiTo
25 Nov 2010, 10:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / MINI is no longer a single player in its class but doesn't bother the iconic brand at all. Although Alfa Romeo has joined the race with the MiTo, while Audi launched the A1, MINI and BMW remain...
Flizza Is a Mini Pizza Delivery Van from Heaven
22 Nov 2010, 11:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve already seen multiple interesting creations that will be showcased at the upcoming Essen Motor Show, but his one really stands out. The vehicle you see here is called the Flizza or the S...
Harman Kardon for MINI
19 Nov 2010, 14:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After it signed a deal with German manufacturer BMW earlier this year, infotainment supplier Harman announced the expansion of the deal to the MINI brand. From now on, all MINI models will be equipp...
The 2011 MINI Is the Most Efficient Car In Its Class
13 Nov 2010, 13:25 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The US Environmental Protection Agency released their 2011 Fuel Economy Guide. The new figures consolidate MINI Cooper's position as being the most efficient car in its class and can compete ag...
One-Off MINI by Paul Weller to Be Auctioned for Charity
11 Nov 2010, 08:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI has teamed-up with mod rock legend Paul Weller to give birth to a one off vehicle that will be auctioned at a live event, with all the proceeds set to go to charity. The project follows Weller&...
BMW Reports Record October Sales
9 Nov 2010, 10:55 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / BMW Group recorded a 12.4 percent growth in sales in October with 128,593 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles sold worldwide. A total of 1,190,796 units have been delivered since the start of the yea...
MINI Bringing Star Drivers to RAC Challenge
4 Nov 2010, 15:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This weekend, the UK will once again demonstrate its potential as an eco-vehicle promoter, as the country will hold the RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge this week-end.This is a competitio...
MINI One D and Cooper D Exempted from London Congestion Charge
28 Oct 2010, 10:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of MINI announced today that two of its models comply with London’s new Greener Vehicle Discount scheme. This means the MINI One D and MINI Cooper D Hatch models will be e...
MINI Beachcomber Concept Headed for Production
18 Oct 2010, 07:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When MINI revealed the Beachcomber concept back in December 2009, this was regarded as a successor of the 1960’s MINI Moke. Now, the British automaker is planning to put the Beachcomber int...
MINI Countryman U.S. Pricing Revealed
15 Oct 2010, 12:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI has announced the U.S. pricing for the Countryman model, as the vehicle is ready to attack the American market. U.S. Customers will be able to choose between three equipment levels: base, S ...
MINI Launches 2010 Christmas Gift Collection
12 Oct 2010, 16:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After BMW launched its own line of Christmas gifts last month, its subsidiary did the same today, with MINI announcing its collection of items to put under the Christmas tree. MINI has teamed up wit...
MINI Cooper SD to Use 2.0 Liter Engine
11 Oct 2010, 09:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI is currently working to develop a Cooper SD model, as the company is planning to offer an oil-burning hot hatch. Previous media reports indicated that the vehicle would use a turbocharged 1....