Eeny, MINI, Minor, Moe...
31 May 2010, 14:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The tiny-car segment is about to get more crowded after rumor of a new competitor coming to take on Daimler's smart fortwo hit the web. Sure, competitor is a relative term, given smart's n...
MINI Moke, Revived by the Beachcomber
31 May 2010, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When last year British manufacturer MINI announced it will roll and roll and roll new models in the following years, they weren't kidding... According to the latest rumors, the Beachcomber conc...
The Cons of Automotive Marketing...
24 May 2010, 14:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / …This may come as a bit redundant for some of you, but I consider man as a being that has been quite an inventive mofo over the course of history. The only major problem I find with this line...
MINI Australia Names New National Manager
19 May 2010, 09:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI’s Australian division has appointed a new National Manager in the person of David Woollcott, who will be taking the wheel of the brand starting from July 1st.Woollcott started his career ...
Prince Leopold of Bavaria to Drive the MINI E Race
12 May 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After the race-spec version of the standard MINI E was tested on the 20.8 km Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit one month ago, German carmaker BMW announced today the MINI E Race edition wil...
MINI Countryman Getaway Package Released
8 May 2010, 09:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Since the warm weather seems to be on the right track, more and more people look to spend as much time as possible in the middle of nature. This is why car manufacturer MINI thought it was the perfe...
BMW Won’t Extend Its Cooperation with PSA, Magazine Says
7 May 2010, 13:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW AG is not planning to extend its joint projects with PSA Peugeot Citroen beyond the current engine partnership, according to a report from Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport magazine, quoted b...
MINI Cooper S Gets Nowack Motors Steroids
5 May 2010, 06:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nowack Motors has created a complete tuning kit that sends the MINI Cooper S to the gym. The modification package comes in three stages, labeled according to their horsepower rating: N210, N230 and ...
BMW Group US Posts Positive April Sales Figures
4 May 2010, 07:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The BMW Group (BMW and MINI) saw its U.S. sales grow by 9 percent to 21,111 vehicles, compared to the same month of last year. The year to date statistics show that the two marques sold a total o...
ADAC Statistics Praise BMW and MINI Models
3 May 2010, 12:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In the latest ADAC breakdown statistics, MINI emerged as the most reliable model in the small car class, while the BMW X3 and BMW X5 secured first and second places in the off-roader class, BMW anno...
The Aston Martin DB9 Is UK's Favourite Car for the Past 25 Years
20 Apr 2010, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It looks like the British motorists are not so conservative after all, as a recent poll revealed that the UK’s most loved car for the last 25 years is the Aston Martin DB9, a vehicle that ente...
EU Average New Car CO2 Emissions Down 5.4 Percent in Q1
19 Apr 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It looks like the automotive industry’s efforts to protect the environment are showing results, as the average new car CO2 emissions figure decreased by 5.4 percent (year on year) in the first...
Prodrive Focused on WRC Return, Not F1
15 Apr 2010, 10:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Given the fact that the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has reopened the selection process for a 13th entry for the 2010 Formula One Championship, one of the major players expected to forw...
MINI Throws Countryman Exclusive Launch Party
14 Apr 2010, 13:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Under the “Urban meets Country” motto, MINI held an exclusive launch party for the new MINI Countryman, due to hit the showrooms in September 2010. The event took place at the Face 2 Sup...
MINI E UK Test Drivers Needed
14 Apr 2010, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The UK MINI E customer testing program is about to enter its second phase, with the company searching for 20 participants, as the first set of “pioneers” will hand back the 20 electric M...
Russian Flavored MINI Cooper S Hits the News
13 Apr 2010, 07:03 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Russian artist Denis Simachev and a team of engineers from Russian tuning company Topcar have tackled the MINI Cooper S and have created two different spicy versions of the car. The two vehicles are...
MINI to Bring Countryman at Milan Design Week 2010
12 Apr 2010, 09:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After its world debut at this year’s Geneva Auto Show in March, the MINI countryman will also be one of the highlights of the 2010 Milan Design Week from April 13 – 19l. The car, which w...
BMW March Sales Up 14 Percent in the UK
11 Apr 2010, 17:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The BMW Group in the UK has reported March sales of 24,395 vehicles, an increase of 14 percent from the 21,630 vehicles sold in the same month of 2009. For the first quarter, the BMW Group also repo...
Most Expensive MINI Ever to Hit U.S. Shores
9 Apr 2010, 07:33 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Introduced last year, the MINI WC50, short for World Championship 50, is a limited edition model built by the official MINI powerhouse, John Cooper Works. The car features a unique Connaught green p...
BMW Group Classic Now Has Motorsport Division
8 Apr 2010, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With all the 2010 classic car shows and races just beginning to unravel, German carmaker BMW thought to have a special division in charge with advertising the past. As a result, the BMW Group Classi...