Munich. Mini has named Anders Warming to succeed Gert Hildebrand as head of design by the end of the month. Hildebrand will leave the BMW AG subsidiary on Dec. 31, ending a 10-year run that saw him create a new look and feel for the Mini brand following its relaunch …
Read More »Sixt Rentals Purchases 100,000 BMW vehicles
Sixt Rental, a leading car rental company in Germany, signed an agreement to purchase 100,000 cars from BMW in line with their plans of expanding their presence in Africa and Asia. All of these vehicles will be sold to Sixt fleet by 2015. This agreement also includes the 7 Series …
Read More »MINI Countryman gets 5 stars in EURO NCAP crash test
The new R60 MINI Countryman receives a 5 star rating in Euro NCAP crash test. What a great way for BMW Group to follow up the highest crash test rating for the F10 BMW 5 Series Sedan. The Countryman is the first modern four-door MINI. Not only does it provide …
Read More »Photos – Tuned Classic MINI for Pizza Delivery
A classic 1976 MINI van model was tuned to be the ultimate pizza delivery machine, thanks to Pizza.de. This vehicle is dubbed “Flizza” or “the Spizzster” and it will make its debut at the Essen motor show this month. The Pizza.de conversion took nine weeks overall. Tuning professional and TV …
Read More »Spy Photos – 2011 MINI Cooper Countryman S Diesel
Here is the first spy photo of the upcoming MINI Cooper Countryman S Diesel published by Motor Authority. It has no camouflage as it goes through the final testing stages. The vehicle is set to be launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2011. Looking at this photo, it …
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