With two seats, five doors and wall-to-wall MINI style and personality, the MINI Clubvan – the world’s first premium compact delivery van – has it all. With this groundbreaking model, based on the MINI Clubman platform, MINI is translating the brand’s hallmark driving fun and inherent charisma to new applications …
Read More »MINI Unveils “The Britalian Jobâ€
MINI has released a short London 2012-themed film, paying homage to the 1969 classic, the Italian Job. The film, created to celebrate MINI’s partnership with Team GB and ParalympicsGB, features a host of stars, including sporting legends Daley Thompson, James Cracknell, Jonathan Edwards and Matthew Pinsent, as they attempt to …
Read More »MINI Rocketman Concept London Edition
Munich/Oxford/London. This summer the best athletes from some 200 countries will gather in London, England for the London 2012 Games – the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet. A total of 302 medals for the Olympic Games and 503 for the Paralympic Games will be up for grabs between July …
Read More »UK BMW engine plant builds three-millionth engine
Today, the three millionth engine has been produced at the BMW Group’s UK engine plant at Hams Hall, near Birmingham. The milestone power unit – a 1.6 four-cylinder petrol engine – will be despatched to the MINI plant at Oxford, destined for a car to be built for the emerging …
Read More »IMM 2012: world’s largest gathering of classic Mini enthusiasts is about to kick off
Around 4,000 people have registered to attend the International Mini Meeting on Lake Balaton in Hungary, the 36th time that this traditional Mini Club event has been held. Munich/Balatonfüred. It was in 1959 that the Mini broke out onto the scene as a classless car, quickly took the world by …
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