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German Car Scene (germancarscene.com) has great Mini news, photos, videos and more
Wednesday, Nov 4
MINI MEETS KRINK
Street art and MINI have a lot in common. Both are an urban phenomenon, both are part of metropolitan streets. MINI Germany has invited the New Yorker street artist Craig KR Costello to come to Hamburg and design a MINI. KRINK is the name of his brand, that stands for highest Quality markers and...
Monday, Oct 19
LORD MANDELSON VISITS MINI PLANT TO SEE TWO NEW MODELS
BRACKNELL, UNITED KINGDOM – October 19, 2009: Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today visited MINI Plant Oxford to see two recently-unveiled concept cars – the MINI Coupé and the MINI Roadster. Both have been confirmed fo r production at the facility where they will join the three curre...
NEW BLUETOOTH HEADSETS FROM BMW & MINI
Munich. The driver of a BMW or MINI who wishes to always remain in touch also while travelling now has the choice of new Bluetooth headsets matched specifically to his car. These universal hands-free mobile phone communication systems are made up of a combined earplug/microphone unit and...
Tuesday, Oct 6
BMW GROUP REPORTS SLIGHT INCREASE IN SEPTEMBER SALES
Munich. The BMW Group reported an increase in global sales in September. The company sold a total of 122,354 (prev. yr. 121,492) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles in the month under review – an increase of 0.7%.
Saturday, Oct 3
TRIPLE SUCCESS FOR THE BMW GROUP IN THE 2009 AUTOSCOUT24 INTERNET AUTO AWARD COMPETITION
Munich. Triple success for the BMW Group in the 2009 Internet Auto Award competition. This year the new BMW Z4 Roadster, the Sports Activity Coupe BMW X6 and the MINI E received the CAROLINA trophy awarded by the online portal Autoscout24. The Internet Auto Award competition was held for the...
Friday, Oct 2
MINI DIESEL WINS BATHURST 1000
MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA – October 2, 2009: Thirty-three years after it won the Bathurst endurance event outright, a MINI Cooper has returned to victory lane at Mt Panorama.
Thursday, Oct 1
BMW GROUP U.S. DIVISION REPORTS SEPTEMBER 2009 SALES
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ - October 1, 2009: For the first time this year, the BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported an increase in sales compared to the same month last year. In September, sales increased by 3.6 percent to 19,175 units compared to 18,506 vehicles sold in September 200...
Wednesday, Jun 24
MINI E GETS GOVERNMENT GREEN LIGHT FOR UK TRIAL
BRACKNELL, UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 24, 2009: The British government body that exists to promote business innovation in technology announced yesterday that a consortium led by BMW Group will be supported by a proportion of a £25m fund, enabling the MINI E to be introduced and tested on Brit...
Monday, Jun 22
BMW TECHNOLOGY DAY 2009. EFFICIENTDYNAMICS.
Lower emissions, more driving pleasure: No other car maker besides the BMW Group applies this principle so convincingly and successfully in practice. Both today and in a long-term comparison, BMW and MINI are far ahead of all competitors in the premium segment in reducing both fuel cons...
Saturday, Jun 13
SUNDAY TIMES REVIEW: MINI COOPER S CONVERIBLE
Jeremy Clarkson has been reviewing the latest MINI Cooper S Convertible for The Sunday Times.
Thursday, Jun 11
MINI CLUBMAN MARKETING CAMPAIGN WINS GOLD EFFIE AWARD
In recognition and in honor of marketing communications ideas that work, “Zug. The Other MINI,” the marketing campaign developed for the MINI Clubman launch, was awarded with a Gold Effie Award during the 41st annual Effie Gala held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York last week.
Wednesday, Jun 10
BMW GROUP SHOWCASES LATEST LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGY AT LONDON’S CITY HALL
Yesterday at City Hall in London, BMW Group took part in the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LCVP) Annual Conference, showing the MINI E all-electric vehicle and the BMW 116d, a car that beats the emissions performance of the 118d - last year’s World Green Car of the Year.
BMW GROUP SCOOPS TWO WHAT CAR? GREEN AWARDS
BMW Group’s EfficientDynamics programme gives customers outstanding fuel economy and low emissions without giving up driving enjoyment. This was recognised again this year at the What Car? Green Car Awards 2009. The MINI Cooper S won the Green Sports Car category for the second year in a...
Friday, May 22
BMW GROUP UK ADDS NEW TRACKSTAR ON-DEMAND MILEAGE REPORTS SYSTEM TO THEIR STOLEN VEHICLE SECURITY PACKAGE
CRANFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM – May 22, 2009: BMW Group UK has added the new On-Demand Mileage Reporting System from Trafficmaster to the Trackstar stolen vehicle tracking system already available as an accessory option on all BMW and MINI models.
Wednesday, May 20
MINIMALISM: LOWER CONSUMPTION. LOWER EMISSION. SAME FUN
MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA: The first MINI fitted with the complete package of MINIMALISM technologies has arrived in Australia in the form of the new MINI Cooper D, helping this car achieve outstanding fuel consumption of just 3.9 litres per 100 kilometres.
Friday, May 8
50 YEARS OF MINI PRODUCTION AT PLANT OXFORD
BRACKNELL, UNITED KINGDOM – May 8, 2009: Fifty years ago today, the first Mini rolled off the production line at Cowley, now called Plant Oxford.
Friday, May 1
BMW GROUP U.S. DIVISION REPORTS APRIL 2009 SALES
Despite sales decline of 38.4 percent in April (BMW and MINI combined), both BMW and MINI continue to track better than their market segments year-to-date.
Wednesday, Nov 5
BMW S SERIES AND MINI COOPERS RANKED MOST APPEALING IN THEIR SEGMENTS IN THE J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES APPEAL STUDY
Munich. BMW and MINI brand models stand for boundless driving pleasure and high level of customer satisfaction worldwide. During the course of the Mondial de l'Automobile 2008 in Paris (4th - 19th October, 2008), the BMW Group has received two awards. The BMW 5 Series and the MINI Cooper hav...
