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Consumer Reports 2016 Annual Brand Report Card - It Ain't The Money Honey

Consumer Reports 2016 Annual Brand Report Card - It Ain't The Money Honey

Audi, Subaru, Lexus, Subaru & Mazda Keep Pace with Luxury Brands, Porsche, BMW lead the pack April 2016 Cover [Hi-YONKERS, NY— Consumers don’t always have to spend top dollar to get a great car. The Consumer Reports 2016 Brand Report Card reveals mainstream brands like Subaruand Mazda can often deliver as muc ... Continue reading

Marty's Marketing Musings© - Too Many Small Crossovers Means DUELING DOPPELGANGERS!

Marty's Marketing Musings© - Too Many Small Crossovers Means DUELING DOPPELGANGERS!

by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor at Large The Auto Channel Detroit January 31, 2016; Of all the manufacturers at the recently concluded Detroit Show the one ubiquitous link was the small crossover. It was in almost every booth and it is hot, hot. Year-end sales from 2015 show a dynamic surge in the sales of the mini-mo ... Continue reading

New MINI Convertible

New MINI Convertible

HORSHAM, England - February 24, 2016: The reinvention of the MINI brand continues apace with the launch of the all-new MINI Convertible. With major refinements against its predecessor, the car features a striking new design and significant enhancements to make open-topped MINI motoring even more dynamic, stylish and pr ... Continue reading

First Non-Flex Fuel Vehicle Approved For E25 - 70% Of New Cars Approved For E15

First Non-Flex Fuel Vehicle Approved For E25 - 70% Of New Cars Approved For E15

2016 MINI Hard Top is the first non-flex fuel vehicle approved for higher ethanol-gasoline blends AUTO CENTRAL - February 1, 2016: The Auto Channel received confirmation today from Urban Air Initiative and RFA (Renewable Fuels Association) that the latest model MINI hard top is approved by MINI and BMW to run on E25 fu ... Continue reading

Broken Car? Buying A Car? Auto Enthusiast? - Talk About It, Auto Lab Live Saturday January 30 8A-10 A

Broken Car? Buying A Car? Auto Enthusiast? - Talk About It, Auto Lab Live Saturday January 30 8A-10 A

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 27 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

MINI Hatch Winds Premium Supermini of the Year at 2016 BusinessCar Awards

MINI Hatch Winds Premium Supermini of the Year at 2016 BusinessCar Awards

MINI Hatch takes home the prize for the fourteenth year running Awards voted for by BusinessCar magazine readers Readers of BusinessCar magazine have voted the MINI Hatch as Premium Supermini Car of the Year 2016. This marks the fourteenth consecutive year that the MINI Hatch has won the coveted award. Excellent perfor ... Continue reading

MINI 5-Door Hatch Winds at Business Car Manager's SME Company Car of the Year Awards

MINI 5-Door Hatch Winds at Business Car Manager's SME Company Car of the Year Awards

MINI Cooper D 5-door Hatch awarded Best Company SME Company Car Second win in 2016 for MINI in the corporate sector Voted for by Business Car Manager’s independent panel of experts FARNBOROUGH, UK -- January 26, 2016: The MINI 5-door Hatch has been awarded Best Compact SME Company Car in Business Car Manager’ ... Continue reading

The New MINI Clubman ALL4

The New MINI Clubman ALL4

MINI is today launching the all new MINI Clubman ALL4 – the brand’s first all-wheel drive model in the C-segment. This launch marks the MINI brand’s further advance into the premium compact segment and represents the first ALL4 model to be built at MINI Plant Oxford. MINI’s ALL4 all-wheel drive syst ... Continue reading

The New MINI John Cooper Works Convertible

The New MINI John Cooper Works Convertible

Potent, race-bred John Cooper Works performance is now available as an open-air experience, with the debut of the new MINI John Cooper Works Convertible this spring. This new model uses the same 2-litre TwinPower Turbo engine as found in MINI John Cooper Works Hatch, complete with its impressive 231hp and 320nm of torq ... Continue reading

10 Best New-Car Deals For January 2016 By KBB.com

10 Best New-Car Deals For January 2016 By KBB.com

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2016 -- For shoppers with the attitude 'new year, new car,' the experts from Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry, have assembled their list of the 10 best lease, financing and cash ... Continue reading

MINI Hatch Awarded Best Supermini in The Sunday Times Top 100 Cars

MINI Hatch Awarded Best Supermini in The Sunday Times Top 100 Cars

Engine technology, comfort and style praised by judges FARNBOROUGH, UK -- January 4, 2015: It’s a New Year and a new win for MINI, as the British brand is named best Supermini in The Sunday Times Top 100 Cars of 2016. Fending off stiff competition in its category, the MINI Hatch was commended by The Sunday Times j ... Continue reading

Car Question? Answers Live From NY - It's Auto Lab, December 26, 2015

Car Question? Answers Live From NY - It's Auto Lab, December 26, 2015

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

Official Route For 2016 MINI Takes The States

Official Route For 2016 MINI Takes The States

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 24, 2015; After much anticipation, MINI USA today announced the official route for the 2016 running of MINI TAKES THE STATES . The legendary biennial cross-country owners rally will kick off at Road Atlanta in northeast Georgia on July 9, 2016 and finish at the Thermal Club in Palm Sp ... Continue reading

BMW of North America Reaches Resolution With NHTSA on Investigation of Timeliness of a MINI Noncompliance Recall

BMW of North America Reaches Resolution With NHTSA on Investigation of Timeliness of a MINI Noncompliance Recall

BMW of North America Reaches Resolution With NHTSA on Investigation of Timeliness of a MINI Noncompliance Recall ... Continue reading

The New 2016 MINI Convertible Specs, Prices and Features +VIDEO

The New 2016 MINI Convertible Specs, Prices and Features +VIDEO

The reinvention of the MINI brand continues apace with the launch of the all-new MINI Convertible. With major refinements against its predecessor, the car features a striking new design and significant enhancements to make open-topped MINI motoring even more dynamic, stylish and practical. Officially on sale in the UK ... Continue reading

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