Penske Automotive Acquires Crevier BMW and MINI
Jul 12, 2011
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. , an international automotive retailer, today announced the acquisition of the Crevier BMW and MINI franchises in Santa Ana, California. "For approximately forty years, the Crevier family has grown this business by focusing on customer commitment, service, loyalty and dedication to the com ... Continue reading
Listen To Pandora Internet Radio In Your Car
Jul 12, 2011
Internet radio company expands presence in Ford vehicles and announces a new relationship with Scion OAKLAND, Calif., July 12, 2011; Pandora announced that it has increased its automotive footprint via a new relationship with Scion and an expansion of its relationship with Ford Motor Company where the service will be a ... Continue reading
MINI Coupé Concept Becomes Reality - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 22, 2011
MINI is giving the small car segment another fascinating injection of variety with the presentation of the first two-seater in the brand’s current model range. The MINI Coupé represents the faithful transposition of the brand’s sporting DNA into a cutting-edge vehicle concept with a new interpretatio ... Continue reading
What's New With EVs and Other Green Vehicles? Not Much!
Jun 16, 2011
Not much, say experts at Automotive News conference this week By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We spent a couple days this week talking about electric cars, and listening to experts and advocates talk about the future of automotive electrification as well as many other kinds of environmentally friendly ... Continue reading
Electric MINI E Gets Big Thumbs Up in UC Davis Field Trial Study - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 13, 2011
DAVIS, Calif., June 13, 2011 -- The University of California, Davis and the BMW Group today released the largest publicly available study of electric-car users - including over 120 families who drove the fully electric MINI E automobile more than 1 million miles in California, New York and New Jersey from June 2009 to ... Continue reading
2012 Mini Coupe John Cooper Works First Drive (And She Means DRIVE!)
Jun 9, 2011
First Drive: 2012 Mini Coupe John Cooper Works 2012 Mini Coupe John Cooper Works Made for Boys¦.. and Girls By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel The new Mini Coupe is on its way to the dealers¦. and to the men. At least, that is the plan, since Mini says the fifth model is aimed at ... Continue reading
Capturing Mini's Big Impact On Film
Jun 7, 2011
Capturing Mini's Big Impact On Film A Mini mad student has photographed one of the original cars back at the plant where it was built 50 years ago - alongside an engineer who worked on the first prototype. For the last project for his University of Derby BA (Hons) Commercial Photography degree course Simon Thompson too ... Continue reading
2012 MINI Coupe First Look, First Drive Shortly
Jun 6, 2011
MINI Coupe indulges the keen driver with a level of agility unmatched in the small car segment,aerodynamic properties of the MINI Coupe are all focused on delivering optimum performance.MINI⦠it is the fastest-accelerating MINI ever and has the highest top speed. ... Continue reading
NADAguides Car of the Month for June 2011: Mini Countryman
Jun 2, 2011
NADAguides names the 2011 MINI Countryman the NADAguides Car of the Month for June. The 2011 MINI Countryman was selected as the NADAguides Car of the Month for June 2011 based on the vehicle's fuel efficiency, coupled with ample space, sporty performance, attractive European styling and safety features that scored a " ... Continue reading
Hot New Pricing For MINI Chilli Package
May 31, 2011
MINI Australia today added a little more heat to its ever-popular Chilli package with sharper retail pricing. ... Continue reading
Compare EPA MPG Estimates With Real World Owner Shared MPG
May 26, 2011
FYI: Rank cars and trucks by MPG FYI: Find Your Exact Fuel Costs For 1997-2011 Vehicles Fuel Economy.Gov is a U.S. government web site that has created very useful tools and collected useful and surprising MPG data. Below you will find comparisons of the EPA estimated MPG compared to the MPG of drivers like you. In thi ... Continue reading
DSQUARED Presents Exclusive Life Ball Mini 2011
May 23, 2011
Dean and Dan Caten, better known as the Canadian designer duo DSQUARED, have unveiled their exclusive Life Ball MINI 2011 in Vienna. ... Continue reading
The Mini John Cooper Works WRC To Make British Debut
May 11, 2011
Dani Sordo will drive the MINI John Cooper Works WRC on its British debut this weekend at the Cornbury Park Rally Show, fresh from securing a superb sixth place finish at Rally Italy and where the MINI WRC Team made its first ever appearance. ... Continue reading
BMW Group U.S. Reports April 2011 Sales - Up 19.6 Percent
May 3, 2011
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 3, 2011 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported April sales of 25,247 vehicles, an increase of 19.6 percent from the 21,111 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 18.4% on sales of 90,204 in the first four months of 2011 compared to 76,1 ... Continue reading
MINI Connected with New Functions
May 2, 2011
MINI Connected gives drivers an even more intense experience of limitless driving fun, and allows that experience to be tailored to personal preferences and even shared with other users. Now the intelligent link-up of the driver, the MINI and the outside world has reached a new stage. The extended MINI Connected App gi ... Continue reading
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