BMW Group has delayed the development of its next-generation Mini models. The delay comes as BMW aims to cut costs and amid uncertainty surrounding Brexit. Both issues, combined with slow sales, have cause the German automaker to reprioritize. Mini was acquired by BMW Group back in 1994 from Rover Group. Since then BMW has developed three generations of Mini cars,… Read More...
BMW Group's Mini brand is refreshing something other than one of its vehicles. The quirky small car brand is introducing a new corporate logo, which will begin to appear on vehicles in March 2018. Seen above, the new logo is a mass-simplification of the current Mini logo. Sticking with graphic design trends, the new version is "flattened" and less three-dimensional… Read More...
BMW Group may make its Mini car brand an all-electric one in the U.S. The company has also confirmed it is in talks with potential partners regarding lowering costs associated with electrifying the Mini brand. BMW board member and Mini brand boss Peter Schwarzenbauer informed Reuters of the potential electrification plans. Schwarzenbauer confirmed the brand plans to roll out an electric Mini in… Read More...
BMW is reportedly in talks with Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors to outsource Chinese production of the iconic Mini. The agreement would mark the first time the Mini would be produced outside of Europe and units could be exported to markets beyond China. Currently BMW Group produces Mini models at assembly plants in the UK and Netherlands. BMW recently selected… Read More...
BMW Group's Mini brand has taken the wraps off the Mini Electric Concept ahead of its slated Frankfurt Motor Show debut. The new concept--a bit of a throwback from previous electric concepts--previews Mini's first expected electric production car, due out in 2019. One does not have to squint their eyes to notice that the Mini Electric Concept is based on… Read More...
Mini will utilize next month's Frankfurt Motor Show to show off a concept version of the upcoming electrified Mini. AutoCar reports the concept will provide a preview of both the design direction and powertrain technical specifications ahead of the car's planned 2019 launch. Parent company BMW Group recently confirmed plans to produce an electric version of the iconic three-door Mini… Read More...
BMW Group has confirmed plans to produce an all-electric version of the MINI Hatch in 2019. The battery-electric MINI will be produced at the company's British plant in Oxford and confirms long-standing rumors the company was working on an EV for MINI. The battery-electric MINI is being positioned as the next major step in BMW Group's electrification plans, which include… Read More...
The not-so-mini Mini Countryman is getting a predictable power bump. Mini has announced the John Cooper Works (JCW) variant of the new 2018 Countryman in what has becoming a predictable product cadence for the brand. Mini unveiled the all-new Countryman back in November. Naturally both Cooper and Cooper S trims were revealed at the time. Now the JCW Countryman is… Read More...
BMW Group's Mini is going back to the design well again for the all-new Countryman as it always has done for the brand. Even though the design is remarkably the same as the last, Mini has made some significant changes internally. For starters, the 2017 Countryman finally comes with proper seating for five. The new vehicle is also 20 cms… Read More...
BMW AG previewed its vision for the future of urban driving on Thursday with the unveiling of two new Vision Next 100 concept vehicles from its Mini and Rolls-Royce brands. The Mini Vision Next 100 is designed to be capable of picking up passengers, parking and charging without human intervention. The car will also allow its drivers to change its… Read More...
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