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BMW celebrates 1.5 million "new" Minis made

2009 has been a big year for BMW's Mini brand. Mini launched a new convertible, turned 50 years old, and has now produced 1.5 million new generation models since production began in 2001. Interestingly, the 'new' Mini has outpaced the demand of the original car, which sold over 5.3 million copies from 1959-2000. Mini's success has been a boon to BMW, as customers have been willing to pony up over $30,000 for fully optioned-out model. The re-launch of the brand has been so successful that BMW has introduced the cute little car in 80 ... Read more →

MINI slashes production and 850 jobs in the UK Sam Abuelsamid

Compared to most brands, MINI had an exceptional year in 2008, with a 28 percent increase in U.S. sales. In other parts of the world last year, however, things didn't turn out as well, with sales ...

New MINI starts rolling off the line Alex Nunez

UUPDATE 1 - Second photo added after the jump The new MINI Cooper is in production, and Motoring File links to a Dutch MINI forum post that has the pics to prove it. The train photographed is ...

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MINI slashes production and 850 jobs in the UK 10 months ago on Autoblog

Compared to most brands, MINI had an exceptional year in 2008, with a 28 percent increase in U.S. sales. In other parts of the world last year, however, things didn't turn out as well, with sales dropping overall – particularly in the latter half of the year. In response to the downturn, BMW ...

New MINI starts rolling off the line 3 years ago on Autoblog

UUPDATE 1 - Second photo added after the jump The new MINI Cooper is in production, and Motoring File links to a Dutch MINI forum post that has the pics to prove it. The train photographed is carrying 360 of the little critters, according to the poster who snapped the pics, and from the sound of ...

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Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too!

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