MINI Just Sold Its 1 Millionth Car in America — Here’s the Story Behind That First One
A quarter century in, the brand that started with a Guinness stunt and a parking brake slide has officially moved a million cars on American soil.
A quarter century in, the brand that started with a Guinness stunt and a parking brake slide has officially moved a million cars on American soil.
MINI's smallest electric crossovers tackles the urban jungle in the high-performance John Cooper Works flavor in a fresh photo shoot from Japan's capital.
The special edition comes as a Cooper S and as a Cooper JCW with plenty of kit, but it's far from a true GP model.
BMW and the European Commission are in talks over a minimum price deal that could exempt China-built MINI EVs from the EU's 20.7% tariff.
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Sixty years after Timo Mäkinen drove a Mini Cooper S to Monte Carlo glory, MINI honors that victory with a limited edition model available in three performance variants — complete with Chili Red paint, the iconic number 52, and a cockpit steeped in rally heritage.
For its 20th anniversary, MINI Takes the States ditches the cross-country format for three separate long-weekend rallies — PCH to Lake Tahoe, Niagara Falls to the Adirondacks, and the Florida Keys — opening the iconic road rally to more owners than ever before.
A familiar face from BMW Group's China operations takes the helm at MINI Americas just as the brand navigates one of its most consequential strategic decisions in years — go deeper on EVs or revive the ICE lineup.
The all-show-without-any-extra-go returns, giving us an idea of what a full-blown GP could look.
MINI's Head of Design Holger Hampf reveals there will be an expansion of the Countryman lineup to include a more rugged version.
The sole-surviving diesel car in MINI's lineup travels to Japan for a photoshoot at Mount Fuji.
MINI commits to a full American Rally Association season with factory-backed Countryman and Cooper S entries. Rally competition returns after years away.