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BMW strike halts MINI car production in the UK

BMW strike halts MINI car production in the UK

Back in March, the four UK plants that develop cars and components for BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce in Oxfordshire, Chichester, Birmingham and Swindon have threatened to strike over pension issues. Today, Unite union has halted…

WORLD PREMIERE: MINI John Cooper Works Countryman

WORLD PREMIERE: MINI John Cooper Works Countryman

The second generation of the MINI Countryman is the biggest and most versatile model in the entire range of the tradition-steeped British brand. And another superlative now applies to the power unit of the MINI…

This Kawasaki ZX-powered MINI Cooper is brilliant madness

BREXIT: BMW’s U.K. Workers Set First Strike in Decade

BREXIT: BMW’s U.K. Workers Set First Strike in Decade

The Brexit effects are starting to be felt by automaker in the UK. Today, BMW UK’s workers called for their first strikes in more than two decades, testing their bargaining power amid mounting concerns about Brexit’s…

Now your MINI can be turned into a mobile street vendor

Now your MINI can be turned into a mobile street vendor

From April 2017 the MINI Convertible can be fitted with the new John Cooker Works package and turned into a mobile street vendor. The MINI Convertible receives a solid-oak food sales and preparation surface. This…

BMW/MINI UK workers could strike over pensions

BMW/MINI UK workers could strike over pensions

The four UK plants that develop cars and components for BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce in Oxfordshire, Chichester, Birmingham and Swindon employ thousands of workers. Of these workers, about 3,500 of them are in the Unite union…

Will BMW or MINI top last year's April Fools joke?

Will BMW or MINI top last year’s April Fools joke?

April Fools is upon us, as tomorrow marks the first day of April. It’s usually a time when people play practical jokes on each other, making outrageous claims purely for shock value, only to hope that…

VIDEO: Carwow drives the new MINI Countryman

VIDEO: Carwow drives the new MINI Countryman

A little while back, we drove the new, second-generation MINI Countryman up in snowy Oregon and actually put the British brand’s more off-roading-oriented car to the test. While no on will mistake this MINI Countryman…