MINI
The MINI Convertible is back on home soil. For the first time since 2015, the open-top MINI is being produced at its spiritual home, MINI Plant Oxford, alongside the 3-Door and 5-Door models. With a…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 17, 2024
MINI
Today is a historic day for the MINI brand, as the first F66 MINI Cooper rolls off the production line at Plant Oxford. The launch event was attended by Head of MINI, Stefanie Wurst and…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 11, 2024
MINI
20 years ago, the iconic British car brand started a new journey. One that has proven to be quite successful. It was April 26, 2001 when the first MINI under the BMW brand ownership rolled…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 27, 2021
MINI
2019 is a very special year for MINI. The BMW-owned brand celebrated its 60th anniversary this year and today, marked yet another important milestone in its history. The ten millionth car made by the British…
Gabriel Nica / August 9, 2019
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BMW’s UK MINI plant shuts down for 4 weeks
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: April 1, 2019
News
Last summer, UK citizens were asked to vote whether they want to remain members of the EU or not, and the final decision to leave the European Union took everyone by surprise. The Brexit vote in June also…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 18, 2017
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BMW Group said today there would be no immediate change at its Rolls-Royce and MINI automotive units in the wake of the decision by voters in the U.K. to leave the European Union. “While it…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 24, 2016
MINI
Today the employees of the British MINI plant in Oxford are looking back to the 26th of April 2001. A new era began exactly 15 years ago at the Oxford production site, which was steeped…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 26, 2016
MINI
Today, ten years after the start of MINI production in Oxford, British Prime Minister David Cameron drove the two-millionth MINI out of the plant. The car is a MINI Convertible with special paintwork and extras….
Horatiu Boeriu / August 31, 2011