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BMWi, MINI, RumorSeptember 12, 2016

BMW Accelerates its Electric Vehicle Plans

BMW is accelerating its electric vehicle plans starting with an executive shake-up. According to Handelsblatt BMW will merge its marketing and sales operations for…

//M2, Awards, Design, F48 X1, G01 & G02 7 Series, MINI, Official NewsMarch 3, 2016

BMW & MINI Win iF GOOD Design Awards

Official release. The outstanding quality of design achieved by the BMW Group is setting new standards, as an array of design prizes have highlighted….

All-new BMW X1 and 340i launch drive in Chihuahua, MX.

Awards, i3, In the Press, MINI, TechnologyNovember 10, 2015

Four BMW Engines in the Hunt for Wards Best Engine Trophies

Each year, Wards Auto gives out 10 Best Engine Awards. The criterion for entering the competition is pretty simple. Either the motor won the…

//M4, F44 2 Series Active Tourer 7 Seater, F45 2 Series Active Tourer, MINIJuly 6, 2015

BMW Previews Three Cylinder Engine with Turbo Water Injection

Originally shown in the high output BMW M4 this week at BMW’s Innovation Days, the company took the wraps off of a scaled down…

EfficientDynamics, MINI, Official NewsJuly 3, 2015

BMW & MINI’s Plugin Hybrid Drivetrain Previewed

MotoringFile broke the news of MINI’s plugin hybrid 18 months ago. Since then we’ve had a steady drip of news on the new drivetrain….

DriveNow is a carsharing joint venture by BMW Group and Sixt SE

F20 1 Series, i3, MINI, Mobility Services, Official NewsDecember 14, 2014

BMW Group’s DriveNow Launches in London

DriveNow is a car-sharing joint venture from the BMW Group and the car rental company Sixt. Through this partnership BMW contributes the vehicles and…

BMWi, MINI, Official News, TechnologyNovember 28, 2014

BMW Unveils its Latest Technologies at Innovation Days

As it does every year, BMW uses it’s Innovations Days program to preview new technology that will be hitting showrooms in the next 12-24…

2 Series, F22/F23 2 Series, F44 2 Series Active Tourer 7 Seater, F47 X2, F48 X1, F4X GT, F4X Z1, F52 1 Series Sedan, MININovember 10, 2014

BMW’s Front Wheel Drive Dreams Come True

BMW is now a company that produces front wheel drive vehicles. That’s unarguable. But it gets worse/better depending on your affiliation. In the next…

F47 X2, MINIMarch 20, 2014

BMW Source Unofficially Confirms BMW X2 Coupe

Earlier today BMW uber source Scott26 (or Herr26 on BF) officially confirmed that they will bring to market an X2 sport activity coupe based…

MININovember 18, 2013

The First Front Wheel Drive BMW: The 2014 MINI

20 years ago BMW created a plan to revitalize the Mini brand. The idea was to create an entirely new car from the best…

Dakar, Husqvarna, MINI, MotorradJanuary 20, 2013

Dakar: Husqvarna Finishes Top Ten

It\’s been a great Dakar for BMW Group. MINI successfully defended their title with overall victory two years in a row. On two wheels, the Husqvarna team made quite the showing in this year\’s rally. Twelve podiums in fourteen stages netted the team a 10th place finish overall for rider Paulo Goncalves. At only their second run at the iconic Rally, finishing in the top ten is nothing to smirk at.

MINI, MotorsportJanuary 6, 2013

Sprint Start: All or Nothing?

BMW ‘s MINI brand has returned to motorsport ‘s most grueling competition, the Dakar Rally.The X-raid team has returned to defend its championship with…

F45 2 Series Active Tourer, F4X GT, F4X Z1, FXX 2 Series Gran Coupe, MINI, UncategorizedNovember 26, 2012

MINI & BMW to Dramatically Expand Small Car Offerings

In various interviews over the past few months, BMW executives have hinted at grand plans for the UKL platform. Reported by both MotoringFile and BimmerFile, the UKL platform will spawn an onslaught of FWD models. This will make MINI more long-term viable and will drive the BMW Group to greater economies of scale. Yet just how far BMW is willing to go with FWD, and how big the MINI brand will get hasn\’t really been understood until recently.