BMW Group will reportedly stop making electric MINIs in the United Kingdom by the end of 2023 and move production to China once the next-generation Cooper SE model launches. The German automaker has decided to make electric hatchbacks and a small electric crossover in China through its Spotlight Automotive Limited joint venture with Great Wall Motor. BMW announced
Drag races are fun, especially when the race ends up in an upset. Top Gear decides to pit two hot hatches in a straight-line race, but it's definitely a mismatch. On the blue corner, it's a Ford Fiesta ST – a three-door pumped-up version of the small hatchback that isn't sold in the U.S. Its
Mini turning 60. Wow. On one side it's old and true but on the other, it is still smal and cute. The classic Mini made its debut in the summer of 1959 and to celebrate its 60th Anniversary, the marque is rolling out an exclusive special-edition car. - "The "60 Years Edition." The car will
First become a star in China, now in the U.S 530e iPerformance become BMW BMW Group increased plug-in car sales in the U.S. last month to 2,774 (up 2.0% year-over-year), but the overall share in total volume remains 7.5%. The result for the full year of 2018 exceeds 25,000 at a growth rate of 17.9% and average share out of total volume of over 7%.
The classics British carmaker has tweaked its range-topping John Cooper Works for 2019 to make it not only quicker and better looking, but with the addition of a particulate filter integrated into the sports exhaust system to meet European emissions, cleaner, too. Better efficiency doesn’t necessarily equate to less power, though. The European JCW still
Mini has added a new model to the Clubman range in order to better appeal to the UK fleet market. The Clubman City has been ‘developed specifically for the corporate market,’ the company admits - you're looking at a Mini mile-muncher. Mini has thrown in some ‘essential’ company car driver kit including sat-nav, rear parking sensors, air-con and Apple
Almost 6% of new BMW and MINI sold these days are plug-ins BMW Group continues to improve its plug-in electric car sales in July. The pace of growth decreased last month to 30.9%. BMW i3 Mini Countryman PHEV are the most purchased. In total, some 10,649 plug-ins were sold, which is 5.9% of BMW’s total sales result for the month. This is
Mini take all of BMW’s electric tech so he is "the old one" outside but inside he is a little beast. According to BMW, it’s got a range of 65 miles and a top speed of 75 miles per hour, thanks to “30 lithium-ion phosphate batteries” that you can charge in just four hours from
Mini has revealed a new, more streamlined logo that will start appearing on the brand’s cars from March 2018. The new design does away with the three-dimensional, two-tone logo that has featured on every Mini since the brand was relaunched in 2000 under the guidance of the BMW Group. The deliberate avoidance of the three-dimensional
BMW’s is preparing the next generation i3 electric vehicle for next year. EV of the German producer will come with refreshed design and up to 50% more range. Last weekend German Weekly magazine Welt am Sonntag reported that BMW will rework the front and rear of the i3 and equip the car with a new
