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One million Minis exported from Plant Oxford
20th July, 2008
Since production began in 2001, Mini's Plant Oxford has seen over one million Minis leave the UK plant destined for customers around the world ..... more

Mini Announces Pricing for New JCW
13th June, 2008
Mini expands its family of retro cars later in the year with the Australian release of the Mini John Cooper Works brand ..... more

Mini Clubman For March Release
7th February, 2008
BMW's department for the Mini has confirmed that the Clubman, the wagon-like Mini (not a clubman style racer) will be released locally in a month's time ..... more

Mini Challenge For 2008
26th June, 2007
Mini is seeking an opportunity to race the small British made cars in Australia next year, in a one make event known as the Mini Challenge Series ..... more

Mini Cabrio Sidewalk Released
6th June, 2007
BMW Group Australia has released the new Mini Cabrio Sidewalk model locally ..... more

Mini Clubman Returns
13th March, 2007
The Mini brand will boost its European line-up with the launch of an all-new model before the end of the year ..... more

New Mini For Australia
19th February, 2007
The new Minis are arriving in Australia ..... more

New Mini One and Mini Cooper D
17th January, 2007
The new Mini hatch line-up will soon be complete, when the new Mini One and Mini Cooper D models are unveiled to the public at the Geneva Motor Show on 8th March, 2007 ..... more

Mini Footpath
29th December, 2006
Mini introduces a special edition Cabrio model at the 2007 Detroit Motor Show (North American International Auto Show) ..... more

Sir Alec Issigonis - Centenary of Birth
18th November, 2006
Born on 18th November, 1906, his most famous idea was destined to leave its stamp on the development of the automobile for decades to come: the Austin/Morris Mini ..... more

British Car Industry Accelerates
1st October, 2006
Three good news stories show it's not all doom and gloom in British manufacturing. Nissan, Mini and Honda announced investment in the UK, bringing an additional 2,000 jobs in car making ..... more

Mini Races Back to Bathurst
27th September, 2006
Some 40 years on from its win at the Bathurst 500 race at Mount Panorama, Mini returns to Bathurst to lap the famous track on Sunday 8th October 2006 ..... more

Mini Production Links Three Modern UK Plants
25th September, 2006
The start of series production of the new Mini also signals the start of a new production network for Mini comprising three BMW Group manufacturing facilities in the UK ..... more

Mini Cabrio Chilli: C’Mon Summer!
1st September, 2006
Mini springs into summer with a hot new model. The high-specification Chilli model is now available in the Cabrio ..... more

Mini Gains Stamp of Approval
29th August, 2006
The Australia Post “Driving Through the Years” special issue features the Morris 850 among a clutch of cars (including 1917 Ford T truck, 1956 Holden FE and 1976 Holden Sandman HX) that made motoring folklore ..... more

The New Mini
15th August, 2006
After building 800,000 examples, the entire car has been redesigned, yet Mini retains and authentically updates its key characteristic: its instantly recognisable style ..... more

Mini Powers into the Next Generation
1st August, 2006
The full reveal of the next generation Mini is just one month away, but Mini has provided a sneak preview of the new car’s mechanical package ..... more

Team Mini Comes In At 24th/25th/48th In Targa
2nd May, 2006
Team Mini has burst onto the Australian motor sport scene securing a finish for all three cars at Targa Tasmania ..... more

BMW Announces 3-Year/Unlimited km Warranty
1st May, 2006
Effective today, 1st May 2006, all sales of new BMW and Mini vehicles will be covered by a new three-year/unlimited km factory warranty ..... more

Mini Tackles 2006 Targa Tasmania
27th April, 2006
Mini is returning to motor sport with a three-car team backed by Mini Australia ..... more

Mini Odyssey 2006
29th March, 2006
Having left Johannesburg, three Minis are aiming their noses towards Oxford in the UK, travelling up the eastern side of Africa on a 49-day journey ..... more

Mini Record Breaker Arrives in Australia
22nd February, 2006
Last year, the Mini factory in Oxford (England) achieved its aim of producing more than 200,000 cars in one year, and that milestone model has arrived in Australia ..... more

Mini's Growth Prompts Bigger Model Range
11th January, 2006
Mini brand will grow to three distinct models within three years as the Mini Concept Detroit is confirmed for future production ..... more

Mini's Best Year
4th January, 2006
Mini in Australia has enjoyed its best year ever with a total of 2,097 cars delivered in 2005 ..... more

Mini Cooper S With JCW GP Kit
1st November, 2005
From July 2006, the Mini Cooper S with John Cooper Works (JCW) GP Kit will realise a power output of around 218 bhp ..... more

Mini Travels Forward in Time and Space
12th September, 2005
Forty-five years after the launch of the Mini Traveller (estate) in September 1960, Mini presents the Mini Concept Frankfurt ..... more

High Performance Mini is Now Ex-Works
25th August, 2005
Mini announces its most potent factory built car yet. The Mini Cooper S with John Cooper Works Tuning Kit is now available ex-works ..... more

Peugeot/Citroen and BMW/Mini To Share A New Small Engine
21st June, 2005
Peugeot/Citroën and BMW will today present the industrial plan for their cooperation, which is designed to produce a new family of small 4-cylinder petrol engines that will be used in both partners’ vehicles (Peugeot, Citroën and Mini) ..... more

Global Mini Challenge Announced
2nd June, 2005
On 28th-30th October, 2005, Misano Circuit, in Italy will play host to the first-ever International Mini Challenge ..... more

Mini Poised for Investment Injection
18th February, 2005
The BMW Group will be investing over £100 million (c $A250 million) at the sole manufacturing plant for Mini brand cars, Plant Oxford between now and 2007 ..... more

PSA Peugeot Citroën and BMW Develop New Engine
15th December, 2004
BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën have unveiled the state-of-the-art technologies deployed in their new petrol engines, the first to be jointly developed and produced by their cooperative venture ..... more

Mini Cabrio Arrives Next Month
8th December, 2004
BMW have the new Mini cabrio arriving in Australia next month, following its debut at Sydney's 2004 Motor Show ..... more

Mini Cabrio
14th October, 2004
The debut appearance in Australia for the new Mini cabrio is underway at Sydney's Motor Show ..... more

Mini With The Works
6th October, 2004
Mini muscles its way deeper into the high-performance market with the unveiling of the new, improved 210 BHP/155 kW John Cooper Works Tuning Kit ..... more




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