MINI USA proudly announced today that the MINI John Cooper Works Team (MINI JCW Team) will enter the 2019 SRO TC America race series (TC America). Continue reading...
Dakar 2019 has finished after the tenth and final stage that saw yet another strong performance from the MINI crews. Continue reading...
The Spanish duo of Joan ‘Nani’ Roma and co-driver Alex Haro put in another strong performance throughout Stage 9. Continue reading...
Stage 8 (15th January) was also known as ‘Super Ica’ for two reasons: 1) the route covered sections of the Ica desert, and 2) the start was a ‘super send-off’ that saw the top ten cars and motorcycles and top five trucks from Stage 7 start the 359 km Special Stage together. Continue reading...
An original that constantly reinvents itself – firmly rooted in tradition yet always open to change: this is MINI, 60 years after the launch of the small British car that brought worldwide popularity to unique properties such as go-kart feeling and the creative use of space. Continue reading...
MINI crews at Dakar 2019 achieved a stunning victory in today’s Stage 7 by taking all three top spots after a close race that ended with just 9min 28sec separating the winner and third place. Continue reading...
Dakar 2019 resumed on Sunday 13th January after an official rest day, Stage 6 of 10 was an 810 km race of which 309 km were Special Stage, where competitors race against the clock. Continue reading...
At the end of Stage 5, the halfway point of Dakar 2019, Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) and co-driver David Castera (FRA) in a MINI John Cooper Works Buggy finished in fourth to maintain second place in the overall rankings. Continue reading...
Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) and co-driver David Castera (FRA) put in a stunning drive today that ended with them winning Stage 3. Today’s result now places the French duo and their MINI John Cooper Works Buggy third overall in the general ranking.
Following on from yesterday’s short Stage 1, with just 84 km of off-road Special Stage, today’s Stage 2 was the first of the long distance races with a combination of 211 km liaison route and a tough 342 km Special Stage.
Dakar 2019 is the 41st edition of the unique Dakar Rally and today (7th January) saw the first of ten stages finish with good news for MINI Motorsport and motorsport partner X-raid when all eight MINI crews completed the 331 km Stage 1 without incident.
MINI John Cooper Works Knights Edition will make its North American premiere at the Los Angeles International Auto Show starting November 28. MINI also confirmed series production for a new MINI John Cooper Works GP for launch in 2020. The MINI John Cooper Works GP Concept was first presented as a design study at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2017 and had its North American premiere at the New York International Auto Show earlier this year.
New vehicle shoppers were most satisfied with the sales experience at MINI USA dealerships compared to other mass market brands, according to J.D Power’s U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study released this week. MINI returned to the highest ranking spot in sales satisfaction among mass market brands with a score of 798, a title the brand held from 2010 – 2015, after finishing second in 2016 and 2017.
MINI USA today announced a new collaboration with Twitter which allows MINI to offer potential customers the first ever, “Tweet to Test Drive” on-demand delivery to their home or office via Tweets.