global MINI sales for July 2010

From BMW Group PressClub USA:

As expected due to the upcoming extensive revisions to the current MINI model range, the MINI brand delivered slightly fewer vehicles in the month under review (18,241 / -5.4%) than in the same period last year (19,283). From mid-September onwards, all models will receive striking design modifications, additional engine variants [...]

collectible of the day: You & Your New MINI book

From 2004 comes another of the popular early MINI books: You & Your New MINI: Buying, Enjoying, Maintaining, Modifying by Tim Mundy.

The table of contents contains:

Chapter 1:  Genesis and evolution Chapter 2:  New Mini in depth Chapter 3:  The Mini One Chapter 4:  The Mini One D Chapter 5:  The Mini Cooper [...]