If Alec Issigonis could design the classic Mini again today, the iconic small car would have an electric motor. After all, the original launched in 1959 was created during an oil crisis and based on the idea of saving fuel and transporting four occ…
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Sales figures for the MINI Cooper SE almost doubled in 2021
MINI is growing and electrifying. The British premium car brand was able to increase worldwide vehicle sales by 3.3 percent to 302 144 units 2021. The MINI models with electrified drive systems experienced a real boom in demand. Their sales figures cli…
BMW Group hands over one-millionth electrified vehicle
Shortly before the end of the year, the BMW Group celebrated the delivery of its one-millionth electrified vehicle: Pieter Nota, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Customer, Brands and Sales handed over the milestone vehicle, a…
MINI Vision Urbanaut concept makes it way to Los Angeles for North American debut
Last year, MINI presented to the world an all-new interpretation of sustainable electric mobility through an innovative vision of space, highlighting sustainable materials at work. Following its global debut in Munich earlier this year, the MINI Vision…
BMW Group’s plug-in sales up 99 percent since start of the year
The BMW Group sold 231,576 electrified vehicles worldwide between January and September (+98.9%). Third-quarter sales of fully-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles climbed 43.1 percent year-on-year to reach 78,333 units. With a total of 59,688 pure ele…
Half of Americans expect EVs to overtake gas-powered vehicles in 15 years, according to new MINI USA survey
A new consumer survey carried out by MINI USA finds that American consumers are increasingly looking to electrify their daily on-road travel. Releasing the results during National Drive Electric Week, the survey commissioned by Engine’s CARAVAN® reveal…
Deloitte takes over the largest MINI Cooper SE fleet in Europe
More and more young people are opting for an electric company car: at Deloitte alone, 26% of employees do. To meet this growing demand, Deloitte has ordered 140 electric MINIs. According to BMW, this is the largest order of fully electric MINIs in Euro…
Biogena takes over the largest MINI Cooper SE fleet in Austria
The Austrian-based health company Biogena offers the opportunity to integrate electric mobility into everyday business life with the MINI Cooper SE. Earlier this month, the employees of 361° Health Company Biogena took delivery of their new fully el…
MINI Electric Pacesetter makes U.S. debut at New York City E-PRIX
The MINI Electric Pacesetter is headed to Brooklyn as the official Safety Car for the 2021 ABB New York City E-PRIX, the sixth stage of the FIA Formula E championship series set to begin on Saturday, July 10. The race will be the MINI Electric Pacesett…
BMW Group’s plug-in sales up 148.5 percent in first half of 2021
With a total of 1,339,080 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles (+39.1%) delivered to customers, the BMW Group ended the first half of 2021 with a new all-time high in sales. All brands reported higher sales for the first six months of the year and, durin…
