Midland Gear to Close, Getrag to produce 5 & 6 Speed MINI Gearboxes.
MINI has confirmed that BMW is to wind up their Midland Gear operation, based in Birmingham UK, in June/July 2004.
This means the current Cooper and One manual gearbox will be replaced in summer 2004 by a new German produced Getrag 5 speed.
Ironically, the decision to switch gearbox supplier was forced ahead by ex-BMW owned MG Rover, who have decided to drop the Birmingham built R65 gearbox from their model range, in favour of a French built 5 speed manual Getrag box.
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Over 100,000 MINIs delivered this
year, UK and USA biggest markets.
Sales of the MINI brand rose in the first seven months to
106,603, an increase of 39.4% in comparison with the same
period last year, at 76,471 units. In July, 16,723 vehicles
were sold worldwide (+19.0%, prev.yr. 14,056).
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MINI - Record Sales in the UK
Biggest ever UK market share for British-built MINI.
MINI has achieved a sales record in July by taking its biggest marke share since it first went on sale two years ago in July 2001.
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The Super Shoe by MINI and PUMA
Munich/Herzogenaurach. MINI has been looking for an answerto the question of how comfort, design and driving pleasure can be experienced in a new way.
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2004 Model Year, Rumours and Facts Aplenty!
Well, it appears the 2004 anticipation is reaching it’s climax with only 1 month to go before the 2004 model year MINI starts rolling down the line at the MINI production plant in Oxford, UK.
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