We all knew this already, but nice to have it from the horses mouth so to speak (headline is a link)...
10th January 2006: MINI Concept Travelling into Production
"We will be enhancing the MINI family with a further model." With these words Dr. Michael Ganal, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG and responsible for Sales and Marketing, today confirmed at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit that the family of sporty little cars from England is about to grow yet again.