Mini is a car brand owned by BMW after being introduced by British car company. The car brand is a small hatchback, which was launched by British Automobile Company (BMC) on August 26th. 1959. In the history of more than half a century, Mini has achieved great success. In 2000, the production of the old MINI stopped, and BMW, the new owner of the Mini brand, announced the launch of the inherited Mini model, and designated the brand of the new car as Mini (all in capital letters).
20 14 MINI is larger than the old model. The three-door mini is 382 1mm in length, 0/727mm in width and 0/414mm in height. The wheelbase is increased by 42mm to 2495mm, the trunk volume is increased by 30%, and the storage space is 265438+.
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Mini historical archives
Sir Alec Issigonis, the original designer of 1957 MINI, set out to design the MINI.
1958 the first MINI prototype was born.
1959 MINI goes on the market. Set the price at 500 marks.
196 1 year, MINI became famous, and a "MINI whirlwind" blew up all over the world! Mini Cooper 997 is out.
1963 MINI won the alpine rally.
1965- year-mini! A fashion designer in London, inspired by MINI, designed a mini skirt that is popular all over the world.
1967 MINI Mok jeep-style became the designated car for the TV series Prisoner and won the Monte Carlo championship for the third time.
1994 BMW group acquired rover group, mini, land rover, rover and MG and became members of BMW group.
1995 MINI was selected by Autocar as the "car of the century" in Europe.
1997 The new MINI concept car made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
1998 MINI beat Jaguar, Bentley, Aston, Martin and Triumph to become the most successful British car in Guinness World Records.
1999 To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of MINI, 25 MINI fans in new york crowded into a MINI car at the same time, breaking the record. At the same time, MINI was chosen as the century car of Europe.
In September 2000, the new MINI appeared at the Montero Auto Show, and the old MINI was discontinued. * * * A total of 5,387,862 MINI were produced.
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