DREAM JOB? Get paid for fixing Minis!

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Classic Mini restoration and parts supplier, Somerford Mini, is recruiting a skilled mechanic for their Wiltshire-based workshop.

Introducing the 5-door MINI One First

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Five doors and a new basic engine type now make entry into the world of MINI even more convenient and highly economical at the same time. As of March 2015, the model program of the latest generation of the original in the premium segment of small cars will be expanded to include the MINI One First 5 door. As for the new MINI 3 door, this means that the five-door body variant will also offer a range of seven engine types to choose from.
 

WIN: Tickets to Mini Fair 2015 this weekend!!

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WIN

love:mini has teamed up with the organisers of the hugely successful Mini Fair to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets for the event this weekend in Staffordshire. 

DAKAR 2015: Finish

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MINI ALL4 Racing secures 11th stage win
 
·         Orlando Terranova wins penultimate stage
·         Vladimir Vasilyev finishes second
 
The MINI ALL4 Racing is virtually unstoppable, in the 2015 Dakar. Today, in the 12th stage – to Rosario – the Argentineans Orlando Terranova and Bernardo ‘Ronnie’ Graue, racing for the Monster Energy Rally Raid Team, celebrated their third stage win – and the 11th of the MINI ALL4 Racing at the same time! 

DAKAR 2015: Stage 12

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MINI ALL4 Racing secures 11th stage win

• Orlando Terranova wins penultimate stage
• Vladimir Vasilyev finishes second


The MINI ALL4 Racing is virtually unstoppable, in the 2015 Dakar. Today, in the 12th stage – to Rosario – the Argentineans Orlando Terranova and Bernardo ‘Ronnie’ Graue, racing for the Monster Energy Rally Raid Team, celebrated their third stage win – and the 11th of the MINI ALL4 Racing at the same time! 


DAKAR 2015: Stage 11

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Successful start into the closing stages of the Dakar

• Qatar Rally Team on the way to securing the overall win
• Just two more stages to go to Buenos Aires


The 11th stage, from Salta to Termas Rio Hondo, also was won by a MINI ALL4 Racing. This means that 10 of the 11 stages contested to date were won by the rally car designed and built by X-raid.

DAKAR 2015: Stage 10

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Next stage win for the MINI ALL4 Racing

• Qatar Rally Team secures its next success
• Nani Roma with heavy accident


Nine of the 10 Dakar stages contested to date have been won by the MINI ALL4 Racing. Today, it once again was the turn of the Qatar Rally Team pairing Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) / Mathieu Baumel (FRA) who extended their lead in the overall standings by another five minutes, with this success.

DAKAR 2015: Stage 9

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Three MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles on the very top

• First stage win for Nani Roma and Michel Périn
• Five MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles hold top-10 positions


Today, the navigation proved to be the key factor on the way to success. The navigators of three MINI ALL4 Racing crews delivered in great style and so, they made for a great result.

DAKAR 2015: Rest Day recap

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MINI continues to lead the way as the competitors enter the second part of the 2015 Dakar Rally. With eight stages down, Nasser Al-Attiyah/Mathieu Baumel (QT/FR), who have been in front since leg two, lead De Villiers/Von Zitzewitz by 8:27 minutes.

DAKAR 2015: Stage 8

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MINI ALL4 Racing: Trouble-free marathon stage

• Orlando Terranova finishes second
• Qatar Rally Team defends its lead

Although the MINI ALL4 Racing failed to win stage eight, following seven consecutive stage wins, the desert racer once again succeeded in demonstrating its extraordinary competitiveness: six MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles made it to the top 10. And in the overall standings, things also look promising, with eight of the MINI ALL4 Racing cars holding top-20 positions.

DAKAR 2015: Stage 7

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Successful first half of the marathon stage for the MINI ALL4 Racing
No direct help from the outside, no mechanics, no teams. Tonight in Bolivia, the Dakar competitors are completely on their own. The first part of this marathon stage is over and once again, a MINI ALL4 Racing was the stage winner, five of the X-raid designed and built cars made it to the top 10 and nine to the top 20.

DAKAR 2015: Stage 6

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MINI ALL4 Racing on day seven once again invincible
Courtesy of Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) and his navigator Mathieu Baumel (FRA), the Qatar Rally Team and its MINI ALL4 Racing celebrated the next stage win and kept on extending its overall lead.

DAKAR 2015: Stage 5

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Vladimir Vasilyev surprises with stage win
On the fifth stage of the 2014 Dakar Rally, from Copiapo to Antofagasta, Valdimir Vasilyev celebrated his very first Dakar stage win.

DAKAR 2015: Stage 4

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For the fourth consecutive time, a MINI ALL4 Racing proved to be the fastest vehicle of the day. In the first real dune stage of the 2015 Dakar, Qatar Rally Team driver Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) and his navigator Mathieu Baumel (FRA) celebrated their second stage win, followed by Nani Roma (ESP) and Michel Périn (FRA) who gave the Monster Energy Rally Raid Team second place.

DAKAR 2015: Stage 3

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The MINI ALL4 Racing continues to keep its rivals at bay. In the third stage of the 2015 Dakar, from San Juan to Chilecito, the Argentineans Orlando Terranova and Bernardo "Ronnie“ Graue, representing the Monster Energy Rally Raid Team colours, secured their second stage win. 

DAKAR 2015: Stage 2

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The second stage of the 2015 Dakar, from Villa Carlos Paz to San Juan, also was won by a MINI ALL4 Racing. In addition, six of the MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles made it to the top 11.

DAKAR 2015: Stage 1

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A total of four MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles built in Trebur made it to the top 10, in the first stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally. 

2014 is best ever MINI sales year

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BMW Group in the UK achieved its best ever sales in 2014 with both BMW and MINI brands setting new UK records.

200 New apprentices for MINI UK

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In its MINI UK production network, the business is looking for 47 new apprentices to take up places in August 2015. In addition, BMW and MINI retailers are looking to recruit around 150 young people across the UK, a third more than in 2014.

Skills Minister Nick Boles said: “Apprenticeships make total business sense while giving people the chance of a high-quality and respected route in to employment. That’s why it’s so encouraging to see firms like BMW leading the way in 2015 by committing to employ more apprentices. Through our reforms we have given employers like BMW the power to design top-quality apprenticeships that equip learners with the skills businesses need to grow and thrive.”

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