Magna might assemble new MINI SUV

MINI ColoradoCanada’s Globe and Mail newspaper reports that BMW AG is current in talks with Canadian automotive supplier Magna International for the latter to build the upcoming MINI Colorado SUV at Magna’s plant in Graz, Austria.

Magna’s Austrian plant currently assembles the BMW X3, but it did not manage to get the contract for the next generation BMW X3 as BMW decided to build it at it’s own plant in South Carolina – a big loss for Magna as the current X3 accounts for 45% of the plant’s total output, or 113,000 units.

No further details are revealed except for estimated production numbers – around 65,000 annually. BMW currently makes all of it’s MINI models at it’s MINI Production Triangle in the UK, consisting of three plants – Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall.

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  • droll (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 8:28 am

    omg cute cute cute. but then again, the MINI line is getting a bit diluted. i’m not sure if new MINI fans will like it……….but profits are profits i guess.

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  • aesthari (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 9:36 am

    See? They can even make an SUV out of that bodyshell? How the hell can it possibly still be MINI? That thing’s wider and taller than a Wira!

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  • szw (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 9:48 am

    funny…

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  • ec (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 10:47 am

    Looks like a pug with big eye and 4 legs staring at you!

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  • drM (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 11:23 am

    this is an example of a bad botox injection practice.

    why would u want to squeeze the big wheels and fenders to the poor Mini? come on..please come up with atleast new design.

    this is crazy

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  • kei9 (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 2:14 pm

    looks like a guppy….any1 agree?

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  • mitlanevo (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 3:28 pm

    CUTE is certainly the word to describe this Mini SUV, but anyway I won’t buy!

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  • wong (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 3:31 pm

    love or hate it..thats mini

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  • proton.GL.. (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 4:15 pm

    mini is mini,
    i think ,this pollute the mini-ness

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  • sxe10r (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    lol mini Suv ?? or Biggy Suv ?? any spec for this car?

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  • transformer (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 5:47 pm

    eeeee…. looks weird!

    remind me of Toad!

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  • mystvearn (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 8:31 pm

    Uglyyyy. Strech minis are not cool

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  • arcana (Member) on Jul 25, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    MINI was supposed to be a classic small car like the fiat 500…..BMW is gonna spoil the image with this SUV and also the stretched version……quite pointless
    looks ugly in fact….

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  • AcopolocoEX (Member) on Jul 26, 2007 at 8:17 am

    look like big frog.. but.. still cute..hehehe

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  • kei9 (Member) on Jul 26, 2007 at 3:35 pm

    GUPPY>>>>>>>>

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  • nmh (Member) on Jul 27, 2007 at 1:18 am

    This is quite…hmm

    innovative but not creative OR creative but not innovative

    ive made myself confused already

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  • wong (Member) on Jul 28, 2007 at 6:18 pm

    carefull…this frog is about to jump

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