Magna might assemble new MINI SUV
Canada’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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July 25, 2007 @ 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.
July 25, 2007 @ 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!
July 25, 2007 @ 9:48 am
funny…
July 25, 2007 @ 10:47 am
Looks like a pug with big eye and 4 legs staring at you!
July 25, 2007 @ 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
July 25, 2007 @ 2:14 pm
looks like a guppy….any1 agree?
July 25, 2007 @ 3:28 pm
CUTE is certainly the word to describe this Mini SUV, but anyway I won’t buy!
July 25, 2007 @ 3:31 pm
love or hate it..thats mini
July 25, 2007 @ 4:15 pm
mini is mini,
i think ,this pollute the mini-ness
July 25, 2007 @ 4:35 pm
lol mini Suv ?? or Biggy Suv ?? any spec for this car?
July 25, 2007 @ 5:47 pm
eeeee…. looks weird!
remind me of Toad!
July 25, 2007 @ 8:31 pm
Uglyyyy. Strech minis are not cool
July 25, 2007 @ 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….
July 26, 2007 @ 8:17 am
look like big frog.. but.. still cute..hehehe
July 26, 2007 @ 3:35 pm
GUPPY>>>>>>>>
July 27, 2007 @ 1:18 am
This is quite…hmm
innovative but not creative OR creative but not innovative
ive made myself confused already
July 28, 2007 @ 6:18 pm
carefull…this frog is about to jump