Under the approved consent order, BMW is barred from telling MINI owners that routine maintenance must be done by franchised dealers in order to ensure a vehicle’s safe operation or to maintain its value.
Read More →BMW of North America has agreed to settle FTC charges that its MINI Division violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act by telling consumers that BMW would void their warranty unless they used MINI parts and MINI dealers to perform maintenance and repair work.
Read More →The weather cleared in time to drive up April sales by 4.1% from a year ago. April’s SAAR was 16.04 million, up from March’s SAAR but down from a year ago.
Read More →The addition of AutoCheck gives BMW and MINI dealers the ability to choose the vehicle history report that best meets their needs
Read More →Total light vehicle sales were up 10.3 percent from a year ago and 14.9 percent vs. March, according to AutoData, which put the seasonally adjusted annual rate at 14.42 million units.
Read More →A recent uptick in gas prices pushed consumers toward fuel-efficient vehicles rather than back to the sidelines, with the annual sales rate jumping to 15.1 million vehicles, according to Autodata.
Read More →Retail sales rose 11.4 percent in January, with the industry pacing at a 14.18 million seasonally adjusted annual sales rate — the highest rate since the government’s Cash for Clunkers program in August 2009, according to AutoData.
Read More →MINI Financial Services has launched its first social navigation mobile application. Called MINI Motoring, the app allows users to discover the best roads in more than 50 countries.
Read More →Euro brands are catching the attention of car shoppers in a big way, with the segment increasing its share of consumer interest by more than 9 percent.
Read More →Honda and Lexus took home the top prizes in Edmunds.com’s inaugural Best Retained Value Awards, which recognize the brands and new-car models that have the highest projected residual value after five years.
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