Every year, MINIacs (that’s what MINI enthusiasts are called) would gather around to spread the love of the adorable German-British hatchback and this year’s MINIfest is no exception. Over 2,300 MINIacs flocked to Sentul Depot on Saturday, 22 July as the historic former train depot played host to MINIfest 2023. This year’s theme was called Big Love, Big Fun and it properly represented the vibrant community of passionate MINI owners. Malaysia is also MINI’s fastest-growing market globally in 2022

GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a-service platform, has expanded its GoCar Subs Electric fleet with some of the latest EV models. The new fleet includes the Nissan Leaf, the new Renault Zoe, Hyundai Kona EV (Plus variant), Hyundai Ioniq 5, Great Wall Motors’ Ora Good Cat and even the MINI Electric and Tesla Model Y. The Tesla Model Y is a Long Range variant, with CCS2 DC fast charging port. In addition to the expanded fleet, GoCar Malaysia is also offering new weekly and monthly

Very few cars invoke a sense of style, driving enjoyment and street cred like a MINI. Transcending three generations, the modern BMW-developed MINIs, or BINIs, as they’re sometimes called, have carved out a niche both among petrolheads and lifestyle-centric buyers alike. The Mini hatch is as much of a pop culture icon as it is a motor vehicle. In its third generation, the F56 Mini 3-dr Hatch, to give it its full name, brought about a new design - though still beautifully conveying its retrospect

BMW Group Malaysia ended 2022 with 14,466 vehicles delivered, including 1,233 MINI cars and 1,378 BMW Motorrad bikes. Managing Director Hans de Visser said the figures has kept BMW Group Malaysia ahead as Malaysia’s No.1 premium automotive company, for the third time in a row, now with a market share of over 50 percent. For its namesake BMW brand vehicles alone, the company has delivered 11,855 vehicles, up 37.8 percent from the year before, giving it a 45 percent market share. “Of course the re

A spokesman told Automotive News Europe that BMW will be producing electric hatchbacks and a small SUV in China through its partnership with Great Wall Motor. As such, the company will cease production of electric versions of MINI hatchbacks in the UK. In 2019, Great Wall Motor and the BMW Group announced the launch of their joint venture, Spotlight Automotive Limited to build a plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province. BMW said that it would start making electric MINIs at the new plant starting

In conjunction with BMW Group Malaysia’s 60 Years Celebration of MINI, the company has announced that it will be adding a new variant to MINI Malaysia’s model line-up – the MINI Cooper S Convertible. Soft top cars don’t have a huge following here in tropical Malaysia so it’s not surprising that MINI Malaysia’s allocation is limited to just 20 units. Priced at RM 279,888, the MINI Convertible, in Cooper S tune, carries a RM 30,000 premium over a similarly equipped MINI Cooper S 3 Door. As it carr