Adam Maas wrote:
>John Francis wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 02:20:49PM -0500, Adam Maas wrote:
>>> The Mini is a BMW . . .
>>
>> Wrong. As I said, it's backed by foreign money, but
>> the Mini is a British design, British built.
>
>It's built by BMW and designed by BMW. Just by them in England. MINI is
>just a BMW nameplate and BMW builds and designs in many places
>(including the US).
Adam,
I am sorry, but John Francis is right.
The new Mini was already 99% designed by Rover when BMW bought the Rover
company from BAE Systems (British Aerospace).
Prototypes were already running and spy shots clearly showing the car (just as
you can buy it now) were in car magazines some months before BMW took over
Rover. And the final details were completed by ex-Rover British engineers
now employed by BMW.
So the Mini is a British design, British built. Just as John Francis wrote.
It is also BMW's most reliable model.
Colin
(I would like to thank my good friend who is ex-Rover engineer, now works for
BMW. He wrote most of above posting for me. His English is much better than
mine is.)
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