| Re: Bmw considering to build a Mini cross-over -
07-19-2007, 05:16 AM
Magna in talks to build a much bigger Mini
GREG KEENAN
AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER
July 19, 2007
Magna International Inc. is negotiating with BMW AG to build a sport-utility-vehicle version of the auto maker's popular Mini cars, industry sources in Europe said yesterday.
The vehicle would be called the Mini Colorado, a source in Detroit said, and Magna's Steyr plant in Graz, Austria, would assemble about 65,000 of the vehicles annually.
In addition, Magna Steyr is in the running to assemble a roadster for Volkswagen AG, which would add another 20,000 vehicles to production at Graz, the Detroit source said.
The Mini has been a smash success for BMW, and the plant in Oxford, England, where it is manufactured is running flat out.
Source: reportonbusiness.com |