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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

The Truth About Cars

When BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994, the original Mini (which began production by the British Motor Corporation in 1959) was still being built. The various BMC successors had tried and failed repeatedly to design a Mini successor over the decades , but it took a big stack of Deutschmarks (and, later on, Euros) to do the trick.

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

EV Central

China’s Geely is providing its SPA electric vehicle architecture and Italian design house Pininfarina (these days owned by India’s Mahindra) is providing the exterior and interior design for three EVs – an SUV, a hatchback and estate. Touted as Mexico’s cheapest EV, the SEV E-WAN is priced from about $8000. SEV 2023 SEV E-WAN.

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