Monday, October 27, 2008
Mini sales soar in United States
Sales in the United States of the UK-produced Mini have soared ahead of those in Britain for the first time.
A 27% rise in US sales in the year to September led to 40,694 Minis being sold. Over the same period in Britain, some 35,496 Minis were sold. The soaring price of petrol has fuelled the car's American success.
About 80% of the 240,000 Minis produced annually at the company's plant in Oxford are exported.
DATED: 27.10.08
FEED: AW
