The next-generation MINI was expected to be unveiled at the 2013 Los Angeles auto show, however, BMW has now officially confirmed that the vehicle will make its global debut on 18 November 2013 at the MINI plant in Oxford, just 2 days before 2013 LA Motor show. The vehicle will be unveiled on the occasion of 107th birth year of the man who started an automobile revolution, Sir Alec Issigonis.
The new MINI will also have its exhibition premiere in front of international audiences in the same week, with an almost simultaneous unveiling in Los Angeles and Tokyo. On 20th November 2013, the premium small car will first previewed at the Tokyo Motor Show, Japan, followed just hours later by the Los Angeles Motor Show in California, USA. The new MINI will go on sale in the first quarter of 2014.
The new MINI will be produced in Oxford, and the world premier will mark additional highlights in a jubilee year for the MINI plant, where automobiles have been built for more than 100 years at the historic Oxford location. The world premiere will pay tribute to MINI’s origins and the creator of the original icon. With the introduction of the Mini in 1959, Alec Issigonis revolutionised the automobile industry.
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Source : CarDekho - BMW cars - New 2014 MINI debut on November 18 at Oxford Plant; launch by early 2014
