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Under the approved consent order, BMW is barred from telling MINI owners that routine maintenance must be done by franchised dealers in order to ensure a vehicle’s safe operation or to maintain its value.

Tags: BMW North America, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, MINI

BMW of North America has agreed to settle FTC charges that its MINI Division violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act by telling consumers that BMW would void their warranty unless they used MINI parts and MINI dealers to perform maintenance and repair work.

Tags: BMW, compliance, Federal Trade Commission, MINI, Settlement, warranty

The weather cleared in time to drive up April sales by 4.1% from a year ago. April’s SAAR was 16.04 million, up from March’s SAAR but down from a year ago.

Tags: April, BMW, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, monthly sales, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen

The addition of AutoCheck gives BMW and MINI dealers the ability to choose the vehicle history report that best meets their needs

Tags: AutoCheck, BMW, CPO, Experian Automotive, MINI, Vehicle History Reports

Total light vehicle sales were up 10.3 percent from a year ago and 14.9 percent vs. March, according to AutoData, which put the seasonally adjusted annual rate at 14.42 million units.

Tags: Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Jeep, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, SAAR, smart, Toyota, Vehicle Sales, Volkswagen

A recent uptick in gas prices pushed consumers toward fuel-efficient vehicles rather than back to the sidelines, with the annual sales rate jumping to 15.1 million vehicles, according to Autodata.

Tags: Acura, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, monthly sales, new-vehicle sales, Nissan, Retail Sales, SAAR, Toyota, Vehicle Sales, Volkswagen

Retail sales rose 11.4 percent in January, with the industry pacing at a 14.18 million seasonally adjusted annual sales rate — the highest rate since the government’s Cash for Clunkers program in August 2009, according to AutoData.

Tags: Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Infinity, Jeep, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, monthly sales, Nissan, Ram, Toyota, Volkswagen

MINI Financial Services has launched its first social navigation mobile application. Called MINI Motoring, the app allows users to discover the best roads in more than 50 countries.

Tags: MINI, MINI Financial Services, Mobile Applications

Euro brands are catching the attention of car shoppers in a big way, with the segment increasing its share of consumer interest by more than 9 percent.

Tags: consumer financial habits, Fiat, MINI, NADAguides

Honda and Lexus took home the top prizes in Edmunds.com’s inaugural Best Retained Value Awards, which recognize the brands and new-car models that have the highest projected residual value after five years.

Tags: Acura, Audi, Chevrolet, Edmunds.com, Ford, Honda, Infiniti, Jeep, Lexus, Mazda, MINI, residual values, Scion, Toyota