BMW, Mini aim to sell million cars off new FWD platform
 

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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mini/">Mini</a> sold 301,526 cars in 2012; <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> sold 1.54 million of its own models. According to a piece in <em>Autocar</em>, analysts say the coming UKL1 platform that will form the skeleton of the third-generation <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mini/cooper/">Mini Cooper</a> and coming front-wheel drive <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/1+series/">BMW 1 Series</a> could be responsible for "more than 900,000 cars per year" all by itself.<br />
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That sale fire is fueled by the UKL1 wearing up to twenty-three bodies in total between the two brands, 11 for Mini and 12 for BMW, rendering hatchbacks, sedans, coupes, convertibles, wagons, crossovers and people-haulers from about 12.5 feet to 14.5 feet. In April the VP of Mini USA said we might find <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/05/mini-may-have-overexpanded-some-models-may-not-be-replaced/">some current models don't make it</a> to a next generation, but a graphic accompanying the <em>Autocar</em> story has them all there. If it's correct, then those 23 models will only base model lines and don't account for different engines and four-wheel-drive options for each model.<br />
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The big changes that would perhaps mean big sales for the Mini line are a five-door hatch with two smaller rear doors for children, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/22/mini-mulling-sedan-small-sports-car/">the sedan talked about last year</a> for Asian markets and an MPV <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/25/mini-traveller-spacebox-mule-suggests-van-mpv-cometh/">perhaps wearing the "Traveler" name</a> that could send the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mini/countryman/">Countryman</a> in a more SUV-like direction.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/22/bmw-mini-aim-to-sell-million-cars-off-new-fwd-platform/">BMW, Mini aim to sell million cars off new FWD platform</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:03:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/22/bmw-mini-aim-to-sell-million-cars-off-new-fwd-platform/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20672385/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/22/bmw-mini-aim-to-sell-million-cars-off-new-fwd-platform/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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