mini expansion in usa

minidude · 23rd June 2009, 02:08 PM

I heard on NPR this morning that mini plans to open 17 more dealerships in the US over the next year. That is GREAT NEWS! There just are not enough dealerships around. Now if they would just make a factory here, that would be the icing on the cake.

AprilWhine · 23rd June 2009, 02:23 PM

More dealerships is a good start.

With the current financial problems, people here will buy more fuel efficient cars, and MINI is the best in that field.

jbkone · 23rd June 2009, 02:33 PM

Pensacola, Florida is getting one! WOOHOO!! Anyone have a list of the others?

Paul · 23rd June 2009, 03:09 PM

The press release: MINI USA :: MINI USA to Expand U.S. Dealerships by 20 Percent to Support Double Digit Sales Growth Targets

Quote:

In addition to Birmingham, Alabama, MINI will open dealerships in the following cities: Pensacola, Florida; Alexandria, Virginia; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Fort Myers, Florida; El Paso, Texas; Ontario, California; Louisville, Kentucky; Raleigh, North Carolina; Knoxville, Tennessee; Loveland, Colorado; Madison, Wisconsin; Mount Laurel, New Jersey; Allentown, Pennsylvania; San Diego, California and Tempe, Arizona.

They said this was going to happen back in March: MINI grows in the US while MINI Ireland have a Sterling idea | theSwitchback but I guess it took a little while to get their plans all shaped up.

Fredrik · 25th June 2009, 04:24 PM

In Sweden they are doing the other way around unfortunately (concentrating the MINIsales to the major cities), but the worst is that they also remove some MINI authorised service and repair in smaller cities available before

A couple of our members (in the far north) in NMCS will have to travel more than 500 km ONE WAY in order to get their MINI looked after by an authorised serviceshop - this will probably cause the demand for MINI in parts of Sweden not close enough to an authorised serviceshop to drop remarkably.

Barry · 25th June 2009, 09:54 PM

What they didn't tell you is that there are two dealerships not on that list that are ready this year...

What they didn't tell you is that not all these stores have not yet signed the franchise agreements...

The real insight on the future of stores in the USA is that MINI USA has stated to BMW dealers that if they dopn't build stand-alone stores that could cost $8-$12 million, then the franchises could be opoen to non-BMW franchises in their region.

Barry @ MC2magazine.com

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23rd June 2009, 02:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
jbkone Total Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 327 Thanks: 71 Thanked 80 Times in 47 Posts	Pensacola, Florida is getting one! WOOHOO!! Anyone have a list of the others?

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Fredrik Chairman, NMCS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 1,750 Thanks: 213 Thanked 301 Times in 191 Posts	In Sweden they are doing the other way around unfortunately (concentrating the MINIsales to the major cities), but the worst is that they also remove some MINI authorised service and repair in smaller cities available before A couple of our members (in the far north) in NMCS will have to travel more than 500 km ONE WAY in order to get their MINI looked after by an authorised serviceshop - this will probably cause the demand for MINI in parts of Sweden not close enough to an authorised serviceshop to drop remarkably.

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Barry MC2 Magazine publisher Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 13 Posts	What they didn't tell you is that there are two dealerships not on that list that are ready this year... What they didn't tell you is that not all these stores have not yet signed the franchise agreements... The real insight on the future of stores in the USA is that MINI USA has stated to BMW dealers that if they dopn't build stand-alone stores that could cost $8-$12 million, then the franchises could be opoen to non-BMW franchises in their region. Barry @ MC2magazine.com