The key idea behind the MINI VISION NEXT 100 is responsible use of resources for personal mobility.
The motto “Every MINI is my MINI” is about innovative car-sharing, with MINI fans of the future able to access and tailor any MINI to their own personal preferences, anywhere and at any time.
The MINI is viewed as being available to everybody at all times, picking drivers up autonomously from wherever they like and adjusting the car’s appearance, driving characteristics and connectivity to suit the user’s personal lifestyle.
The two cars, joined by BMW VISION NEXT 100, formed part of BMW's exhibition and event platform “Iconic Impulses. The BMW Group Future Experience.”. The BMW VISION NEXT 100 was unveiled at the Munich centenary celebrations on March 7.
A fourth Vision Vehicle, by BMW Motorrad, will premiere on Oct 16 in Los Angeles, completing the BMW Group’s brand quartet.
As the home of MINI and Rolls-Royce, Britain is the BMW Group’s fourth-largest market overall and its third-largest production base. It is the only market with a production base for all BMW Group brands, with MINI plants in Oxford and Swindon, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Goodwood and the BMW engine plant in Hams Hall. Since 2000, the BMW Group has invested almost £2 billion in the four British production facilities, and it sources £1.2 billion worth of goods and services from British suppliers.
Annual exports total £2.4 billion, with around 80 percent of British-made MINIs and 90 of Rolls-Royces built for customers outside Britain. The BMW Group and its sales network employ more than 24,000 people directly and support 50,000 jobs there.
As Europe’s only mega city, London is the ideal platform to unveil these solutions for tomorrow’s personal mobility needs, said BMW in a statement.
