In most car-sharing programs the mini vehicles are offset with larger ones and even a pickup or two.

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It seems just a matter of time before all Mini vehicles (and more broadly, vehicles across the board) have some sort of in-dash LCD.

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Hornby is planning a range of collectable Moshi Monsters pin badges, and has also launched a Star Wars-based Scalextric range, a number of James Bond-related products and a series of mini collectable vehicles.

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Approximately 80% of the commercial vehicles sold were mini and light trucks and buses, ideal replacements for agricultural vehicles and those ever-present inkfish.

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BMW, which also owns Mini and Rolls-Royce, delivered 448, 200 vehicles worldwide in the quarter, up 5.3%.

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Somewhat out of context, Mini brought in the original KISS with four band-personalized vehicles (below) to be auctioned off for charity.

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Their models range from Hyundai's new flagship, the Grand Santa Fe - which marks the brand's entry into the market for large, luxurious sports utility vehicles - to Kia's Provo concept, which is gunning at the quirky Mini.

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More are on the way -- the talk of this year's big Detroit auto show was all about "crossover" vehicles such as Ford's new Edge and Acura's RDX, while even Mini is planning to build a wagon version of its beloved Cooper hatchback.

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According to the Japan Mini-Vehicle Association, sales in affiliate Mitsubishi Fuso dropped 9.6% to 5, 942 vehicles following a 29.9% drop in July.

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