THE world"s first push-button...
THE world"s first push-button car radio appeared in 1938. Renault was first to offer steering wheel-mounted radio controls in 1984 on its Renault 25 executive model.
Although it"s small...
Although it"s small, it"s a big seller! The one millionth MINI - a Cooper S - has rolled off the line at the manufacturer"s Cowley plant in Oxfordshire. When BMW relaunched the famous UK brand in 2001, it planned to make 100,000 models a year. But huge demand has led to 240,000 leaving the factory every 12 months.