Mini said to have Pulled the Plug on the Rocketman
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Mini said to have Pulled the Plug on the Rocketman



Remember the Mini Rocketman Concept from last year's Geneva Motor Show? Over the past few months, there had been several reports saying that the BMW Group was planning to put the city-car sized Mini into production by 2016.

Today, Car is reporting that the Germans have shelved those plans for a smaller Mini model inspired by the Rocketman.

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