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We hope your evening is filled with fun and great candy! Be safe and Happy Halloween from  MINI of Alexandria.

MINI USA and MINI Financial Services announces the introduction of Flipped Financing, a new and innovative vehicle financing program that helps MINI dealers put consumers at the heart of an easier and simplified purchase experience. With Flipped Financing, all approved credit applicants receive one interest rate as advertised, up-font and without any surprises. At the same time the program creates a straightforward and clear-cut purchase process that eliminates the need for potentially lengthy negotiations or hassle for both the customer and the dealer. “After a successful pilot program, during which we received direct feedback from dealers and customers alike, we’re incredibly excited to roll out Flipped Financing to all MINI dealers in the U.S.,” said Ian Smith, CEO of BMW Group Financial Services Americas. “We are confident that this is the start of a sustainable, long-term program that will not only help create a transparent and pleasurable purchase process for our customers, but will also allow them to get in and out of the showroom quicker so that they can spend more time having fun behind the wheel of their new MINI.” In a rapidly changing retail environment, MINI aims to provide a simplified process for both dealers and customers with Flipped Financing. For MINI dealers, this new program represents an opportunity to make it easier for dealer Finance & Insurance (F&I) offices to be more effective at satisfying customers with a faster, simpler and easier transaction. For customers, Flipped Financing offers one rate across the board to all whose credit applications are approved, along with a clean and simple process. In addition, MINI Flipped Financing removes added pressure for customers to purchase protection products at the time of sale. Customers now have up to 30 days after purchase of their new MINI to learn about and decide on purchasing additional products. This flexibility also offers dealers additional touchpoint opportunities to connect with their customers. As the name implies, MINI has flipped the typically complex auto financing process on its head. With a crystal-clear financing process and uniform rate for all, MINI Flipped Financing is the true definition of “what you see is what you get” - one rate, zero pressure and no nonsense. For customers interested in learning more about MINI Flipped Financing available exclusively through MINI Financial Services, please visit www.MINIUSA.com/flipped-financing, or your local MINI dealer.

MINI of Alexandria will be open Sunday, October 27th from 11AM-4PM. Click here to start shopping now.

MINI USA and Best Friends Animal Society will celebrate their ongoing partnership this Saturday, October 26, with a “pup-up” event, dubbed “MINI of Mutthattan”, at the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in New York City. The pup-up event, which runs from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., will offer fee waived adoptions of dogs and cats courtesy of MINI USA in honor of Best Friend’s annual Strut Your Mutt Day. The special adoption event will celebrate the two brands and their DRIVE to Save Them All®. MINI USA and Best Friends have been closely aligned since 2013, with multiple dealers supporting Strut Your Mutt events each year across the country. MINI USA also provides Best Friends with a fleet of MINI Countryman to use for animal rescue, vet visits and adoption days. In 2014, Best Friends was the charitable partner for MINI TAKES THE STATES, MINI USA’s biennial owners rally, where proceeds from the registration fee went to support Best Friends and owners made personal contributions and fundraised on the road. “Passion is at the core of the MINI brand and we know that MINI owners and dealers are equally as passionate about their pets, in fact, 65 percent of our owners have a dog or cat at home.” said Steve Ambeau, Department Head, MINI Brand Communications, MINI USA. “For this reason, we feel it’s not only the perfect partnership, but also important for us to do everything we can to support the drive in helping to find pets happy homes and save them all.”

MINI COMPLIMENTARY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. It comes standard with every new MINI* and is one of the most comprehensive scheduled maintenance programs in its class, covering recommended scheduled maintenance for up to 3 years or 36,000 miles (whichever comes first). To receive these services at no cost, just schedule an appointment at your authorized MINI Dealer while your MINI is covered by this program. And since all services will be performed by a MINI trained and certified technician, using genuine MINI parts, your car will be maintained to our exacting standards. Which are, admittedly, higher than most. more • Engine Oil Services • Inspection Services • Brake Fluid Service • Engine Air Filter • Cabin Air Microfilter MINI MAINTENANCE+ Extend your MINI's Complimentary Scheduled Maintenance program with MINI Maintenance+. It's the simple, cost-effective way to keep your MINI's performance at peak potential. All work is done with genuine MINI Parts by MINI Certified Technicians. To provide comprehensive expert maintenance for the life of your vehicle, combine MINI Maintenance+ with MINI Value Service. Available exclusively at authorized MINI Dealers.** * All model year 2017 MINI vehicles and newer sold or leased by an authorized MINI dealer come standard with Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance for the first 3 years or 36,000 miles whichever comes first. Only the following maintenance items are included with Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance when they are performed as outlined in the vehicle's Maintenance booklet: • Engine oil and filter • Brake fluid • Vehicle check (Inspection) • Cabin microfilter • Engine air filter • Spark plugs • Remote control key battery NON-TRANSFERABILITY Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance program is an exclusive benefit that applies to the initial purchaser, owner, or lessee of a new vehicle, sales demonstrator vehicle, Aftersales Mobility Program vehicle, or BMW Group company vehicle from an authorized MINI dealer in the United States (including Puerto Rico). Coverage is not transferable to subsequent purchasers, owners, or lessees. The sole exception to the non-transferability of coverage is that household transfers within the United States (including Puerto Rico) to members of the household of the initial purchaser, owner, or lessee of a MINI vehicle from an authorized MINI dealer - will not terminate coverage. Household transfers are limited solely to transfers to a current or former spouse or spousal equivalent, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild from the initial purchaser, owner, or lessee of a vehicle. In the event of a household transfer, purchasers, owners, or lessees of a MINI vehicle should promptly advise their authorized MINI dealer to document and confirm the household transfer for purposes of coverage. The payoff of a loan on a vehicle by the initial purchaser and the purchase of a leased vehicle by the initial lessee are not considered transfers for purposes of coverage. Click here for additional details. Click here for more information.

The MINI Fall Service Event No matter how many miles your MINI has, this fall bring it home to the experts who know it best. Each service is performed by MINI Trained Technicians who exclusively use MINI Original Parts, which come backed by a two-year unlimited mileage limited warranty. Plus, get rewarded via a MINI Prepaid Mastercard® valid for future purchases at your MINI Dealer or shopminiusa.com with your qualifying service visit, from September 1 – October 31, 2019. FALL SERVICE OFFER: $50 PREPAID CARD. Receive $50 in rewards via a MINI Prepaid Mastercard on services totaling $250 or more using MINI Original Parts. OIL SERVICE OFFER: $25 PREPAID CARD. Receive $25 in rewards via a MINI Prepaid Mastercard with the purchase of an oil service using MINI Original Engine Oil. FLOATING CENTER CAPS: $91 SET OF FOUR. Keep your wheels in focus, even in motion. Additional fee for installation can be applied towards Fall Service Offer. Subject to availability.

MINI Car-Costume Contest Dress up your MINI in a Halloween Costume and bring it to MINI of Alexandria. • Saturday, October 19th, 2019 • 10:00 AM through 11:30 AM

Pet Costume Contest Submit a photo of your pet dressed up in their best Halloween costume! Winner receives a $100 MINI Service Gift Card. Enter the Contest October 12th thru October 26th by submitting your photos to our passport MINI of Alexandria Facebook page Click here to submit your photos!

Get up to $3,500 off select new MINI Models. Click here to browse inventory.

URBAN-X, by MINI, the leading accelerator for startups reimagining city life, today graduated its sixth cohort of startup companies at an official ClimateWeek NYC event at their Brooklyn, New York headquarters. Run in coordination with the UN and the City of New York, Climate Week continues to grow as the time and place for the world to showcase amazing climate action and discuss how to do more. URBAN-X, launched by MINI as part of the brand’s innovation practice and venture firm Urban Us, invests $150,000 per company in the next generation of startups and entrepreneurs building solutions to combat the current climate emergency and related challenges impacting cities today.

With 301 hp of raw power, the only thing stopping the new MINI John Cooper Works Clubman is its high-performance sport brakes

UP TO $2,500 OFF SELECT MINI MODELS Up to $2,500 off select new 2019 MINI models at participating MINI Dealers, excluding Oxford Edition and Plug-in Hybrid models. Must take delivery by 9/30/2019. Offer detail includes: $2,500 off MINI Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman ALL4, and John Cooper Works Countryman ALL4 models; $2,000 off MINI Cooper S Clubman, Cooper S Clubman ALL4, John Cooper Works Clubman ALL4, Cooper Countryman, Cooper Countryman ALL4 models; $1,500 off MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 door and 4 door, John Cooper Works Hardtop 2 door, Cooper S Convertible, John Cooper Works Convertible, Cooper Clubman, Cooper Clubman ALL4 models; $1,000 off MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 door and 4 door, and Cooper Convertible models. The cash off is applied against MSRP of final purchase price. Certain exclusions apply. Valid on final negotiated price and can be combined with certain other MINI offers that are available at the time of purchase. Credit cannot be applied toward tax, title, registration, destination, handling, or other dealership fees. Options may be limited due to product availability at time of sale.