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MINI Rocketman returns for London 2012

The MINI Rocketman Concept – first seen at Geneva 2012 – has been titivated and rolled out to promote BMW’s London 2012 sponsorship. We all thought, when BMW rolled out the MINI Rocketman Concept at the Geneva Motor Show in 2011, that this was the future for a second, smaller take on the modern MINI. But BMW seemed to go cold on the idea of building a modern MINI with dimensions much closer to the original Issigonis Mini so we thought the plans had gone out of the window.

2012 SEAT Exeo & Exeo ST Estate arrive in UK showrooms

The 2012 SEAT Exeo & Exeo Estate arrive in UK showrooms The 2012 SEAT Exeo saloon and Exeo ST Estate have had a small facelift – which debuted at Frankfurt – and have now arrived in SEAT UK showrooms. It’s hard to get too excited about the facelift for the 2012 SEAT Exeo – or even call it a facelift – so small are the changes. But changes there have been and SEAT are now filling up their showrooms with the 2012 version of the Exeo – basically a last generation Audi A4 – ready for punters who must have the latest model.

NHTSA report: Audi S8 tops 2009 theft rates

The Audi S8 and the Toyota Camry stood out among the most stolen 2009 passenger vehicles in a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The just-released report tracked theft rates for all new 2009 passenger vehicles stolen that year. It excludes most SUVs and pickups, so the Cadillac Escalade won't make this list.