MINI Teams Up With KISS For Charity; Announces MINI Rocks The Rivals Tour
April 21, 2011, 13 years ago
AutoGuide.com has issued the following report from Colum Wood:
Introduced by MINI CEO Jim McDowell today at the New York Auto Show (in full KISS makeup no less), the legendary rock band helped announce that the new Countryman crossover is going on tour.
Making the band analogy, McDowell said that like when a successful album brings about a tour, so should a successful car and as a result the MINI Rocks The Rivals tour will be heading out across America. The tour will let customers drive the new Countryman alongside several of its rivals to show just how capable it is.
Appearing on stage with KISS (minus Paul Stanley) were four custom-wrapped Countryman models – one for each of the KISS band members. Front man Gene Simmons and McDowell announced that they are partnering to auction off the four vehicles with the proceeds going to Unicef to help children in Japan. In addition, any MINI customer will be able to buy the same KISS-themed wrap and MINI will donate the proceeds to charity.
