Editing Mini (section)

===United States and Canada===
[[File:Minis of Texas Meeting Feb 2006.jpg|thumb|right|A meeting of the Mini Owners of Texas club in [[Grapevine, Texas|Grapevine]], Texas]]

Between 1960 and 1967, BMC exported approximately 10,000 left-hand drive BMC Minis to the United States. Sales were discontinued when stricter federal safety standards were imposed in 1968<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2011/04/cars-uncle-sam-says-you-cant-have/|title=Uncle Sam Says No, You Absolutely Can't Have These Cars|date=11 April 2011|magazine=Wired}}</ref><ref>''The rise and fall of mini in America'' by Joy Keller, source mossmotoring.com [http://www.mossmotoring.com/rise-fall-rise-mini-america/], visited feb15 2016</ref><ref>''The Classic Mini – 1968 Austin Mini'', Hemmings Motor News, November, 2007 by Mike McNessor, source Hemmings.com magazine [http://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hmn/2007/11/The-Classic-Mini---1968-Austin-Mini/1539245.html]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/FMVSS/ |title=Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations |website=Nhtsa.gov |access-date=2017-03-03 |archive-date=29 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529033515/http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/fmvss/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miniusa.com/content/miniusa/en/footer-navigation/faq.html |title=FAQ |website=Miniusa.com |access-date=2017-03-03}}</ref> and the arrival of the larger and more profitable [[Austin America]]. Mini sales fell in the 1967 calendar year and the US importer was expecting the forthcoming Austin America to find a larger market. The America was also withdrawn in 1972 due to slow sales and the introduction of bumper-height standards. Mini sales continued in Canada until 1980. MkIII variants, as with their UK counterparts remained badged as a "Mini" (no distinction between Austin or Morris), and in 1976 with the takeover of British Leyland, became British Leyland Minis (MkIV). Leyland Minis also were subject to stricter government regulation with high bumpers, large turn indicators, warning buzzers and lights for seat belts and also a fitting of air pollution pumps which required a specially designed radiator.

Today the [[US government]] exempts cars older than 25 years [[Grey import vehicle#United States|from all import laws]], so older Minis can be freely imported. The [[Government of Canada|Canadian government]] applies a similar rule after 15 years.