The brand is owned by BMW but it doesn't make the MINI a BMW. Just like the above reference, where someone noted the relationship between Smart and Mercedes-Benz. Indeed they are. BMW bought the company from the Rover group and are producing the new Mini in a plant near Oxford, England.
According to the map, those in the Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan are predicted to see partial color and the leaves will peak around October 7 -- and for those in Michigan's southern portion, the peak is expected to come around October 14. But dates for peak colors can be hard to predict. The Foliage Network notes:
The wheat grown in Michigan is of the winter wheat kind, that is, it is planted in fall, overwinters as immature plants, and ripens in early summer. The image below shows winter wheat in a field in October. Source: Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University.