The Mini Hatch/Hardtop, Clubman, Convertible, Coupe and Roadster are assembled at BMW's Plant Oxford in Cowley, England, and the Countryman and Paceman are assembled by Magna Steyr in Austria. A total of 301,526 Mini vehicles were sold worldwide in 2012.
Weather's Influence. The process of tree leaves changing color in the autumn, prior to falling, is temperature-dependent. As the temperatures fall, chlorophyll -- the green pigment in the leaves -- breaks down, revealing other pigments present in the leaves. The display depends on the weather as well.
Missouri is blessed with a great variety of trees, shrubs, and vines. Their leaves turn at different times, so Missourians enjoy a fall color season that may last four to six weeks. Sassafras, sumac, and Virginia creeper are some of the earliest to change, beginning in mid-September.