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.
Brilliant colors are more often seen when the fall weather has warm, sunny days with cool nights between 32Â° and 45 Â°F. Indeed, shade-grown leaves often are a duller color than leaves that are in the full sun, even on the same plant. The reds and purples found during the fall are due to the anthocyanin compounds.