BMW X7 to start at $74,895Auto News

BMW is filling out its product lineup with the launch of its largest crossover to date. The new X7, available at U.S. dealerships in March starting at $74,895, addresses a shortcoming in BMW's crossover lineup #8212; a true seven-seater option.

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Luxury EV startup plans for AutoMobility LA debutAuto News

Rivian Automotive, an upstart electric vehicle maker headquartered in suburban Detroit, plans to introduce its first pair of electric, off-road vehicles -- a crossover and a pickup -- in November at AutoMobility LA.

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Walmart announced a partnership with Advance Auto Parts that will create an automotive specialty store on Walmart.com. The news comes one day after its competing retailer Sears filed for bankruptcy.

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Tesla, GM in line for EV boost under U.S. Senate bill Auto News

Tesla and GM, which have lobbied Congress to lift a cap on electric vehicles eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit, could get their way for up to four years under a new proposal from a Republican senator.

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Ohio dealer Rhett Ricart elected NADA's next vice chairmanAuto News

The National Automobile Dealers Association has elected Ohio dealer Rhett Ricart as its next vice chairman, meaning Ricart is in line to become chairman in 2020.

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What this former Ford exec will do at PandoraAuto News

One of Ford's top connected vehicles executives has been hired by Pandora to help the streaming music company form partnerships with the auto industry.

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Cable industry moves to snatch airwaves away from 'talking cars'Auto News

Twenty years ago automakers won the rights to use a portion of U.S. airwaves for ultra-safe 'talking cars.' But now the cable industry wants more of those airwaves.

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Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, TrueCar investor, dies at 65Auto News

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, a key supplier to the auto industry who used the fortune he made from the tech giant to invest in TrueCar, professional sports teams, cable TV and real estate, died on Monday. He was 65.

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Why a NAFTA vote will likely wait until 2019Auto News

The renegotiated U.S. trade deal with Mexico and Canada won't get a vote in Congress this year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, setting up a potential fight with Democrats next year.

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Tesla's Supercharger network is the template for the hydrogen eraAuto News

A Tesla-like nationwide network of hydrogen fueling stations could help reduce the time it will take for fuel cell vehicles to become economically viable to manufacture.

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New Goodyear service offers replacement tires at consumers' homesAuto News

Goodyear Tire and Rubber hopes it can sell more tires by offering consumers an easier way to buy and install them, in an effort that may challenge franchised auto dealers.

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Uber gets IPO proposals at potential $120 billion valuation, report saysAuto News

Uber has recently received proposals from banks for an initial public offering valuing the ride-hailing company at as much as $120 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Elon Musk, Tesla settlement with SEC over tweets approved by U.S. judgeAuto News

A federal judge approved a $40 million settlement by Tesla and CEO Elon Musk with stock regulators, resolving claims that Musk misled the public on Twitter about a plan to take the company private.

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The dirt on 'clean' electric cars is just under the hoodAuto News

Every major carmaker has plans for electric vehicles to cut greenhouse gas emissions, yet their manufacturers are, by and large, making lithium ion batteries in places with some of the most polluting grids in the world.

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U.S. seeks Mexican steel export quotas, negotiator saysAuto News

The United States is seeking to impose quotas on Mexican steel exports as part of a negotiation to remove metals tariffs, the chief trade negotiator of Mexico's incoming government, adding the issue needed to be resolved within weeks.

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TomTom loses Volvo contractAuto News

That fed into concerns of critics who said a deal Google made last month with Renault, another TomTom customer, meant the company risked being relegated to third place in its main market.

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Elon Musk says Tesla owners who ordered full self-driving EVs to get chip upgradeAuto News

A new chip that improves Autopilot features will be available six months in advance to people who ordered the full self-driving version of the electric cars.

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Ford's new Territory crossover part of plan to regain lost ground in ChinaAuto News

Ford, while unveiling its new Territory crossover, said its plan to release a spate of new models will help turn around tumbling sales in the world's top auto market from the start of next year.

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TomTom loses Volvo contractAuto News

That fed into concerns of critics who said a deal Google made last month with Renault, another TomTom customer, meant the company risked being relegated to third place in its main market.

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VW CEO says German automakers have 50% odds of remaining among 'global elite' over next decadeAuto News

VW CEO Herbert Diess says that Germany's automakers have a only 50 percent chance of remaining leading players in the fast-changing auto industry.

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Audi fined $927 million by German prosecutors for diesel violationsAuto News

The luxury brand will not appeal the fine, and it said the penalty will have a significant impact on its annual earnings.

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Trump rhetoric unhelpful for tariff talks, says EU's trade chiefAuto News

Cecilia Malmstrom, the EU's trade chief, said that some of President Donald Trump's rhetoric was unhelpful while she was trying to make progress in tariff talks and said the bloc would have to respond if Washington imposed tariffs on EU cars.

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Geely-backed flying-car developer Terrafugia starts taking ordersAuto News

Terrafugia, a U.S. flying-car developer owned by Chinese automaker Geely, has begun taking orders for its first product, the Transition, a two-seat aircraft that can switch between driving and flying modes in less than one minute.

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