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Michigan, Cavnue to create corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles between Ann Arbor and Detroit

Green Car Congress

This public-private partnership will explore the opportunity and viability of this project working with state and local partners, stakeholders, and communities across the corridor from Detroit to Ann Arbor. The announcement took place in front of Michigan Central Station which Ford purchased in 2018.

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BMW to introduce BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid at Detroit show

Green Car Congress

BMW will stage the world premiere of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan and the US premiere of the BMW Concept X2 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January in Detroit. BMW ConnectedDrive will be showcasing a selection of new services. BMW ConnectedDrive will be showcasing a selection of new services.

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GM expands to new European markets with its luxury $93K Lyriq

Baua Electric

The all-around Lyriq has been compared to the Mercedes EQE SUV, Audi A8 e-tron, and BMW iX. Electrek’s Take The brand is hoping the French, for one, will connect with the Cadillac’s French heritage – adventurer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded Detroit in 1701. The top-of-the-line Sport mode starts at $61,795. Get started here.

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BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

The Truth About Cars

BMW has announced it is expanding its ChargeForward incentive program to drivers of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles living in the contiguous United States. BMW believes this can be mitigated with ChargeForward by ensuring user charging times are carefully monitored and scheduled.& Need your vehicle to charge right away?

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For her car sharing had subcategories of: Car sharing is expanding our mobility Roundtrip One-Way Personal Vehicle Sharing (which can include fractional ownership models) Then there’s scooter sharing and bike sharing (also with subcategories of public, closed campus and peer-to-peer [P2P]). In the U.S. It is now owned by Stellantis.

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The Six People You Meet In the Car Business

The Truth About Cars

A rotund enthusiastic person, Perry was one of the best sales people I’d ever seen. They may only own a Chrysler franchise but can talk at length about what& is going on at BMW and Toyota. We attended& a meeting at DaimlerChrysler headquarters in Detroit on the day of its& annual& employee car show. &

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Elon Musk scares Mercedes-Benz and BMW: former GM and Ford exec Bob Lutz

Teslarati

Veteran automotive executive Bob Lutz recently revealed in a statement to the Financial Times that German luxury automakers Mercedes-Benz and BMW are afraid of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Lutz’s statements were included in an article awarding Elon Musk with the Financial Times ‘ Person of the Year Award. .

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