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BMW, Daimler Electric Car Talks Officially Over With Apple
It was reported in the past that Apple toured BMW facilities and had hopes of a partnership with the company in order to use the i3 as a foundation for the Apple Car. Since then, reports have been sketchy about the relationship, but pointed toward no official agreement. Sources in the German auto industry have confirmed that BMW is not planning to partner with Apple. Recently, it was reported that Daimler is taking the same stance. 24 April 2016
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Aston Martin Confirms Production Version Of DBX Concept, Issues £200 Million To Fund Development
Aston Martin Lagonda confirmed that the DBX Concept will enter production! The company issued £200 million (over $300 million) in funding to handle product expansion for this and maybe other models with electric powetrains. 14 May 2015
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Simon Sproule Departs Tesla For Aston Martin To Reunite With Buddy Andy Palmer
Andy's September 30th Tweet Simon Sproule From His Nissan Days On September 30, former Nissan chief planning officer and lead electric vehicle proponent, Andy Palmer, put out a sincere Tweet (above) of his departure from Nissan to head up Aston Martin. It took a few days for Simon Sproule, vice-president of communications and marketing a... 07 October 2014
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Tesla Adds Former Aston Martin Exec to Vehicle Engineering Department
Tesla Motors is bolstering its engineering department with this latest appointment of former Aston Martin Chief Engineer of Vehicle Engineering, Chris Porritt, to Vice-President of Vehicle Engineering. Porritt's most notable work at Aston was as Chief Engineer for the automakers One-77 supercar. Tesla outlines the long automotive history of Porritt in this way: Chris Porr... 06 May 2013