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BMW, Daimler seek to save $8B each from shared platforms, reports say

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BMW's iNext will be the automaker's electric and self-driving flagship. The crossover is seen winter testing in Sweden. It will go into production in Dingolfing, Germany, in 2021. (BMW)
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By:
Edward Taylor
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Reuters
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March 15, 2019 12:22 PM

FRANKFURT -- BMW and Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler are in talks to cooperate in developing vehicle platforms for electric cars in a move that could save each automaker at least 7 billion euros ($7.91 billion), Sueddeutsche Zeitung and Auto Bild reported.

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