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DETROIT – Buick introduced the Avenir concept today in advance of the North American International Auto Show – a flagship sedan exploring progressive design with new levels of passenger well-being and technology integration.

The Avenir – French for future – is distinguished by its premium sports proportions and all-new interpretations of traditional Buick cues. It is the creation of a global team of Buick designers and sculptors who were inspired by historic Buick concepts, which pushed traditional boundaries, shaped future Buick models and influenced the entire auto industry.

LUXURIOUS INTERIOR. REIMAGINED.

The Avenir predicts what you need with proactive technology. Its soothing interior is designed to rejuvenate occupants with comfort, connectivity and colors that reward the senses and enhance the feeling of personal space.

Buick Explores Future with Avenir Concept — Buick introduced the Avenir concept today in advance of the North American International Auto Show

Personal 2+2 layout

Ionic cabin air filtration

Driver-recognition features that automatically sync infotainment preferences

Mobile device wireless charging

“Avenir embodies Buick design, which centers on effortless beauty and presence without pretense,” said Ed Welburn, vice president of General Motors Global Design. “It demonstrates the growing international reach of Buick and offers an exciting vision of where it can go.”

The Avenir’s sculptural surfacing, expressive proportion and Buick’s signature sweep-spear bodyside visually cue an exceptional driving experience that awaits inside.

“The interior is designed with the driver and passengers’ comfort and well-being in mind,” said Welburn. “Technology is seamlessly integrated and builds on the features that have become hallmarks for today’s production models – helping drive a new generation of customers to Buick.”

Additional vehicle highlights:

Personal seating for four

Full light-emitting diode (LED) exterior lighting

Twenty-one-inch wheels

Next-generation direct-injected V-6 engine with fuel-saving Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) and stop/start technology

Nine-speed paddle-shift automatic transmission

Driver-selectable suspension damping

Twin-clutch all-wheel-drive system

Next-generation Buick IntelliLink infotainment with large, 12-inch-diagonal color touch screen

Driver-recognition features that automatically sync infotainment preferences

Ionic cabin air filtration

Mobile device wireless charging

OnStar 4G LTE with Wi-Fi hotspot.

Buick Explores Future with Avenir Concept — Buick introduced the Avenir concept today in advance of the North American International Auto Show

“Why It’s Important:

Right now, the words “luxury sedan” seem to be reserved for the high-end Cadillac brand when it comes to the General Motors lineup, but the Buick Avenir Concept proves that things may not stay that way forever. The full-size sedan offers a luxurious, futuristic interior, a bold, eye-catching exterior, and proportions that rival the largest and most expensive luxury sedans.” says Doug DeMuro of AutoTrader.

A New Design Direction With A Nod to The Past

A long hood, wheels-at-the-corners stance and a sloping, rear deck that pays homage to historical models, such as the Riviera, distinguish the Avenir’s proportion.

A VISION OF FORWARD-LOOKING STYLE.

Avenir epitomizes the moment where passion is sculpted into steel, glass and leather. It introduces itself and makes a lasting first impression with sculpted design and a presence that speaks to luxury and the pinnacle of style.

Buick Explores Future with Avenir Concept — Buick introduced the Avenir concept today in advance of the North American International Auto Show

Full LED exterior lighting

21-inch wheels

New grille design based on the landmark ’54 Wildcat Concept II

Striking proportion reinforced by imposing presence

“Simply put, Avenir is a beautiful piece of sculpture, delivered on a premium proportion that acknowledges the Buick design heritage in a very progressive way,” said Michael Simcoe, vice president of design, GM International Operations. “The vehicle remains unmistakably Buick with a modern take on the traditional Buick cues such as the sweep spear and boattail. The result is a piece of artistry that is precise in its character, beautifully proportioned. It really takes your breath away.”

The most striking departure from contemporary Buick models is a new grille design that puts a new face on the brand. It features a large opening accented by a return to the three-color – red, silver and blue – Buick tri-shield insignia, accented by wing-shaped elements. The grille is flanked by bold headlamps featuring full LED lighting.

“The new grille is a modern interpretation of a design introduced on the landmark 1954 Wildcat II concept, which shattered expectations of what a Buick was supposed to be,” said Simcoe. “On the Avenir, it represents a break from convention and progressiveness in technology.”

Sculptural surfaces, taught lines, short overhangs and a broad-shouldered stance stretches 204.5 inches (5,195 mm) in length and 76 inches (1,931 mm) in width. Its reimagined sweep-spear element complements the long body lines and conveys a sense of motion, as does tapered rear-end styling.

Avenir’s sophisticated color palette, including a Crystalline exterior color and strained use of bright work accent the Avenir’s body lines and sets up the interior for a combination that takes Buick’s contemporary style to a higher level.

“It’s a sculpted design with a lot of snap in the character lines – with a classic long, low proportion,” said Simcoe. “Its length enables exceptional spaciousness inside, but just as importantly, a presence that speaks to luxury and the importance of style. In short, it’s the befitting proportion for a Buick flagship.”

Buick Explores Future with Avenir Concept — Buick introduced the Avenir concept today in advance of the North American International Auto Show

“The Avenir’s look is the work of an international team collocated in Australia and North America. Lead exterior designer Warrack Leach is credited with the rounded rear, which is described as a nod to the boattail ’71–’73 Riviera. Other classic Buick details include the traditional grille and the prominent scallop running from the front wheel openings back down the body sides to the rear doors. The four-place interior features a sweeping design motif and individual bucket seats bisected by a full-length center console. Hopefully, Buick will be able to preserve much of this sharp-looking design as it steers the Avenir toward production” says Joe Lorio of CarAndDriver.

A soothing environment with unprecedented integration

The Avenir’s four-place interior rewards the senses, makes managing technologies easier and enhances the feelings of personal space and well-being.

“A flowing, sculptural quality in the interior forms, deco trim, premium leather and ambient lighting, create an environment that is inviting and comfortable,” said Liz Wetzel, Buick interior design director.

Interior surfaces – inspired by nature and sea waves receding on a beach – flow seamlessly through the cabin. It is a motif featured on the seats and carried through in other trim components – even the carpet. In fact, a patterned insert for the carpet carries the motif in silk and bamboo.

Buick Explores Future with Avenir Concept — Buick introduced the Avenir concept today in advance of the North American International Auto Show

“There’s an almost-three-dimensional or bas-relief effect to the design motif that adds depth and heightens the sense of place,” said Wetzel. “Layered and floating elements such as the center console enhance the perception of lightness, efficiency and dynamism.”

A color palette of light and natural tones blended with oiled and buffed wood trim, and Galvano satin-chrome accents, enhance the Avenir’s ambience.

“They’re rich, premium materials and warm colors innovatively executed to enhance the soothing effect of the interior environment,” said Wetzel.

Functionality is manifested in the Avenir’s device-integration technologies, which are designed to lift the user’s mood and make the details associated with daily life a little easier. It starts the moment the vehicle is started, synchronizing information and devices within seconds. The Avenir instantly configures gauge cluster and infotainment screen displays based on prior customization while also recognizing the user’s music preferences, calendar schedule and recently visited locations from a cellphone’s GPS. It can even pick up a podcast the user was listening to at the moment it was interrupted.

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AT YOUR COMMAND.

With unprecedented technology not just at your fingertips, but integrated with how you live, the Avenir gives you technology that anticipates your every need.

Buick Explores Future with Avenir Concept — Buick introduced the Avenir concept today in advance of the North American International Auto Show

Next-generation V-6 engine with active fuel management and stop/start technology.

Next-generation Buick IntelliLink infotainment with large, 12-inch-diagonal color touch screen

Driver-recognition features that automatically sync infotainment preferences

OnStar® 4G LTE with Wi-Fi hotspot

Buick’s user experience designers are also pushing the Avenir’s technologies for home integration, which would allow accessing home security cameras or the capability of turning on outside lights and closing a garage door that was inadvertently left open.

“The Avenir’s integration features build on the technologies already available or coming soon in smartphones and streamline them in a system that makes accessing and interacting with them easier,” said Wetzel.

Personal connectivity extends to rear-seat passengers, where USB ports and video screens allow occupants to plug in to their favorite media and slip into complete relaxation, arriving at their destination refreshed and rejuvenated.

“The use of color, material, form and amenities can affect a person’s mood and feeling,” said Wetzel. “The Avenir is a showcase of thoughtful and modern design with the capacity to anticipate and facilitate the personal needs of its occupants. It’s absolutely its own getaway destination.”

Buick Explores Future with Avenir Concept — Buick introduced the Avenir concept today in advance of the North American International Auto Show

“Make no mistake, this is a big car. At 204.5 inches long, it’s longer than a standard-wheelbase Cadillac Escalade – a span that’s emphasized by the car’s long hood and waterfall grille – though it’s not quite as wide.

While clearly a showcar, the beautifully crafted interior looks largely produceable, including attributes like a next-generation 12-inch touchscreen infotainment system and 4G LTE wifi, but we suspect a production car would pick up a third rear seatbelt and give away some of its flowing contours that are said to have been ‘inspired by nature and sea waves receding on a beach.” says Chris Paukert of AutoBlog.

Buick is an international modern luxury brand offering vehicles with sculpted designs, luxurious interiors and thoughtful personal technologies, along with responsive-yet-efficient performance. Buick is attracting new customers with its portfolio of award-winning luxury models in North America and China. Learn more about Buick cars and crossovers at http://www.buick.com, on Twitter @buick, on Instragram, on Pinterest or at www.facebook.com/buick

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Electric vehicle startup Rivian scores $1.3 billion investment from T.Rowe Price, others

(Reuters) – Electric vehicle startup Rivian said on Monday it closed a $1.3 billion investment round, led by fund manager T. Rowe Price but also including existing investors online retailer Amazon.com Inc and No. 2 U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co.

The investment round, which also included BlackRock Inc, is the fourth this year for Rivian and positions the Plymouth, Michigan-based company as one of the better-financed players in a crowded EV manufacturing market where Tesla Inc is the most established player.

“This investment demonstrates confidence in our team, products, technology and strategy,” Rivian Chief Executive R.J. Scaringe said in a statement.

Electric vehicles still make up only a small piece of the global automotive market. While Tesla is the best-known maker, China and Europe are pushing automakers to roll out EVs, and Ford, General Motors Co and others have announced plans to spend billions of dollars developing the vehicles.

Founded in 2009, Rivian plans to build an all-electric pickup truck, the R1T, and the companion R1S SUV, starting in late 2020. Both models are based on a Rivian-designed “skateboard,” a chassis that bundles electric motor, batteries and controls and can accommodate a variety of body styles.

Prior to Monday’s announcement, Rivian had raised $2.2 billion from investors, according to investor website PitchBook, and was valued at an estimated $5 billion to $7 billion.

The company’s total valuation in the wake of the latest investment round was not immediately clear.

Rivian said on Monday no new board seats were added as a result of the latest investment.

T. Rowe Price has placed other bets in the auto sector. It is a large Tesla shareholder and also has invested in GM’s majority-owned Cruise self-driving division. T. Rowe Price also invested, along with Amazon, in self-driving car software startup Aurora and British online food delivery company Deliveroo.

“T. Rowe Price is excited to invest in Rivian as it moves the innovation frontier forward with its compelling sustainable transport solutions for both consumers and businesses,” T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund Portfolio Manager Joe Fath said Monday in an emailed statement.

Amazon, which has relationships and deals across the auto industry, led a $700 million investment round in Rivian in February. The e-commerce company also ordered 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian. The first Amazon vans will be built at a former Mitsubishi Motors Corp plant in Normal, Illinois, starting in 2021.

Amazon declined to comment on Monday.

Ford invested $500 million in Rivian in April and plans to help it begin production in Normal in 2020.

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“We want to maintain a meaningful value in the ownership and future of that company,” Ford spokesman T.R. Reid said on Monday about Rivian.

In November, sources told Reuters a battery-powered Lincoln SUV, due in mid-2022, would be the first Ford vehicle to be built on the Rivian skateboard.

Cox Automotive Inc, owner of the Autotrader online automobile market and Kelley Blue Book car valuation service, invested $350 million in Rivian in September.

Reporting by Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Dan Grebler and Matthew Lewis

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15 TO WATCH/5 SPORTS TECH/POWER OF SPORTS 5: RICK HORROW’S TOP SPORTS/BIZ/TECH/PHILANTHROPY ISSUES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 21

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As the new NBA season tips off this week, TV networks and the brands that back them firm up programming plans. ESPN’s morning show “First Take” will run live from their Los Angeles Production Center October 21-25 as the 2019-2020 NBA regular season begins. The show will have the latest insight on marquee matchups including Tuesday’s showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and L.A. Clippers. On TNT, Turner Sports announced that the “Inside the NBA Presented by Kia” studio team of Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson will be on the road for Autotrader Premiere Week. Tuesday night's studio coverage will be live from the NBA on TNT American Express Road Show in L.A. in an expanded pregame show that will feature the NBA Champion Toronto Raptors' ring ceremony and live looks from Toronto's Jurassic Park. NBA TV has also cemented a range of new original programming for the NBA season, including “The Warmup presented by Ford.” It’s no surprise that the Lakers enter the season with the most expensive NBA ticket, at an average $286.97, according to TickPick; the cheapest ticket for Tuesday’s season opener is $150.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is already reporting that the league’s losses from its dispute with China are “substantial.” Chinese footwear and apparel brands couldn’t be more pleased. JohnWallStreet notes the Chinese government’s reaction to Daryl Morey’s tweet and the NBA’s response sparked conversations about the billions of dollars that the NBA stands to lose in Asia and the “ripple effects” that a prolonged boycott of the league would have on U.S. footwear and apparel companies. However, little attention has been paid to how the controversy benefits Chinese footwear and apparel providers; namely Anta and Li-Ning, the two with ties to the NBA. Matt Powell of NPD Group laid out a scenario where “the government encourages its people to buy Chinese as opposed to Western products.” Should that happen, the Chinese people would be likely to comply; remember, the Chinese consumer is “Chinese first and a fan of the NBA second.” Of course, Anta and Li-Ning products are also immune to the headwinds that western competitors like Nike and Adidas face from the greater U.S.-China trade war.

TV broadcasters and streamers invested $38 billion in sports rights in 2018, nearly double the $20 billion spent in 2012. Globally, TV broadcasters, and to a lesser degree, online streamers, fork out 26% of their total content spend on sports rights, according to a report published last Wednesday by Ampere Analysis and carried by the Hollywood Reporter. The market for sports rights has nearly doubled in the last six years, from $20 billion in 2012 to $38 billion last year. The U.S. remains the largest single market for sports rights, with a $19 billion annual spend, a figure likely to jump as new rights cycles kick in for the NFL, MLB, and the NBA. Ampere forecasts the top U.S. leagues generating $4 billion more per year in rights revenues by the end of the next six years. And in Europe, broadcasters and online players in Europe's big five markets – the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, and Spain – shelled out $11 billion for sports rights in 2018, double the amount from six years ago. European broadcasters and pay TV operators in the big five spend a third of their content budget, on average, on sports, compared to 26% in the U.S.

As the World Series gets underway in Houston, MLB alters bylaws allowing institutional investors to take stakes in multiple teams. Bloomberg reported last week that Major League Baseball has altered its rules to allow investment funds to buy limited stakes in multiple franchises. The report also said that sports banker Sal Galagioto had created a $500 million investment vehicle explicitly for that purpose. The SEC-approved GSP Baseball Fund will take no more than 100 investors, with a minimum investment of $1 million. As team valuations continue to rise – the MLB average is now $1.78 billion – JohnWallStreet noted pro sports leagues have become concerned about the dearth of individuals wealthy enough to buy-in. The NBA is apparently discussing a similar solution, while the NFL is talking about raising its debt limit by +$700 million (to $1 billion). If your idea of baseball investment is more geared toward World Series bets, Betonline claims the Astros are the biggest Series favorite since the Red Sox over the Rockies in 2007 – they are 5/11 favorites, while the Nationals are 19/10 underdogs.

Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) has announced a multi-year partnership with Target that sees them become the first MLS club to sign a sleeve sponsorship deal. Starting in January, the agreement will see Target’s bullseye logo displayed prominently on the sleeve of LAFC jerseys, joining primary shirt sponsor YouTube. Terms of the deal, which lists Target as the official LAFC retail partner, have not been disclosed, but the Athletic said that MLS sleeve deals are worth anywhere between $500,000 and $1 million per year. LAFC is the first MLS team to sell the 2.5-by-2.5 inch inventory since the league announced the approval of sponsored sleeve patch sales last October. Only teams with a primary shirt sponsor can take advantage of the new initiative, which is a multi-year pilot program. Target will also join Banc of California, Delta Air Lines, and Heineken as one of LAFC’s Golden Boot Club members, securing exclusive access, visibility, and experiences through what is LAFC’s elite level of partnership. The deal comes on the back of LAFC’s best ever regular season, which saw them crowned MLS Western Conference champions, giving the club a bye to the semi-finals of this week’s MLS playoffs.

Tottenham Hotspur has announced a new five-year partnership with HSBC as its official banking partner in the UK and Hong Kong. SportsPro reports that the strategic agreement, which covers both the men’s and women’s teams, will see the financial services company work with the English soccer club to engage with fans through a range of activations, including digital campaigns, while playing a supportive role in the sport-led regeneration of the local area in North London. The club’s stadium development plan, which HSBC is supporting, aims to support 3,500 jobs as part of efforts by the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation to help enhance the lives of those in the local community through education, employment, health, and social inclusion programs. Fran Jones, Tottenham Hotspur head of partnerships, said: “We have developed a strong relationship with HSBC over a number of years and this new partnership is a natural expansion of this.” The club is also in the first year of a lucrative decade-long deal agreement with the NFL to host games every season and is reportedly in talks with Amazon over a documentary focused partly on their NFL links to broaden the team’s appeal in the U.S.

EspnW and the U.S. Department of State are hosting the eighth year of the Global Sports Mentoring Program October 11-November 19. The program will see 16 emerging female leaders from around the world begin a month-long mentorship in the United States alongside top American female executives from some of the most influential organizations in sports and business. Including ESPN, executive mentors in the 2019 program represent: the Big East Conference; Creative Artists Agency (CAA); Google; LISC; Minnesota Lynx/ Timberwolves; the NCAA; New Balance; the NHL; Saatchi & Saatchi, Spurs Sports & Entertainment; the University of Connecticut; and the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA). The initiative joins such other events as this week’s espnW Women + Sports Summit in Newport Beach, CA and the recently-completed LPGA Indy Women in Tech Driven by Group1001 tournament and week-long symposium that promote women’s leadership, education, and advancement both in and out of sport.

MLS will officially award Sacramento an expansion franchise this week. According to the Sacramento Bee, MLS will hold a press conference and fan event in California’s capital city on Monday to announce that the United Soccer League’s Sacramento Republic FC will make the step up to become MLS’ 29th team. Sacramento has been attempting to secure an MLS expansion team since 2015, but its chances were improved at the beginning of this year when Ron Burkle, billionaire part-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins, joined the Republic as lead investor. The Republic then received city council backing in April for a new $252 million, 20,000-seat stadium. Later that month, the Republic emerged as a front runner in the race to join MLS when the league announced it had been authorized to advance talks with the ownership groups of Sacramento and St Louis, which was officially awarded its own expansion team in August. If Sacramento is confirmed, it will pay a $200 million expansion fee to become the fourth MLS team in California. Confirmation would also mean that MLS has only one spot left to fill if it is to stick to its expansion target of 30 teams.

Cristiano Ronaldo apparently earns more from Instagram than he does from playing soccer for Juventus. The 34-year-old pockets an annual $47.8 million from paid Instagram posts, according to a study by social media firm Hopper HQ on Buzz Bingo. In contrast, his salary at Juventus is reportedly $34 million, according to Goal.com. Ronaldo's reported income from Instagram makes him the platform's highest earner, ahead of Lionel Messi and Kylie Jenner. “Ronaldo is the most followed human on Instagram," a marketing executive from Hopper told Business Insider. "Companies are paying almost $1 million for posts to access his insane reach.” A quick check revealed that Ronaldo has 186 million Instagram followers, compared with Messi at 133 million and Kylie Jenner at 149 million. And while companies around the world that have shifted large percentages of their marketing budgets to social media influencers are reconsidering that strategy in light of disappointing ROI, clearly those that invest in Ronaldo consider it money well spent.

Tiger Woods has been the subject of countless articles, books, and TV segments, but for the first time, he will tell his story in his own words. Last Tuesday, Harper Collins announced Woods’ BACK, a memoir chronicling the golfer’s life from growing up a celebrated golfing prodigy to shattering racial barriers and rising to fame, then facing continuing injuries and personal scandal, to mounting a comeback at 43 years old culminating with the 2019 Masters. “I’ve been in the spotlight for a long time, and because of that, there have been books and articles and TV shows about me, most filled with errors, speculative and wrong,” Woods said in the statement. “This book is my definitive story.” No publication date has been announced; the release stated that BACK will be “the first and only account directly from Woods, with the full cooperation of his friends, family, and inner circle.” For the moment, however, Woods is focused on “The Challenge: Japan Skins,” a big money made-for-TV match with Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, and Hideki Matsuyama taking place at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan.

Many Ryder Cup fans were left with a sour taste in their mouths after last Wednesday’s online ticketing lottery system sold out in less than 50 minutes. Fans around the world began receiving emails last week that they had been selected in the ticket lottery for the next Ryder Cup, planned for September 25-27, 2020, at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. But unlike The Masters’ ticketing process, winning the Ryder Cup lottery only guaranteed would-be attendees another opportunity to purchase tickets. The online lobby opened at 10 a.m. EST on Wednesday with tickets allowed to be purchased beginning at 11 a.m. EST, when fans were given a “randomly assigned” place in a virtual line. However, for many, by the time they reached the front of the line, tickets were sold out. Ticket demand was “unprecedented,” according to a tweet from the U.S. Ryder Cup account. Naturally, tickets have already popped up on resale sites. Weekly grounds passes start at $1,500 and individual event days start at $400.

Formula 1 eyes Miami to host its first-ever Grand Prix after reaching an agreement in principle to host a race at Hard Rock Stadium beginning in 2021. The proposed Formula One Miami Grand Prix would see F1 cars navigating a custom-built track around the stadium. Formula One had initially set its sights on a downtown track location, only to scrap the proposal in favor of Hard Rock Stadium, home to the Miami Dolphins, after local opposition. Concerns remain among residents over noise, traffic and pollution, though organizers insist this new location would reduce disruption compared to a downtown race. According to the Miami Herald, Dolphins and stadium owner Steve Ross will cover all race costs, including an expected $40 million custom track. It takes Formula One a step closer to holding a second U.S. race, a long-held ambition for the global motor racing series’ owners, Liberty Media. Since 2012, the sole F1 stop in the U.S. has been the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. A Miami F1 race would have an estimated annual impact of more than $400 million and 35,000 room nights.

Navy Federal Credit Union named title sponsor of NHL Stadium Series. The NHL announced that Navy Federal Credit Union, the Official Military Appreciation Partner of the league, was named the title sponsor of the 2020 NHL Stadium Series at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs between the Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings. The 2020 NHL Stadium Series game will be held on February 15. The league also unveiled the official event logo for the 2020 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series. Designed by NHL Creative Services, the logo celebrates outdoor hockey at Falcon Stadium and is inspired by the iconic and storied history of the U.S. Air Force Academy. The event is the first military tie-in of the NHL’s popular annual outdoor event, reminiscent of regular season games the NBA has held on aircraft carriers in Norfolk, VA, and San Diego.

ATP Media, the in-house rights agency for the global men’s tennis tour, saw revenues rise by 6.7% to $120.96 million in 2018. The UK-based production hub, which is also responsible for ATP Tour content creation, has registered gross profits of $13.57 million. The spike represents a 9.6% growth compared to the end of 2017. Broadcast rights sales, where ATP Media works alongside IMG, remain the dominant source of income. ATP Media also said it had benefitted from “favorable movements” on the euro and British pound exchange rates during last year. Broken up geographically, the UK operation generated $11.59 million in revenues at the end of 2018, while the rest of Europe raked in $31.91 million behind $77.45 million generated by ATP Media in other international territories. Among several of the media group’s high-profile broadcast deals, 2019 has already seen ATP Media secure an improved five-year agreement with Amazon Prime Video in the UK, which runs through the 2023 ATP season. In addition, deals were confirmed with Discovery-owned Eurosport in France and Sky Deutschland in Germany.

Finally, before a big game, it’s important for fans to get a Goodyear night’s sleep. The Goodyear Blimp has provided aerial coverage of college football games since 1955, and later this season will become the first non-player or coach to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Now, Forbes reports, fans will have the chance to stay in the iconic dirigible prior to the Notre Dame vs. Michigan game October 26. One-night stays can be booked through Airbnb for October 22, 23, and 24 in the blimp hangar in Mogadore, Ohio. Each night is priced at $150 (plus taxes and fees) to celebrate college football’s 150th anniversary. Guests "will have exclusive access to the Goodyear hangar, which is the size of 2.6 football fields, and a football lounge will be provided where guests can relax and watch some of the all-time best rivalry games in college football history.” Goodyear and Airbnb will also collectively donate $5,000 to the Cotton Bowl Foundation, which supports college football-related causes. While the blimp will remain on the ground, this takes “Air”bnb to a whole new level.

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Former NBA Players launch a new video podcast with Showtime. Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson will host “All The Smoke,” set to debut October 21. According to SportTechie, new video episodes of “All The Smoke” will upload every Thursday to Showtime’s new basketball-themed YouTube channel and an audio-only version of the show will also be distributed across major podcast platforms. The one-hour episodes will feature Barnes and Jackson discussing their opinions on current topics surrounding basketball, culture, social justice, politics, and music. Guests on the show will include other NBA players and various public figures. After Showtime’s successful past with basketball-related content including the three-part docuseries, “Shut Up and Dribble” and a documentary on former NBA player Ron Artest, the network’s new basketball YouTube channel and the player-created content is providing athletes a fruitful life beyond the court.

Twitter partners with Discovery and Eurosport in Europe for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Twitter will bring Eurosport's coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics to users of the social media platform across Europe. The deal, unveiled at international TV market MIPCOM in Cannes, will see Eurosport publish real-time Olympic Games highlights on Twitter to complement its comprehensive coverage of Tokyo 2020. The sports network will provide 3,500 hours of coverage of the Games on its network, on Eurosport.com, and the Eurosport app. The tie-in will also allow Eurosport to offer Olympic Games advertisers dedicated sponsorship opportunities for Twitter content. The coverage will include highlights from Eurosport’s pre-Games Road to Tokyo coverage, extensive event highlight clips, as well as live coverage of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Twitter will also sell in-stream sponsorships together with Discovery and Eurosport sales teams. This opens a door for similar sponsorship opportunities through the Olympics and different social media players in North America.

ESPN The Magazine suffered a slow death, but now it is reborn through ESPN’s “Cover Story.” According to Axios, “Cover Story” is a 21st century version of a magazine that will air monthly across every ESPN platform, from TV to digital. The first cover story about NFL star DeAndre Hopkins debuted this past Wednesday on “SportsCenter” and online. Each month on a Wednesday, ESPN will release one cover story. Like a magazine, it will feature one highly-reported story, with one reporter and one piece of eye-catching imagery. The company is also hoping to have each story be sponsored or underwritten by an advertiser. ESPN will need to focus on this kind of in-depth reporting going forward in order to compete with other sports media companies such as The Athletic, which has made its small fortune from its in-depth coverage.

Blizzard bans esports team for holding a “Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizz” sign, furthering sports-centered political issues between the US and China. After last week’s NBA, Blizzard has now suspended three American University esports players for six months after they held up a "Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizz" sign during their championship match last week. They now cannot compete in official or third-party Blizzard events. The three students were acting in solidarity with a Hong Kong player, Ng "blitzchung" Wai Chung, who was banned for six months by Blizzard and disqualified from the "Hearthstone" Grandmasters tournament last week after he shouted a pro-Hong Kong slogan. The American University sophomores prepared a sign in reaction to Ng's ban and showed it on a stream of their college game October 8. Since Ng "blitzchung" Wai Chung’s banishment, the company has been met with outrage from gamers and calls for boycotts. Like the NBA, they will have to walk a tightrope between politics and their bottom line.

FOX Bet becomes an MLB authorized gaming operator just days before the World Series. According to Sports Handle, FOX Bet announced a multi-year partnership with Major League Baseball under which the online and mobile betting platform will become an Authorized Gaming Operator of MLB. The announcement came exactly a week before the scheduled first pitch of Game 1 of the 2019 World Series on October 22. FOX Sports, an MLB broadcast partner, has televised the World Series in every season since 2000. FOX Bet is the fourth sports betting entity to join MLB’s Authorized Gaming Operator program since the Supreme Court’s historic PASPA decision in May 2018, joining MGM Resorts International, DraftKings, and FanDuel as MLB official data licensees under the program. The partnership is the latest in a string of deals for the network’s nascent sports betting division. FOX is looking to go all in on sports betting – this partnership marks the third deal that FOX Bet has inked with a major U.S. pro sports league, including the NBA and a deal with the NFL through its Super 6 contest.

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The Seattle Mariners’ charity arm raises $1.5 million for Northwest charities in 2019. Mariners Care, the Seattle Mariners’ nonprofit foundation, and its corporate partners helped provide $1,492,825 in 2019 to a variety of charitable programs including Home Base and On BASE. Through a $3 million founding grant, the Mariners helped establish Home Base, an eviction prevention program in partnership with United Way of King County and King County Bar Association. During its first six months, Home Base provided legal assistance to 1,069 households and financial assistance to help 405 households avoid eviction. The goal is for Home Base to help prevent up to 4,000 evictions each year, the leading cause of homelessness. The Mariners also continued efforts to make baseball and softball accessible to kids of all means through On BASE, which makes grants to defray registration fees, provide uniforms and equipment, and offer training opportunities for coaches and young athletes to over 1,500 local organizations. Since 1991, when Mariners Care was established, the nonprofit has helped raise over $28 million to benefit primarily youth-oriented community service programs.

Ex-NFL star Warrick Dunn helps deliver 173rd home to single parent for charity. According to FOX Business, the former NFL running back helped surprise a single Florida mother with a new home Wednesday through his charity along with Habitat for Humanity and health care company Cigna. Warrick Dunn Charities, which is run by the former Pro Bowler, presented LaToya Reedy with a new home in St. Petersburg. It was the 173rd home the charity has given thanks to its “Home for the Holidays” campaign, which helps single parents achieve home ownership. Reedy told local media she had been working hard as a nursing assistant to provide a stable lifestyle for her 18-year-old son, but high rent prices and living paycheck to paycheck was getting difficult. Before Dunn became a pro football player, he was living with a single mother who worked very hard to provide for him and five other children, but his mother was killed before his 18th birthday and he helped raise his siblings while playing college football. Dunn sees his charity as a form of therapy to deal with his own traumas, taking comfort that he is helping others avoid similar housing and economic struggles.

Shaquille O'Neal donates a home to the family of a boy paralyzed in an Atlanta shooting. Isaiah Payton was leaving a high school football game on August 17 when a stray bullet struck his spine, leaving him without mobility from his chest down. He'd been unable to leave the hospital because his family's current home was not accessible for a paralyzed person. O'Neal heard about the story and reached out to Payton's mother. The four-time NBA champion found a one-bedroom home for Payton, his brother, and his mother in the College Park neighborhood of Atlanta. O'Neal's relationship with Papa John's helped him pull off the gesture; CEO Rob Lynch and chairman of the board Jeff Smith both chipped in. Payton's friend, Damean Spear, also suffered a gunshot wound to his leg during the shooting. A 15-year-old boy, whose name is not being released, has been charged with aggravated assault in connection to the incident. While this terrible act of violence has forever changed Payton’s life, Shaq found the kindness is his heart to help Payton’s family make the best of a terrible situation.

Larry Fitzgerald and DraftKings team up for breast cancer charity. According to SBC Americas, DraftKings has been hosting NFL “Pink ‘Em” daily fantasy contests every Sunday throughout this month. All proceeds from entry fees will be donated to the Larry Fitzgerald First Down Fund for Breast Cancer Support. So far, two October NFL Sundays and two Pink ‘Em contests have resulted in more than $70,000 raised, leaving the initiative well on pace to surpass the total donation goal of $100,000.The First Down Fund has two priorities: promoting reading proficiency and technology access for K-12 youth as cornerstones to success at school and in life, and supporting efforts to prevent and cure breast cancer and support breast cancer survivors. Fitzgerald has been able to use his fame to help give back in a unique partnership only possible through new opportunities of sports betting.

Michael Jordan donates a huge sum to two Novant Health clinics in Charlotte, North Carolina. During a recent speech, Jordan teared up as he spoke about his $7.2 million donation to two Novant Health clinics in his area. According to the Charlotte Observer, The Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinic and a second facility expected to open soon nearby will serve at least 35,000 children and adults over the next five years. The clinics provide both primary health care services as well as access to social workers, behavioral health experts, oral health practitioners, and physical therapy. Jordan’s financial gift to Novant Health is the latest in his philanthropic giving in Charlotte and his home state of North Carolina. Jordan has significantly ramped up his charitable giving since he became the majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets in 2010. The Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic opened just over three weeks ago, and has already cared for more than 300 people. It is particularly important for Charlotte families to get the health care they deserve, as the city ranks last among major U.S. cities in enabling people to lift themselves out of poverty.

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Are Subscriptions the New Leasing?

What if the perfect luxury car or sport utility is one that requires no commitment, a vehicle you can easily swap out of when your needs change or when you simply grow tired of it and want the latest and greatest? Is luxury as much about the experience of a concierge delivering a new model to your driveway washed, fully fueled, and set to your favorite SiriusXM station as it is about heated and cooled massaging leather seats? We’re about to find out.

Automakers, dealers, and others are experimenting with new ways to provide access to mobility,” Michelle Krebs, executive analyst for Autotrader, says. “Now the hot topic is subscription services, many of them offered by luxury automakers.”

Think of these emerging all-in-one services, which are paid for by a revolving charge on your credit or debit card, like Netflix or a gym membership. But instead of unlimited streaming or unfettered use of the StairMaster, you pay a set monthly fee for access to different vehicles, along with other benefits. Need a three-row crossover for a long trip? Want a convertible for the summer? These are some of the scenarios that subscription services are aiming to address.

Collection subscribers can change price tiers monthly. Care by Volvo bundles costs into one price, but you must hold on to a vehicle for a year. Lincoln offers dealer courtesy vehicles.

Each of the automaker-specific programs we’ve detailed here varies in scope, from Care by Volvo’s single-car, lease-style setup to Book by Cadillac, which offers access to every model in its lineup and up to 18 vehicle changes per year. Each of them will pick up and deliver the vehicle to your home or office, and each includes free maintenance, roadside assistance, and insurance (provided you have good credit and a good driving record). Most also allow you to cancel or pause your membership at any time. Five of the six services offer vehicles from the current model year, and all but Lincoln Canvas allow you to order or change a vehicle via a smartphone app.

Other than Care by Volvo, these are pilot programs available only in limited markets, and automakers are still experimenting with options and pricing as they learn what their subscribers want. But it appears as though these types of services are only going to expand as the traditional car ownership model continues to evolve.

Book by Cadillac

Cadillac began the industry’s first subscription service, starting with its new hometown of New York in February 2017. Cadillac added Dallas and Los Angeles last November, and it’s now testing in Munich. Subscribers order a change in model via the Book by Cadillac app.

“For us, Book is very much an experiment and a pilot in which we need to respond as quickly as possible to the member requests and demands that are coming in to us,” says Melody Lee, global director of Book by Cadillac.

Vehicles in the Book fleet are equipped to premium trim levels and are administered by companies experienced in automotive events and media fleets. Book members must keep their car at home, so, for example, a subscriber cannot order a vehicle just for a weekend trip, though Lee says that Book might consider such a variation as Cadillac’s service evolves.

“We definitely have more demand than we anticipated and more demand than we can easily satisfy at this time, which is a good problem to have,” Lee says. “Interest continues to grow every day. We’re operating in the lower hundreds at the moment, in terms of vehicles and members.”

Lee also says that the average age of a Book member is 41, some 20 years younger than a traditional Cadillac buyer through a dealer. So far, although the sample size is still small, Book appears to be exceeding Cadillac’s expectations.

bookbycadillac.com

Initiation Fee: $500

Monthly Fee: $1,800 (cancel at the end of any monthly cycle)

Vehicle Availability: Limit of 30 consecutive days with the same vehicle, up to 18 trades per year

Locations: New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Munich, Germany

Models: All, including ATS-V, CTS-V, and CT6 plug-in hybrid or with Super Cruise (the vintage CTS-V wagon is available in L.A.)

For $1,800 a month, Book by Cadillac offers “our most premium vehicles,” while Access by BMW and Porsche Passport offer two price tiers.

Access by BMW

Access by BMW is being spearheaded by BMW Financial Services, and the vehicles are handled, picked up, and delivered by local BMW dealerships. The program is limited to Nashville for the time being, but BMW envisions a national network of dealers handling the Access subscription service.

Users can switch into as many vehicles as they desire and can cancel the Access subscription at the end of any 32-day cycle, put the subscription on hold if they plan to be away for a length of time (for a $200 convenience fee), or switch between Legend and M tiers for a pro-rated monthly fee.

accessbyBMW.com

Initiation Fee: $575

Monthly Fee: $2,000 (Legend tier) $3,700 (M tier)

Vehicle Availability: Unlimited switches, no minimum or maximum time period with any single vehicle

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Models: M2, 440i coupe and convertible, 540i, 530e xDrive iPerformance, X5 xDrive35i (Legend tier); M4 convertible, M5, X5M, X6M, plus all Legend tier models (M tier)

Porsche Passport

Good news, sports car purists. Although the Macan and Cayenne have been the marque’s best-sellers for years, Porsche says Passport’s most popular model is the 911. Most members have ponied up for the more expensive Accelerate plan, are new to the brand, and are younger than its average customer, Porsche says.

Clutch Technologies, which administers Passport and develops the app for Apple and Android, is an emerging Atlanta-based company that sells its auto subscription software to individual dealerships as well, so you’re likely to see similar subscription plans at megadealers at some point. (Clutch also builds the apps and handles some administrative functions for the BMW and Mercedes pilot programs.) Porsche says it will consider expanding to other markets after it evaluates the pilot program in Atlanta.

porschepassport.com

Initiation Fee: $500

Monthly Fee: $2,000 (Launch plan); $3,000 (Accelerate plan)

Vehicle Availability: On-demand access, unlimited mileage

Location: Atlanta

Models: 718 Boxster S and Cayman S, Macan S, and Cayenne (Launch); 911 Carrera S, Panamera 4S, Macan GTS, Cayenne S E-Hybrid, plus all Launch plan models (Accelerate)

Mercedes-Benz Collection

Mercedes-Benz Collection is the latest luxury marque subscription service, which was just introduced to the Nashville and Philadelphia areas as its U.S. pilot cities. It offers brand-new models, though the Signature level might eventually include vehicles up to two model years old. The automaker is experimenting with a similar program in Europe.

Once you’re signed up, have been cleared, and pick a tier level, a Collection concierge calls you to determine which model best suits your needs.

After the first vehicle, you can “flip” into anything from a big three-row SUV such as the GLS-Class to an E-Class Cabriolet. The higher the tier level, the more expensive the range of vehicles, and you can move up to a higher tier level at any point. Nashville participants can flip as much as they like each month, but in Philadelphia flips are limited to four per month. Mercedes is testing different options and tier levels in each city.

Mercedes says Collection subscribers have the freedom to flip vehicles quickly. Requests will usually be filled within a day via the aid of the service’s concierges. There’s even a “feeling lucky” button on the app. But you will need to request certain models, such as a convertible for a warm summer weekend, well in advance.

collection.MBUSA.com

Initiation Fee: $495

Monthly Fee: $1,095 to $2,995 (choice of Signature, Reserve, or Premier tier levels depending on city)

Vehicle Availability: Unlimited mileage, access to any model within subscriber tier level (varying level of vehicle changes depending on city)

Locations: Nashville, Tennessee, Philadelphia

Models: Range depends on tier (AMG models are available for each tier)

Care by Volvo

Volvos lease at a rate of less than 50 percent—low for a premium brand—in part because past models have gone 10 to 12 years between redesigns. So Care looks to be as much a short-term lease with insurance and other benefits rolled in as it is a subscription. The program is available at any U.S. Volvo dealership, which will administer Care directly. Winter and summer tire changes are included with the monthly fee.

“This is a solid setup,” Anders Gustafsson, Volvo North America’s CEO, says. “This is an approach to attract the customers who want freedom and also a way for us as a car manufacturer to bond in our costs. Care gets you [the vehicle] cheaper, but we want your loyalty and we need to fight for your loyalty. That is the whole approach.”

volvocars.com/intl/cars/care-by-volvo

Initiation Fee: $500

Monthly Fee: $600 plus registration and fees for a well-equipped XC40 Momentum T5 AWD; $700 plus registration and fees for a well-equipped XC40 R-Design T5 AWD

Vehicle Availability: 24-month subscription (trade available once per year, which sets the 24-month clock back to zero)

Locations: 50 states

Models: XC40 Momentum and R-Design; S60, V60, and S90 coming soon (Care will be incorporated into every subsequent new car launch)

Lincoln Canvas

The Canvas subscription pilot is part of a suite of premium concierge services Lincoln offers. It’s a natural extension of the nationwide Lincoln Pickup & Delivery program and its San Diego, Miami, and Dallas Lincoln Personal Driver chauffeur service.

��Lincoln wants to be on the cutting edge of client services,” Greg Wood, Lincoln’s manager of sales and service, says.

Wood’s team has a little more edge-cutting work to do, however, as Lincoln is the only marque that requires subscribers to order a new vehicle by phone or the Lincoln Subscriptions website instead of through an app.

Lincoln’s service, which is administered by Ford Motors’ finance subsidiary Canvas, began in March 2017 with off-lease and certified pre-owned 2015 models. Last November, the program extended to add service loaners from the previous model year.

The monthly fee covers a variety of models and various mileage packages, so a ’17 MKZ on a low monthly mileage program is likely to be about $900 per month, whereas a ’17 Navigator or Continental reserved for higher-mileage use might be $1,250. (Ford offers a similar subscription service in San Francisco and L.A. through Canvas, though only with 3-year-old off-lease vehicles starting at $329 per month, plus a $50 base membership.)

Although Lincoln Canvas puts the automaker’s like-new loaners and off-lease vehicles to good use, Lincoln is weighing whether to make current model-year vehicles available in the future.

“That’s the advantage of a pilot program,” Wood says. “We have not ruled out any approaches.”

lincoln.com/canvas

Initiation Fee: $50

Monthly Fee: From $400 for 2015 models; $900-$1,250 for 2017 models (varies by vehicle and length of term)

Vehicle Availability: Different model can be accessed every month

Locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco

Models: Range of pre-owned 2015 and dealer-loaner 2017 Lincolns

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Are Subscriptions the New Leasing?

Collection subscribers can change price tiers monthly. Care by Volvo bundles costs into one price, but you must hold on to a vehicle for a year. Lincoln offers dealer courtesy vehicles.

Book by Cadillac

bookbycadillac.com

Initiation Fee: $500

Monthly Fee: $1,800 (cancel at the end of any monthly cycle)

Vehicle Availability: Limit of 30 consecutive days with the same vehicle, up to 18 trades per year

Locations: New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Munich, Germany

Models: All, including ATS-V, CTS-V, and CT6 plug-in hybrid or with Super Cruise (the vintage CTS-V wagon is available in L.A.)

For $1,800 a month, Book by Cadillac offers “our most premium vehicles,” while Access by BMW and Porsche Passport offer two price tiers.

Access by BMW

accessbyBMW.com

Initiation Fee: $575

Monthly Fee: $2,000 (Legend tier) $3,700 (M tier)

Vehicle Availability: Unlimited switches, no minimum or maximum time period with any single vehicle

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Models: M2, 440i coupe and convertible, 540i, 530e xDrive iPerformance, X5 xDrive35i (Legend tier); M4 convertible, M5, X5M, X6M, plus all Legend tier models (M tier)

Porsche Passport

porschepassport.com

Initiation Fee: $500

Monthly Fee: $2,000 (Launch plan); $3,000 (Accelerate plan)

Vehicle Availability: On-demand access, unlimited mileage

Location: Atlanta

Models: 718 Boxster S and Cayman S, Macan S, and Cayenne (Launch); 911 Carrera S, Panamera 4S, Macan GTS, Cayenne S E-Hybrid, plus all Launch plan models (Accelerate)

Mercedes-Benz Collection

Once you’re signed up, have been cleared, and pick a tier level, a Collection concierge calls you to determine which model best suits your needs.

collection.MBUSA.com

Initiation Fee: $495

Monthly Fee: $1,095 to $2,995 (choice of Signature, Reserve, or Premier tier levels depending on city)

Vehicle Availability: Unlimited mileage, access to any model within subscriber tier level (varying level of vehicle changes depending on city)

Locations: Nashville, Tennessee, Philadelphia

Models: Range depends on tier (AMG models are available for each tier)

Care by Volvo

volvocars.com/intl/cars/care-by-volvo

Initiation Fee: $500

Monthly Fee: $600 plus registration and fees for a well-equipped XC40 Momentum T5 AWD; $700 plus registration and fees for a well-equipped XC40 R-Design T5 AWD

Vehicle Availability: 24-month subscription (trade available once per year, which sets the 24-month clock back to zero)

Locations: 50 states

Models: XC40 Momentum and R-Design; S60, V60, and S90 coming soon (Care will be incorporated into every subsequent new car launch)

Lincoln Canvas

“Lincoln wants to be on the cutting edge of client services,” Greg Wood, Lincoln’s manager of sales and service, says.

Although Lincoln Canvas puts the automaker’s like-new loaners and off-lease vehicles to good use, Lincoln is weighing whether to make current model-year vehicles available in the future.

“That’s the advantage of a pilot program,” Wood says. “We have not ruled out any approaches.”

lincoln.com/canvas

Initiation Fee: $50

Monthly Fee: From $400 for 2015 models; $900-$1,250 for 2017 models (varies by vehicle and length of term)

Vehicle Availability: Different model can be accessed every month

Locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco

Models: Range of pre-owned 2015 and dealer-loaner 2017 Lincolns

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Subscription Drive: Are Subscriptions the New Leasing?

Collection subscribers can change price tiers monthly. Care by Volvo bundles costs into one price, but you must hold on to a vehicle for a year. Lincoln offers dealer courtesy vehicles.

Book by Cadillac

bookbycadillac.com

Initiation Fee: $500

Monthly Fee: $1,800 (cancel at the end of any monthly cycle)

Vehicle Availability: Limit of 30 consecutive days with the same vehicle, up to 18 trades per year

Locations: New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Munich, Germany

Models: All, including ATS-V, CTS-V, and CT6 plug-in hybrid or with Super Cruise (the vintage CTS-V wagon is available in L.A.)

For $1,800 a month, Book by Cadillac offers “our most premium vehicles,” while Access by BMW and Porsche Passport offer two price tiers.

Access by BMW

accessbyBMW.com

Initiation Fee: $575

Monthly Fee: $2,000 (Legend tier) $3,700 (M tier)

Vehicle Availability: Unlimited switches, no minimum or maximum time period with any single vehicle

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Models: M2, 440i coupe and convertible, 540i, 530e xDrive iPerformance, X5 xDrive35i (Legend tier); M4 convertible, M5, X5M, X6M, plus all Legend tier models (M tier)

Porsche Passport

porschepassport.com

Initiation Fee: $500

Monthly Fee: $2,000 (Launch plan); $3,000 (Accelerate plan)

Vehicle Availability: On-demand access, unlimited mileage

Location: Atlanta

Models: 718 Boxster S and Cayman S, Macan S, and Cayenne (Launch); 911 Carrera S, Panamera 4S, Macan GTS, Cayenne S E-Hybrid, plus all Launch plan models (Accelerate)

Mercedes-Benz Collection

Once you’re signed up, have been cleared, and pick a tier level, a Collection concierge calls you to determine which model best suits your needs.

collection.MBUSA.com

Initiation Fee: $495

Monthly Fee: $1,095 to $2,995 (choice of Signature, Reserve, or Premier tier levels depending on city)

Vehicle Availability: Unlimited mileage, access to any model within subscriber tier level (varying level of vehicle changes depending on city)

Locations: Nashville, Tennessee, Philadelphia

Models: Range depends on tier (AMG models are available for each tier)

Care by Volvo

volvocars.com/intl/cars/care-by-volvo

Initiation Fee: $500

Monthly Fee: $600 plus registration and fees for a well-equipped XC40 Momentum T5 AWD; $700 plus registration and fees for a well-equipped XC40 R-Design T5 AWD

Vehicle Availability: 24-month subscription (trade available once per year, which sets the 24-month clock back to zero)

Locations: 50 states

Models: XC40 Momentum and R-Design; S60, V60, and S90 coming soon (Care will be incorporated into every subsequent new car launch)

Lincoln Canvas

“Lincoln wants to be on the cutting edge of client services,” Greg Wood, Lincoln’s manager of sales and service, says.

Although Lincoln Canvas puts the automaker’s like-new loaners and off-lease vehicles to good use, Lincoln is weighing whether to make current model-year vehicles available in the future.

“That’s the advantage of a pilot program,” Wood says. “We have not ruled out any approaches.”

lincoln.com/canvas

Initiation Fee: $50

Monthly Fee: From $400 for 2015 models; $900-$1,250 for 2017 models (varies by vehicle and length of term)

Vehicle Availability: Different model can be accessed every month

Locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco

Models: Range of pre-owned 2015 and dealer-loaner 2017 Lincolns

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HAWTHORNE, Calif. (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) upstaged its own debut of an electric heavy duty truck on Thursday when a red Roadster pulled out of the big rig’s trailer and Chief Executive Elon Musk said the new $200,000 sports car would be the fastest production car ever.

The showmanship wowed the crowd although some analysts’ heads started throbbing at the variety of new projects launched as the company is struggling to produce the more affordable sedan upon which its future depends.

As the presentation appeared to end, the Tesla Semi opened its trailer, and the Roadster drove out. The sports car with a removable glass roof is an updated version of Tesla’s first production vehicle. It can seat four and travel 620 miles (1,000 km) on a single charge, a new record for an electric vehicle, Musk said. It can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (100 km per hour) in 1.9 seconds with a maximum speed over 250 mph, which would make it the fastest car in general production.

”You’ll be able to travel from LA to San Francisco, and back, at highway speed without recharging. The point of doing this is to just give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars. Driving a gasoline sports car is going to feel like a steam engine with a side of quiche,” Musk boasted.

The first 1,000 cars will cost $250,000 each, paid in full up front, with later models starting at $200,000.

Musk did not give a price for the Semi, or say how or where either product would be built, but he said the truck would begin production in 2019 and that the Roadster would be available a year later.

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Musk has described electric trucks as Tesla’s next effort to move the economy away from fossil fuels through projects including electric cars, solar roofs and power storage.

Some analysts fear the truck will be an expensive distraction for Tesla, which is burning cash, has never posted an annual profit, and is in self-described “manufacturing hell” starting up production of the $35,000 Model 3 sedan.

“Elon’s showmanship remains intact, even as his customers’ patience for Model 3 delivery wanes,” Karl Brauer, executive publisher of Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader, said by email.

”The specs on the new semi truck and sports car would put both vehicles at the top of their segments…assuming they can be produced and sold as part of a sustainable business plan. So far that final element has eluded Tesla Motors, which makes it difficult to see these vehicles as more than ‘what if’ concept cars,” he added.

Tesla also has to convince the trucking community that it can build an affordable electric big rig with the range and cargo capacity to compete with relatively low-cost, time-tested diesel trucks. The heavy batteries eat into the weight of cargo an electric truck can haul.

The truck can go up to 500 miles (800 km) at maximum weight at highway speed, Musk said, without giving the size of the payload. Musk said the Class 8 vehicle, the heaviest weight classification for trucks, in 30 minutes can recharge the battery enough to go 400 miles, and that Tesla would build a global, solar-powered network of “megachargers.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Roadster 2 during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017. Tesla/Handout via REUTERS

Diesel trucks are capable of traveling up to 1,000 miles (1,600 km) on a single tank of fuel. Musk said diesel trucks were 20 percent more expensive per mile to operate than his electric truck.

Self-driving technology would allow the trucks to travel in convoys, where only the front truck would need a driver, making trucks cheaper than rail, Musk added.

That vision, however, faces an uncertain regulatory future, since Congress is considering exempting heavy duty trucks from looser self-driving rules in the works, after truckers lobbied that safety and millions of jobs could be at risk.

The day cab – which is not a sleeper – has a less prominent nose than on a classic truck, and the battery is built into the chassis. Tesla designed the cab for good visibility, with a center seat flanked by two touch screens.

Tesla showed off the semi on a webcast which offered reservations for the truck at $5,000 each, but Musk did not discuss reservation volume.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (ODFL.O), the fourth-largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier, which consolidates smaller freight loads onto a single truck, said it was not signing on.

“We met with Tesla and at this time we do not see a fit with their product and our fleet,” Dave Bates, senior vice president of operations, said in an email, without elaborating.

Tesla faces a much more crowded field for electric trucks than it did when it introduced its electric cars.

Manufacturers such as Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE), Navistar International Corp (NAV.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) are joining a host of start-ups racing to overcome the challenges of substituting batteries for diesel engines as regulators crack down on carbon dioxide and soot pollution.

Still, manufacturers are mostly focused on medium-duty trucks, not the heavy big rig market Tesla is after.

Tesla would need to invest substantially to create a factory for those trucks. The company is currently spending about $1 billion per quarter, largely to set up the Model 3 factory, and is contemplating a factory in China to build cars.

Charging and maintaining electric trucks that crisscross the country could be expensive and complex.

Shares of Tesla have risen 46 percent this year to make the company the No. 2 U.S. automaker by market value.

Reporting by Alexandria Sage; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker

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Musk claimed the new $200,000 sports car will be the fastest production car ever

Tesla boss Elon Musk revealed an electric big-rig truck at a special event in California last night.

He then upstaged that by having a shining new Roadster pull out of the truck's trailer. Musk announced that the new $200,000 (£151,000) sports car would be the fastest production car ever.

The showmanship wowed the crowd although some analysts' heads started throbbing at the variety of new projects launched as the company is struggling to produce the more affordable sedan upon which its future depends.

As the presentation appeared to end, the Tesla Semi opened its trailer, and the Roadster drove out. The sports car with a removable glass roof is an updated version of Tesla's first production vehicle. It can seat four and travel 620 miles (1,000 km) on a single charge, a new record for an electric vehicle, Musk said.

It can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (100 km per hour) in 1.9 seconds with a maximum speed over 250 mph, which would make it the fastest car in general production.

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"You'll be able to travel from LA to San Francisco, and back, at highway speed without recharging. The point of doing this is to just give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars. Driving a gasoline sports car is going to feel like a steam engine with a side of quiche,'' Musk boasted.

The first 1,000 cars will cost $250,000 each, paid in full up front, with later models starting at $200,000.

Musk did not give a price for the Semi, or say how or where either product would be built, but he said the truck would begin production in 2019 and that the Roadster would be available a year later.

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Musk has described electric trucks as Tesla's next effort to move the economy away from fossil fuels through projects including electric cars, solar roofs, and power storage.

Some analysts fear the truck will be an expensive distraction for Tesla, which is burning cash, has never posted an annual profit, and is in self-described "manufacturing hell" starting up production of the $35,000 Model 3 sedan.

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"Elon's showmanship remains intact, even as his customers' patience"e for Model 3 delivery wanes," Karl Brauer, executive publisher of Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader, said by email.

"The specs on the new semi truck and sports car would put both vehicles at the top of their segments...assuming they can be produced and sold as part of a sustainable business plan. So far that final element has eluded Tesla Motors, which makes it difficult to see these vehicles as more than 'what if' concept cars,'' he added.

Tesla also has to convince the trucking community that it can build an affordable electric big rig with the range and cargo capacity to compete with relatively low-cost, time-tested diesel trucks.

The heavy batteries eat into the weight of cargo an electric truck can haul. The truck can go up to 500 miles (800 km) at maximum weight at highway speed, Musk said, without giving up the size of the payload.

Musk said the Class 8 vehicle, the heaviest weight classification for trucks, can recharge the battery enough in 30 minutes to go 400 miles, and that Tesla would build a global, solar-powered network of "mega changers."

Diesel trucks are capable of traveling up to 1,000 miles (1,600 km) on a single tank of fuel. But Musk said diesel trucks were 20 percent more expensive per mile to operate than his electric truck. Self-driving technology would allow the trucks to travel in convoys, where only the front truck would need a driver, making trucks cheaper than rail, he added.

Tesla designed the cab for good visibility, with a center seat flanked by two touchscreens. Tesla showed off the semi on a webcast which offered reservations for the truck at $5,000 each, but Musk did not discuss reservation volume.

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