Apologies in advance if this is not the appropriate forum, I would like to get opinions on the following.

My credit scores are in the 700-750 range. I recently applied for and was approved for a car loan with BMW Financial. The loan is not yet opened so is not reported to any of the CRAs (however the hard inquiry to Experian is.) I plan to establish the car loan in the next month, but in the meantime would like to apply for a Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard. My question, should I apply for the Citi card before or after the car loan is opened?