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		<title><![CDATA[BAIC buys Saab assets from General Motors]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co announced on Monday that it had acquired some of the assets of General Motors' Saab unit.The Chinese carmaker has struck a deal to buy production equipment and intellectual property related to two older Saab models ? the 9-5 and 9-3. According to new agencies,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:17:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capitalist to Steer DOE's Energy Loan Program]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Energy has billions in loan guarantees to hand out to alternative energy firms and automakers. But the highly competitiveÃ‚Â process has been criticized as slow, unmoving even.    What is a government agency to do? Hire a venture capitalist, of course.    The DOE...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:30:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[China is driving German luxury carmakers' return]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A mood of quiet optimism seems to be returning to the German luxury car business. BMW reported a small 0.7 per cent increase in September sales compared with the same month last year. While sales at Mercedes-Benz and Audi were lower during the period, the decline was far less...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Had Enough of This Economic Crisis Yet?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don't know about you, but I've had about enough of this economic crisis. Just today's news along is enough to make me want to hang myself. What do you do to get by? by Steve Tobak]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:04:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automakers Love and Hate Government Role]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. automakers Ford, GM and Chrysler must be gritting their teeth at the idea of more government oversight, but Congress is forcefully reminding them, beggars can't be choosers. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:36:58 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Forex Interplay: Rebounding Euro, Sinking Automakers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grace Cheng submits: The euro moved higher vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar today as the single currency tested offers around the US$ 1.2770 level and was supported around the $1.2590 level.  The common currency moved to intraday highs during the early North American session as traders braced for more potential selling...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:37:58 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Big Three' Badly in Need]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[William Patalon III submits: The  U.S. Treasury Department has rejected General  Motors Corp.&#8217;s GM  request of $10  billion in assistance for its potential merger with Chrysler LLC after the Bush Administration decided it didn&#8217;t want to broaden its $700 billion financial rescue program to include industrial...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:37:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tesla Delays Second Model, Pursues Government Loan]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tesla Motors will delay its next car, tentatively called the Model S, while it moves to a new headquarters and pursues government-backed financing for the Model S project. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:43:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bailout Likely To Expand Beyond Mortgages]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F100214-bailout-likely-to-expand-beyond-mortgages%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NuWire Investor submits:  While most of the press surrounding the bailout plan thus far has been specifically focused on mortgages, the government was given the ability to buy up debt other than mortgages. Now the struggling finance wings of the major car manufacturers are trying to get in on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:36:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Failed Finance Bailout a Blow to Auto Industry, Too]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Detroit 3 are intimately tied to the finance industry, as both borrowers and lenders. That means the U.S. automakers want Congress to help thaw the frozen credit markets. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:30:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should You Buy Insurance From A Rental Car Company?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're renting a car, think about what you need before you purchase supplemental insurance or a damage waiver. Whether you're on a trip and need transportation in a different city or your car is in the shop and you need a set of wheels to get to work and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Legal Hardball: Sonic Automotive vs. Mercedes-Benz]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/100057/legal-hardball-sonic-automotive-vs-mercedes-benz/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz is playing legal hardball with a major U.S. dealership group, Sonic Automotive, a publicly traded auto dealership chain with $8.3 billion in 2007 revenues based in Charlotte, N.C. Sonic owns nine Mercedes-Benz dealerships plus 160 other franchises around the country, making it one of the nationÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s three biggest dealer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 07:57:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US Automakers Shift Gears]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=519]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[After a decade of acquisitions of and mergers with European luxury brands (see DaimlerChrysler, Ford and Volvo, GM and Saab), American automakers are refocusing their energies on their core brands and the  domestic market.    In the latest news, Ford has decided to entertain offers for its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:19:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Public-Private Technology R&D Partnerships: Lessons From US Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=127481]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Government-industry R&D partnerships can play an important role in advancing the public interest. A widely cited example is the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles PNGV. It was launched in 1993 by the Clinton Administration and three US automakers, with the goal of advancing the development of energy efficient...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life in the Fast Lane]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=152352]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Automakers as a group have had limited success in creating shareholder value. There are remarkable exceptions, however - a small group of high performers that are much better at growing revenues than their competitors. In recent years, several carmakers have faced significant financial troubles - and then rebounded sharply. By...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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