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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Auto Sales Edge Up, Led By Hyundai Boom]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Soyoung Kim and Bernie WoodallDETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. auto sales edged higher in November, led by an outsized gain for Hyundai Motor Co  and mixed results for rivals in a trend automakers said pointed to a grudging recovery in the U.S. economy.Hyundai posted a 46 percent gain in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Auto Sales Edge Up]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Soyoung Kim and Bernie WoodallDETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - U.S. auto sales edged higher in November, led by an outsized gain for Hyundai Motor Co  and mixed results for rivals in a trend automakers said pointed to a grudging recovery in the U.S. economy.Hyundai posted a 46 percent gain...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:45:21 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will Ford Lead in Contracting When the Feds Own Stakes in GM and Chrysler?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the federal government ends up owning significant equity stakes in GM and Chrylser, will the automakers be able to participate in competitively-bid contracts? Will Ford -- and perhaps foreign automakers -- have a real edge as a result? BNET Auto blogger Steve Miller ponders the procurement consequences of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 10:19:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chrysler, GM Bailout is Both a Band-Aid and a Football]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bailout Chrysler and GM won is by design only a temporary fix, to keep them on their feet past Jan. 1. Major surgery is on the agenda, with new business plans due in February. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:51:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Even With Bailout, Tough Sledding for Ford, GM, Chrysler]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford, GM and Chrysler say they need a total of $19 billion to $34 billion to tide them over. But first, U.S. auto sales are going to get even worse, possibly bottoming out next year. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:58:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford, GM, Chrysler to Take Another Run at Bailout]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A House of Representatives committee gave Ford, GM and Chrysler an extra weekend to get ready for hearings into a proposed bailout, which faces stiff opposition. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:08:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aid for the Automakers? You Decide!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F106996-aid-for-the-automakers-you-decide%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  For those of you who have been following this blog, you know where I stand on the proposed aid package for US automakers see Preventing Moral Hazard in the Auto Industry for background. I am not opposed to aid for GM and Ford, provided that aid...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:11:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automakers: Bailout Arguments, Pro and Con]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F106896-automakers-bailout-arguments-pro-and-con%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  For those of you who have been following this blog, you know where I stand on the proposed aid package for US automakers see Preventing Moral Hazard in the Auto Industry for background. I am not opposed to aid for General Motors GM and Ford F,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:54:46 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Hypothetical Automaker Bailout Gets Another Supplicant]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F106834-the-hypothetical-automaker-bailout-gets-another-supplicant%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Arrington submits:  The big three automakers are clamoring for a piece of the hypothetical $25 billion auto-bailout fund. And newcomer Tesla wants a piece of that too, apparently. The startup auto-maker has requested $400 million in low or no-interest loans to fund two upcoming projects (likely their new...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:45:53 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Case for Domestic-Based Automakers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeremy Needham submits: The main argument to maintain domestic-based automakers begins with nearly $20 billion in annual R&D spending that goes towards important objectives such as investing in lithium ion battery technology and other technologically important developments that create and sustain high-tech jobs and research in the United States. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:10:50 -0800</pubDate>
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