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		<title><![CDATA[GM Sales Fall 2.2 Percent in November]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Motors Co GM posted a 2.2 percent drop in U.S. sales in November from a year earlier, weighed down by brands it plans to divest or close, and said it would raise production in North America by about 75 percent in the first quarter.Sales totaled 151,427...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:45:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Uncertain fate clouds Swedish brand's 'new era']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A huge banner on the side of Saab's main manufacturing plant in Trollhattan, Sweden, declares: "A new era has begun."The slogan is emblazoned above an image of the new version of Saab's flagship 9-5 model, scheduled to hit car showrooms next year.Those plans are now in doubt, together with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carmakers plan for slow year as incentives end]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Carmakers are warning that the government scrapping incentives that helped keep them afloat in Europe this year will depress demand for cars when they expire in 2010, slowing the recovery of one of the world's largest industries.Car companies and their shareholders are bracing themselves for falling revenues in their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VW to acquire bigger stake in Porsche]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Volkswagen on Tuesday said it would buy 49.9 per cent in Porsche's sports car business by the end of the year, a larger stake than originally planned, as Europe's largest carmaker said that overall sales in the third quarter had been "very good".VW said that it had agreed with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:18:00 -0700</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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		<description><![CDATA[ Scrapping incentives lifted car sales around the world in August, preliminary data showed, as government subsidies tempted buyers seeking the trade-in bonuses into dealerships.In Japan, car sales rose for the first time in more than a year. Several other countries and carmaking groups in Asia and Europe reported higher...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:32:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Japanese Suppliers First in Line for Auto Supplier Bailout]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Japanese auto-parts suppliers appear to be the first to ask the U.S. Treasury for some of the bailout funds set aside for auto suppliers, and the irony is intoxicating. Asian imports are one of the big reasons for the fall of General Motors and Chrysler. By introducing competitive products...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:17:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM, Chrysler Slash Brands]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors and Chrysler are cutting deeper than ever as the automakers fight for last minute survival. The automaker is phasing out the brand in order to survive. Alexis Christoforous reports.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some Import Brands to Skip Detroit Auto Show]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of Chinese would-be exporters to the U.S. market will show their wares at the Detroit auto show in January, but some import brands will economize and skip it. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Big Three Auto Chiefs Fly Into PR Turbulence]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unwittingly, the CEOs of the Big Three automakers gave lawmakers all the PR ammunition they needed to fight back against the auto industry bailout when all three arrived in Washington to beg for money in private jets.    That's right. Three. Private. Jets.    If that...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[J.D. Power Initial Quality: Who Cares? Maybe You Should]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The results are in, for the annual J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study.    Porsche was the No. 1 brand for the third year in a row, with only 87 reported problems per 100 vehicles, followed by No. 2 Infiniti, No. 3 Lexus, and tied at No....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:47:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US Automakers Shift Gears]]></title>
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		<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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		<title><![CDATA[Interacting With the Customer - CRM Platform for Optimum Customer Care at Volkswagen]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=256321]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen AG, with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, is one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers and the largest car maker in Europe. Some years ago, a strategy for a common uniform platform for CRM was formulated in the VW Group. The 'Customer database KuBa' project was born. The idea...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Market Leaders, Market Makers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=255193]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Auto suppliers, the companies that manufacture just about every part of a person's car these days save the engine, have watched their profitability plummet during the past decade. They've been squeezed between the mounting demands of their automaker customers and the rising costs of raw materials. But the plight of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Design Shifts Drive Auto Brands]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=158166]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper depicts that the entire automotive marketplace is undergoing a renaissance in both exterior and interior design that is lending car makers a greater opportunity than at any time since the fifties to brand their vehicles by appearance. Whether it's the radical curvature of the Nissan Murano "Crossover" or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Miramax seeks partner for promotional vehicle; Steers `Hornet' deal past $35 million.(News)(Miramax Films automotive product placement deal )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5254/is_200306/ai_n20250462]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: richard linnett and wayne friedman    Miramax Films is shopping the largest automotive product placement  deal for a feature film, asking for more than $35 million from whichever  automaker signs up to have its car star in the summer 2005 releas  Byline: richard linnett...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Car ads should hold steady: but some automakers are increasing marketing to woo wary consumers. (TV Buyer).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5053/is_200304/ai_n18376525]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The automobile industry maybe slumping, but that doesn't mean  car companies and dealers are pulling back on advertising. Arid industry  executives believe sales would have to drop dramatically before ad  spending would be reduced significantly.          The automobile industry...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In Search Of Supplier Excellence]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=76222]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. automakers are not happy with supplier performance under the QS-9000 requirement and consider ISO/TS 16949:2002 as a last chance for the international community to prove its ability to ensure "perfect parts." Automakers are working with suppliers to ensure that parts delivered to automakers' assembly plants are the best they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Online Buy Gains Speed]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=71326]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The automotive industry is moving its entire supply chain online at a faster rate than many other industries. The movement has been driven, in part, by the rapid adoption and growth of the Covisint online supplier exchange. But Covisint isn't the only game in town and at least one major...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[KUDOS TO FORD MOTOR FOR RECYCLING EFFORTS.(Company Business and Marketing)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_199906/ai_n20345556]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Ford Motor Co. for its effort to boost  recycling, and recycled content, of plastics used in its vehicles.     Most original equipment manufacturers brainlessly thwart efforts  to use recycled plastic. This is not because OEMs are opp  Congratulations to Ford Motor Co....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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