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		<title><![CDATA[Japanese Suppliers First in Line for Auto Supplier Bailout]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001269/report-japanese-suppliers-first-in-line-for-auto-supplier-bailout/]]></link>
		<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[Makers of diesel autos seek perfect plastic; Fuel-pump housing must meet strength, conductivity needs.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200704/ai_n20340384]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Rhoda Miel    If all the hype is true, North America is about to see a rebirth in  diesel-powered cars and trucks, bringing with it changes for plastics  suppliers.    The clean diesels expected to hit U.S. showrooms at the start of ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">VOW.DE</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advocates hope auto supplier study will coax competitiveness.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5250/is_200702/ai_n20084272]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: DAVID BENNETT    Manufacturing advocates from Cleveland and other parts of Ohio hope  to boost the competitiveness of auto suppliers in the state, but first  they want to get a better handle on the dynamics and difficulties facing  the diverse i  Byline: DAVID...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Auto-sales plunge is likely to continue.(special report)(Industry overview)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200701/ai_n20336551]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Rhoda Miel    During the past 12 months, the auto industry has suffered through  bankruptcies, production slowdowns, price increases for raw materials,  shaky credit and a faltering bottom line for automakers and suppliers  alike.    Now things   Byline: Rhoda Miel...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Detroit cutbacks crimp Methode's prospects; Parts supplier posts 10% increase in Q1 revenue.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5253/is_200610/ai_n20218724]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: H. LEE MURPHY    Detroit automakers' production cuts are cutting into the  outlook for Methode Electronics Inc.    Daimler-Chrysler A.G. has announced a 24% cut in third-quarter U.S.  auto production while Ford Motor Co. says it plans to close 1  Byline: H....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Nuclear option' keeps suppliers on their toes.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200607/ai_n20120469]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Robert Sherefkin Crain News Service    At a time of extraordinary industry distress, North American  automakers are using an obscure legal weapon - dubbed the "nuclear  option'' by suppliers - to keep assembly lines running.    This weapon   Byline: Robert Sherefkin...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exemplar was test case for automakers' right of access.(News)(Exemplar Manufacturing Co.)(General Motors Corp.)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200607/ai_n20137951]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Robert Sherefkin Crain News Service    It was the kind of train wreck that keeps purchasing managers awake  at night.    In 2002 General Motors Corp. was struggling to get the wiring  harnesses it needed from Ypsilanti-based Exemplar Manufacturi  Byline: Robert Sherefkin...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Suppliers: Relationship with Big Three better.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200606/ai_n20120441]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Robert Sherefkin Crain News Service cv    Relations between General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. and their  suppliers - particularly larger parts-makers - are improving slightly  but remain abysmal compared to those of Japanese competitors.    Byline: Robert Sherefkin Crain News Service...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[China Automotive Systems Inc., a supplier of power steering components and systems in China, has entered a joint venture agreement with Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., a fast-growing independent automobile manufacturer in China.(Briefly Noted)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6484/is_200606/ai_n26087884]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[China Automotive Systems Inc., a supplier of power steering  components and systems in China, has entered a joint venture agreement  with Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., a fast-growing independent automobile  manufacturer in China. The ...  China Automotive Systems Inc., a supplier of power steering  components and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford, UAW put out the call for revisions to bankruptcy law.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200604/ai_n20120276]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Philip Nussel Crain News Service    The surge in auto suppliers seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy  protection has prompted Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers to  launch separate efforts at revising parts of the federal bankruptcy  code.    F  Byline:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[STRATEGY ANALYTICS: Automotive Infotainment Access Format Challenges Manufacturers and Suppliers; Removable Storage: USB versus Memory Cards]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_April_6/ai_n26821107]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON -- Car makers and aftermarket electronics suppliers are currently divided on the optimum removable storage format for use in automotive applications, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics, "Automotive Removable Storage - Car Makers and Suppliers Divided on Format." While the majority of retrofit automotive infotainment systems with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Here's your chance to predict the future.(Back talk)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4372/is_200511/ai_n18925072]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's no secret that the U.S. auto industry is in the midst of  a major transition. It's also difficult to tell sometimes whether  it's actually on the road to recovery or merely delaying an  inevitable fall into a bottomless pit.       To...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reporter's Notebook.(Focus)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200506/ai_n20135069]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Terry Kosdrosky    With their large suppliers filing bankruptcy petitions at an  alarming rate, will the U.S. automakers change their harsh price-cutting  practices or at least take a more collaborative approach?    Don't hold your breath. The w  Byline: Terry Kosdrosky ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM blues.(Opinion)(General Motors Corp.)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5250/is_200506/ai_n20095925]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[General Motors Corp. is in a fight for profitability, but it's  a battle that isn't going to be won just by laying off workers and  closing plants so that it can run at 100% of capacity. The giant  automaker also can't stay afloat by continuing to squee...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cost squeeze could produce innovations.(Special Report)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200504/ai_n20360405]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Rhoda Miel    Year after year, automotive engineers tell researchers that the  overriding concern in the industry is money - from customers looking to  cut costs, to suppliers increasing raw material prices.    With processors being squeezed fro  Byline: Rhoda Miel ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SAE World Congress Roundup.(Briefs)(Society of Automotive Engineers)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200504/ai_n20117549]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Society of Automotive Engineers, which is celebrating is 100th  anniversary this year, congregated in Detroit last week for its annual  world congress, which is attended by 35,000-40,000 automotive industry  engineers, executives and vendors from ar  The Society of Automotive Engineers, which is celebrating is 100th...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700</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[Japanese carmakers have trust of suppliers.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200408/ai_n20357514]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Rhoda Miel    Entering its 25th year making cars in North America, Honda Motor  Co. Ltd. is asking more of its suppliers.    Beyond quality, delivery, price and even value-added engineering  and products, the automaker expects to see a united co  Byline:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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