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		<title><![CDATA[Chrysler Could Lose More Than 100 U.S. Dealerships]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bernie WoodallDETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - More than 100 Chrysler Group LLC U.S. dealerships face possible closure if they cannot reach new financing deals with GMAC Financial Services or another lender, people involved in the process said on Thursday.Still, the automaker was "optimistic" all or nearly all of the dealerships would...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:15:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The E. W. Scripps Company Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Alexia Quadrani with JP Morgan. Alexia Quadrani - JP Morgan Can you give us a bit more color on the auto category?  You mentioned the lessening of decline, particularly in September.  Is there any way you can...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:07:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Auto Dealerships Battered, But Better Off than Chrysler and GM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Auto dealerships are closely entwined with the auto manufacturers, but it's not a 1-to-1 relationship in terms of new-car sales and profits. Dealerships make a lot of money on service, for instance. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:39:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Major U.S. Auto Dealers See Slow Recovery]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kevin KrolickiDETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Major U.S. auto dealerships see only a grudging recovery in demand in 2011, a cautious outlook at odds with the consensus view that the battered industry could see a double-digit percentage rebound."We can feel that there is demand, but it is very cautious demand," Asbury...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:30:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Clunkers' End Prompts Rush]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Car buyers headed for dealerships today as the deadline for the program ticked closer. Plus: Social Security trustees say cost-of-living increases are unlikely for the next two years.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:59:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Perils Of Government Micromanaging The Auto Business]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the those oft quoted, untraceable canards about government funding is be careful what you wish for.  If you take money from the Federal Government, or states and localities, often there will be catches that come with them.  The perils of the U.S. auto industry illustrates that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:55:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chrysler and GM Send "Dear Dealer" Letters]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chrysler and GM are downsizing, and itâ€™s not going to be prettyâ€"but certainly better than going out of business.Â Chrysler is up first. TheÂ company has 3,200 dealerships around the country, and (according to a motion filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court) it wants to eliminate a quarter of them (a total...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 11:56:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Decline of Car Dealerships]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chrysler has announced that hundreds of dealerships throughout the nation will be closed as a result of bankruptcy. As Mark Strassmann reports, General Motors may begin a mass shutdown as well.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:42:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should You Buy a GM Car Today?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't worry about warranty coverage and service support. You'll get that no matter what. The big question: Will the great deal you can get on a GM car these days offset the impact the company's bankruptcy will have on resale values?  Is it safe to  buy a new...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SWS Group F3Q09 (Qtr End 3/27/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question is coming from Hugh Miller. Donald Hultgren Hey Hugh, how are you this morning? Hugh Miller - Sidoti & Co, LLC Morning, good yourself? Donald Hultgren Thank you. Hugh Miller - Sidoti & Co, LLC First question I guess, just wanted to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 14:06:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from David Scharf &#8211; [JPM Securities]. David Scharf &#8211; JPM Securities  First question is more macro in nature. As you look at the next few years not just 2009, Mark is your guess that the 10 to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:08:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Titan Machinery, Inc. Q3 2009 (Quarter End 10/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-255881.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from Robert Evans &#8211; Craig-Hallum Capital. Robert Evans &#8211; Craig-Hallum Capital First, can you talk about the acquisition pipeline that you are currently seeing and how maybe its changed with the recent changes in the economy and maybe...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:17:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Car-Mart Drives Easy in Tough Economic Times]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/secdocuments/?p=189]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation and CarMax, two of the largest U.S. auto retailers, could learn from America's Car-Mart, which focuses on the "buy here/pay here" segment of the used car market. Contrary to what franchised auto dealerships are forecasting, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based chain continues to record higher sales and operating profits. For the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:44:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smart: Not Just Cute; Profitable, Too]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may be homely -- or so homely it's cute -- but the Smart car seems to be earning a pretty penny for Penske Automotive Group, which has the U.S. franchise. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:24:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AutoNation Net Loss Tops $1 Billion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation took a strong dose of medicine in the third quarter, taking a one-time hit of about $1.4 billion, in part to reflect lower values for its domestic-brand dealerships. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Leading Automotive Company JM Family Enterprises, Inc. Turns 40]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Moran's Business Grows Into $12.2 Billion Company  DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- Diversified automotive company JM Family Enterprises, Inc. JM Family is celebrating 40 years of success. Emerging from Jim Moran's vision and leadership of ten associates into a $12.2 billion corporation with nearly 5,000 associates, JM Family has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Changing Model of Auto Dealerships Presents Long Term Investment Opportunity]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd Sullivan submits:  We are headed for a vicious shakeout. He who survives will be far stronger in the end. A recent study by consulting firm Grant Thornton showed that for average dealer sales to match last year&#8217;s average, about 2,000 dealers need to close. With sales imploding, the...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A metro-area car dealer wants a possible class action lawsuit against it arbitrated.   Attorneys for Lee's Summit Honda filed a notice with the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District last week. The dealership seeks to reverse a ruling by Jackson County Circuit Judge Jack Grate, who late last...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Peter joins the top sales team at Ford dealership; PUBLIC SECTOR]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A MORPETH man is joining the sales team at JenningsFord Direct in South Tyneside.  Peter Nesbitt, aged 39, of Whalton, has been appointed as a sales executive at Jennings-Ford Direct in Newcastle Road, South Shields.  Peter will be working as part of a nine-strong sales team where he...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUEST COLUMN   No company that expects to stay in business can ignore the economic power of the purse. The Central Penn Business Journal's Aug. 1 article "Web site gives control, respect to female automobile buyers" presented an interesting perspective on car dealerships' treatment of female customers. As a...]]></description>
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