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		<title>Oct. sales better for most car makers, led by Hyundai; GM posts 1st monthly gain in 21 months</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Auto sales show industry beginning to stabilize

DETROIT — After months of roller-coaster results, the U.S. auto industry showed signs of stability in October.
Total sales of cars and light trucks were unchanged at just over 838,000 compared with October of last year, but rose 12 percent from a dismal September 2009, Autodata Corp. reported Tuesday. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysts expect October sales improvement over Sept. levels; GM may see first gain in a year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Ahead of the Bell: Auto sales show signs of life

NEW YORK — October&#8217;s new vehicle sales were set to be announced on Tuesday amid expectations of an increase from September&#8217;s levels, which were hurt by a Cash for Clunkers hangover.
Detroit-based General Motors Co. expects to post its first sales gain since early last year, though [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FBI video shows cars, trucks tossed around by waves from tsunami that struck American Samoa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaymes Song</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — The FBI on Friday released video footage showing waves rushing in and violently tossing cars and trucks in a parking lot as a deadly tsunami struck American Samoa last week.

The dramatic video was taken on the morning of Sept. 29 from a stationary security camera at the FBI office in Pago Pago. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiat chief: new group can produce 6 million cars a year with Fiat/Chrysler alliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said Wednesday that the new auto alliance can reach a production of 5.5 million to 6 million cars a year on its own once the economy and car markets stabilze.

&#8220;We will arrive alone at 6 million units. Between us and Chrysler, we will get there,&#8221; Marchionne said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit&#8217;s Cobo Center officially changes hands, but expansion to come after 2010 auto show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corey Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — A regional board officially takes control of Detroit&#8217;s aging Cobo Center on Tuesday after months of political haggling and court battles over the venue, which each year hosts the nation&#8217;s premier auto show.

The five-member Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority plans to upgrade the facility&#8217;s electrical systems and make other small improvements over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opel unveils new Astra; Magna exec believes EU won&#8217;t block deal to buy stake from GM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — The co-chief executive of Magna International Inc. said Tuesday that he doesn&#8217;t believe the European Union will block his company&#8217;s acquisition of a majority stake in Opel.

&#8220;The whole idea is based on economics and I cannot imagine that someone has something against economics,&#8221; Siegfried Wolf said at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VW plans new electric car at Frankfurt Auto Show; will continue to focus on efficiency</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Frey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — German carmaker Volkswagen AG said it would unveil several new models at this week&#8217;s Frankfurt Auto Show, including an electric car called the E-Up.

At a reception before the start of the show Monday evening, the company said the E-Up compact would likely only go into production in 2013 and approach production levels of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite downturn, auto makers hope to dazzle with new models, technologies at Frankfurt show</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — Sales have plunged, General Motors Co. has emerged from bankruptcy and Chrysler has been taken over by Italy&#8217;s Fiat. The past year&#8217;s turbulence will be reflected this week in a smaller U.S. presence at the Frankfurt Auto Show — along with the new electric vehicles many hope will secure the auto industry&#8217;s post-recession [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carmakers try to add value, safety, improved mileage to 2010 models; a list of the changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MITSUBISHI
A five-door Lancer Sportback debuts with two engine choices: a 168-horsepower, 2.4-liter four cylinder and a 237-horsepower, 2-liter, turbocharged four cylinder. Both front- and all-wheel drive are offered. Starting retail price for a Sportback is $19,910.

Mitsubishi&#8217;s Outlander has mildly updated styling and adds a sporty, all-wheel drive GT model powered by a 230-horsepower, 3-liter V-6.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police in Detroit chase stolen truck that crashes and explodes, killing 1 and injuring 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — The driver of a stolen pickup truck fleeing police died in a fiery crash Thursday morning after the truck collided with a minivan, another truck and a utility pole and burst into flames, authorities said.

The two other drivers suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene, said Michigan State Police Trooper John [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cash for Clunkers also helps consumers buy SUVs, trucks and crossovers too</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the nation&#8217;s top car salesman in recent weeks, has cited the Obama administration&#8217;s best-seller list of mostly smaller, fuel-saving cars like the Ford Focus to describe the success of the Cash for Clunkers rebate program.

But what LaHood and other administration officials usually don&#8217;t mention is that some trucks and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPIN METER: Cash for Clunkers also helps consumers buy SUVs, trucks and crossovers too</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett J. Blackledge</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the nation&#8217;s top car salesman in recent weeks, has cited the Obama administration&#8217;s best-seller list of mostly smaller, fuel-saving cars like the Ford Focus to describe the success of the Cash for Clunkers rebate program.

But what LaHood and other administration officials usually don&#8217;t mention is that some trucks and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Auto sales show signs of stability after tough year, but most June sales still worse than May</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Krisher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — U.S. car and truck sales showed signs of stabilizing in June after a year of sharp declines, but every major automaker except Honda Motor Co. reported lower sales than in May.

Still, year-over-year declines last month slowed for four of the six major carmakers, with Ford Motor Co. reporting the smallest drop in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford US sales fall 10.7 pct in June, while GM drops 33.4 and Chrysler tumbles 42 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Krisher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — U.S. sales at Ford and Chrysler last month offered sharply different views on the downtrodden U.S. market for cars and trucks, while General Motors Corp. held its own even though it entered bankruptcy protection.

Ford&#8217;s June sales showed signs of stabilization, as the healthiest Detroit automaker posted its smallest sales decline of the year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sparks fly and ligtening strikes at Belgian designer Dries Van Noten&#8217;s menswear display</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Barchfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Electricity was in the air — literally — at Dries Van Noten, as a summer thunderstorm and a truck fitted with thumping speakers amped up the voltage at the Belgian designer&#8217;s already-charged menswear display Thursday.

The crowd of spectators crackled with glee and a touch of fright when a deafening clap of thunder rang [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China automakers stretch to expand abroad, hobbled by lack of marketing, technology, expertise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI — From the glossy black Geely Excellence &#8220;business limousine&#8221; to Great Wall&#8217;s tiny Gwperi subcompact, China&#8217;s own automakers are proving they have the prowess to put together practically any type of vehicle imaginable.

But they have yet to demonstrate they have mastered the expertise to design, make and sell world-class cars in markets outside the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shanghai Auto Show a showdown for global, Chinese car makers fighting over only growth market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI — China&#8217;s up-and-coming automakers unveiled a smorgasbord of new vehicles Monday at Shanghai&#8217;s auto show, from compacts and electric vehicles to the biggest, brassiest SUVs and luxury sedans, maneuvering to upstage their global rivals in the world&#8217;s only major growing market.

There was scant hint of the gloom prevailing elsewhere: Shanghai&#8217;s show opened with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM executives say car maker plans continued expansion in China, despite US financial woes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ap Business Writer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI — Dealing with the crisis at General Motors Corp. kept new CEO Fritz Henderson from traveling to Shanghai&#8217;s auto show, but executives say the company intends to continue growing in China regardless of how its financial mess is resolved.

&#8220;Of course, China remains a key market for GM,&#8221; Nick Reilly, president of GM&#8217;s Asia-Pacific division, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shanghai Auto Show a showdown for automakers zeroing in on world&#8217;s only major growth market</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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The biennial Shanghai Auto Show, which opens Monday to media and on Wednesday to the public, is expected to feature an unprecedented number [...]]]></description>
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