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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Diesel Now Costs the Same as Regular Gasoline</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[German automakers have high hopes that diesel passenger cars will catch on in the United States like they have in Europe. It helps that U.S. diesel prices are down since last year.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Auto Sales in June Show Demand is Still Awfully Thin</title>
		<link>http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001840/us-auto-sales-show-demand-is-still-awfully-thin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Except for Ford, it takes a strong pair of rose-colored glasses to see much good news in June U.S. auto sales. The best that can be said is that sales are bumping along the bottom.]]></description>
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		<title>Do June Ford Sales Signal a Rebound?</title>
		<link>http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001835/do-june-ford-sales-signal-a-rebound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Motavalli</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been abundant confirmation that Ford’s decision to opt-out of government TARP financing—a move made possible by CEO Alan Mulally’s prescient borrowing of $23 billion against its assets in 2006—has multiple benefits. People seem to be retaining their confidence in Ford cars and trucks, and it’s starting to show up in sales figures—which are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California to Regulate Tailpipe Greenhouse Gas</title>
		<link>http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001827/california-to-regulate-tailpipe-greenhouse-gas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Motavalli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[clean cars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[environmental protection agency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If there was any doubt that tomorrow’s cars will be a lot cleaner and greener than today’s, it was erased yesterday when the Environmental Protection Agency granted California the right (from this year to 2016) to enforce tough greenhouse gas standards for tailpipes. The move had been widely expected, but the reality of it was still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hyundai Gas Offer Echoes Earlier Flop for Chrysler</title>
		<link>http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001823/hyundai-gas-offer-echoes-earlier-flop-for-chrysler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Chrysler's earlier offer to lock in gas prices at $2.99 per gallon fell flat. Hyundai might or might not do any better, at $1.49 per gallon. However, Hyundai has other things going for it.]]></description>
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		<title>The Top Italian Investment Cars (and the Worst)</title>
		<link>http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001816/the-top-italian-investment-cars-and-the-worst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Motavalli</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[People really like lists, and the pleasure of a great “best of” is only surpassed by a really creative “worst of.” That’s why I was intrigued by the “Eight Best Italian Sports Cars (for the First-time Collector”) list that just appeared on Keith Martin’s highly respected Sports Car Market website.
I&#8217;m a former Italian car owner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mini Bucks the Downsizing Trend, Adding U.S. Dealerships</title>
		<link>http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001813/mini-bucks-the-downsizing-trend-adding-us-dealerships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mini is growing in the United States while other, bigger brands are shrinking. The Mini Cooper and its variants are distinctive, and gaining from a small-car movement. BMW parentage also helps. ]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota's Third-Gen Prius a Sales Bright Spot</title>
		<link>http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001803/toyotas-third-gen-prius-a-sales-bright-spot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Motavalli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[hybrid cars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every automaker is looking for bright spots as the dog days approach, and Toyota can take heart in the strong advance orders it has for the third-generation 2010 hybrid Prius.
In April, as pre-production began, Toyota said it had received 40,000 pre-orders and would be increasing global volumes 25 percent, from 40,000 per month to 50,000. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>States, Dealers Fight General Motors Reorganization</title>
		<link>http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001798/states-dealers-fight-general-motors-reorganization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In giving more than 2,400 unwanted dealers more time to wind down their businesses, General Motors also gave them more time to fight their termination. Some dealers are doing just that.]]></description>
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		<title>America's Summer Vacations: Tight Budgets and Ford Hybrids</title>
		<link>http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001792/americas-summer-vacations-tight-budgets-and-ford-hybrids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Motavalli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[ford escape hybrid]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[summer vacation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The summer driving season has started, and vacation planning is underway. From the results of a new poll, it looks like Americans will be driving to their destinations in smaller cars and trucks, and they’ll be camping, fishing and backpacking locally instead of skiing at Gstaad and staying in luxury hotels.
LeaseTrader.com polled 1,500 consumers about [...]]]></description>
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