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		<title>What&#8217;s Wrong With This Porsche?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Dr. Gad Saad and his research associate John Vongas (a former grad  student of the good Doctor), we can now argue the physiological benefits from  driving a Porsche. According to an articlein Psychology Today (tomorrow the world), Saad cites several evolutionists who claim  expectant fathers&#8217; T levels (that&#8217;s Testosterone to you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr Mulally Goes To Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Week caught up with the Ford Circus road trip to Washington for a telephone interview. Having presumably learned some lessons on that last trip, Alan is re-engaging with the wonders of road food and claims to like it! &#8220;We stopped at a dynamite service plaza and we bought a little boxed lunch.&#8221; Wow, after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Question Of The Day: What Is Nardelli Driving To The Bailout Hearings?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So, we know Ford&#8217;s Alan Mullaly is driving from Detroit to DC in an Escape Hybrid, and GM&#8217;s Rick Wagoner is pushing a Malibu Hybrid from Motown and exchanging it for a Cruze/Volt mule to drive (carefully!) the final two miles to the capitol. We even know that UAW Boss Ron Gettelfinger will be *gasp* [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Podcast - Lieberman Edition: I Love the Mitsuoka Himiko</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/daily-podcast-lieberman-edition-i-love-the-mitsuoka-himiko/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/daily-podcast-lieberman-edition-i-love-the-mitsuoka-himiko/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Oh sure, it looks like a Morgan. But it&#8217;s not. Fresh from Mitsuoka, the same company that turned an Infiniti M35 into some kind of time warp British sedan for James May, is the Himiko roadster. It&#8217;s based on the Mazda MX-5, which means it&#8217;s great to drive. And the bodywork is just insane enough [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Oh sure, it looks like a Morgan. But it's not. Fresh from Mitsuoka, the same company that turned an Infiniti M35 into some kind of ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Oh sure, it looks like a Morgan. But it's not. Fresh from Mitsuoka, the same company that turned an Infiniti M35 into some kind of time warp British sedan for James May, is the Himiko roadster. It's based on the Mazda MX-5, which means it's great to drive. And the bodywork is just insane enough to walk the border between embarrassing and awesome. While most of TTAC's finest will probably say it looks like a mutant and they'd rather chew glass than have one, I'll proudly stand in the minority. Oh, and Lieberman and I talk about a number of rockin' cars in today's podcast.

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		<title>What&#8217;s Wrong With This Picture?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Volt Birth Watch 118: Wagoner To Drive &#8220;Volt&#8221; To Hearings</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/volt-birth-watch-118-wagoner-to-drive-volt-to-hearings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/volt-birth-watch-118-wagoner-to-drive-volt-to-hearings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Detroit Free Press is reporting that GM Chairman Rick Wagoner will &#8220;drive a prototype Volt wearing the sheet metal of the upcoming Chevrolet Cruze to the Senate committee hearing on the company’s request for $18 billion in emergency loans.&#8221; And though they mention that GM will bring a production prototype Volt as well, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 234: Obama Slides Back Towards &#8220;Aye&#8221;</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-234-obama-slides-back-towards-aye/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After recently appearing to edge away from his electorally necessary pro-bailout stance, it seems Obama is headed back towards his original position. &#8220;It appears based on reports that we&#8217;ve seen that this time out the executives from these automakers are putting forward a more serious set of plans,&#8221; the president elect tells Automotive News [sub]. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Mustang A Cheap Date, Autoblog Celebrates 1,480th Mustang Post</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010-mustang-a-cheap-date-autoblog-celebrates-1480th-mustang-post/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010-mustang-a-cheap-date-autoblog-celebrates-1480th-mustang-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You didn&#8217;t hear it here first. Autoblog reports that the 2010 Ford Mustang will start as low as $21,845 for a V6, with GT V8 power starting at $27,995. As AB points out, that makes the forthcoming Mustang less expensive than Chevy&#8217;s Camaro ($22,995 for the V6, $30,995 for the V8) and Dodge&#8217;s Challenger( $22,545, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 233: CS First Boston on GM Plan: &#8220;another check before the end of 2Q09&#8243;</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-234-credit-suisse-first-boston-on-gm-plan-the-government-may-have-to-write-another-check-before-the-end-of-2q09/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-234-credit-suisse-first-boston-on-gm-plan-the-government-may-have-to-write-another-check-before-the-end-of-2q09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[• GM&#8217;s liquidity situation is dire. According to the company&#8217;s restructuring plan that was submitted to Congress on Tuesday, it looks like GM burned another $7 billion in October and November, and should be about cash flow neutral in December; making Q4 another $7b burn quarter.
• As such, GM requires $4 billion of government loans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 232: CS First Boston on FoMoCo Plan: &#8220;Not Much Here&#8221;</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-232-credit-suisse-first-boston-on-fomoco-plan-not-much-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There is very little in the way of new initiatives/efforts/changes to improve the cost structure or profitability of the company, in our view. Most of the document submitted to the Congress is an outline of the company&#8217;s existing &#8216;Plan&#8217; and actions that either have already been taken or are slated to play out over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VW Debuts New Golf Plus For Europe. Plus-Sized Americans Unwelcome.</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/vw-debuts-new-golf-plus-for-europe-plus-sized-americans-unwelcome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/vw-debuts-new-golf-plus-for-europe-plus-sized-americans-unwelcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Berkowitz</dc:creator>
		
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Over in what we affectionately call the &#8220;Old World,&#8221; C-segment hatchbacks like the Golf, Focus, Megane, Civic, and Corolla/Auris also come in higher roofed variations affectionately called MPVs (multi purpose vehicles). One of VW&#8217;s entries into the market is the Golf Plus; and since the Golf was just redesigned somewhat, the Golf Plus has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 231: GM BOD Hearts Rick Wagoner. Still.</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-231-gm-bod-hearts-rick-wagoner-still/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-231-gm-bod-hearts-rick-wagoner-still/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stein X Leikanger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The lead outside director at GM, George M.C. Fisher, informs the NYTimes that &#8220;Rick is the right guy to lead this management team through this crisis.&#8221; Acting on the assumption that GM has any reputation left to lose, all thirteen outside directors are in agreement with the Master Accountant that &#8220;bankruptcy would ruin the company&#8217;s reputation.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Official Honda Insight Image</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/first-official-honda-insight-image/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Berkowitz</dc:creator>
		
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This is the first official shot of Honda&#8217;s upcoming Prius-fighter. And if anyone can take on the Prius (which despite being down 50% in November compared to November 2007, still sold 8600 units), it&#8217;s Honda with this car. I say that because (1) Honda has genuine hybrid building experience with the Insight, and (2) unlike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TN Gov. Hearts Scameras</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tn-gov-hearts-scameras/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tn-gov-hearts-scameras/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Newspaper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Facing a budget deficit that could reach $800m, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen (D) is looking at all options to bring the books back into balance. Bredesen&#8217;s former legal counsel, Robert E. Cooper, Jr. was appointed state attorney general two years ago. Last week, Cooper did his part by issuing a ruling designed to promote the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UAW Suspends Jobs Bank, Approves VEBA Delay</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uaw-suspends-jobs-bank-approves-veba-delay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uaw-suspends-jobs-bank-approves-veba-delay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[United Auto Workers Boss Ron Gettelfinger held an emergency meeting with union local officials in Detroit today to discuss possible concessions aimed at bolstering the case for an automaker bailout. The result of that meeting was an agreement to suspend the union&#8217;s controversial Job Bank program, and to allow the D3 to delay making payments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside GM: &#8220;Fear, Terror and Panic&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/inside-gm-fear-terror-and-panic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/inside-gm-fear-terror-and-panic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In all this talk about GM&#8217;s financial health, the most important element of any potential turnaround has been woefully neglected: the company&#8217;s corporate culture. GM&#8217;s is so utterly dysfunctional that it makes John Wayne Gacey&#8217;s home life seem like Peter Brady&#8217;s. There is no way&#8211; no way whatsoever&#8211; that GM can recover with its current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYT: Not Everyone In Michigan Is Pro-Bailout</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nyt-not-everyone-in-michigan-is-pro-bailout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nyt-not-everyone-in-michigan-is-pro-bailout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As the battle over bailout bucks rages, it&#8217;s easy to get the impression that Fortress Detroit is unanimous in its support for the home team. As usual though, there&#8217;s more to the story than just the loudest voices. The New York Times conducted interviews across the state over the last two weeks, and found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSM FUD</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Obligatory Between Bad News Car-Related Post: New BMW 1-Series Aftermarket Tail Light</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/obligatory-between-bad-news-car-related-post-new-bmw-1-series-taillight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/obligatory-between-bad-news-car-related-post-new-bmw-1-series-taillight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>TTAC Called It, GM Denies It: China Ready to Eat American Automakers&#8217; Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ttac-called-it-gm-denies-it-china-ready-to-eat-american-automakers-assets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ttac-called-it-gm-denies-it-china-ready-to-eat-american-automakers-assets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When TTAC&#8217;s Bertel Schmitt first blogged the story that China had designs on Chrysler and GM, the resulting traffic melted our server. So we added another one. That one melted too. Our stalwart TTAC technical team tells me they&#8217;re now load balancing&#8211; and doing something about handling our traffic spikes. The view counter&#8217;s disappearance serves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audi Announces A5 And S5 Convertibles</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/audi-announces-a5-and-s5-convertibles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/audi-announces-a5-and-s5-convertibles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[

Audi has released photos and details of the convertible versions of its A5 and S5 coupes, and they&#8217;re classy little ragtops in the proud Audi tradition. North American pricing and availability are not yet available, but with Euro-only 1.8 TFSI versions starting at $47,300, they won&#8217;t be cheap. The S5 version will rock Audi&#8217;s new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Between the Lines: GM Marketing Maven Mark LaNeve&#8217;s Letter to Dealers &#8220;It Wazzunt Us&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/between-the-lines-gm-marketing-maven-mark-laneves-to-dealers-it-wazzunt-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/between-the-lines-gm-marketing-maven-mark-laneves-to-dealers-it-wazzunt-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our Best and Brightest forwarded this letter from GM North American Vice President Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing  to the company&#8217;s 124,756 dealers. Mark&#8217;s missive attached GM&#8217;s increasingly discredited rescue plan and exhorted store owners to keep the faith. More interestingly, the third &#8216;graph reveals LaNeve as a knee jerk (get well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 230: WSJ LOLs at GM Rescue Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-230-wsj-lols-at-gm-rescue-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-230-wsj-lols-at-gm-rescue-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s Evan Newmark takes a look at GM&#8217;s Congressional bailout begging term paper. To paraphrase, &#8220;we are amused&#8221; (in a deeply cynical, bemused sort of way). More specifically, &#8220;The restructuring plan comes up short on the most fundamental question. Will this company actually make money? Just look at the details — or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hola! ChryCo Says 2011 300 Will be CAFE-Compliant</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chryco-says-2011-300-will-be-cafe-compliant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chryco-says-2011-300-will-be-cafe-compliant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[They didn&#8217;t call Ford&#8217;s founder &#8220;Crazy Henry&#8221; for nothing. But Henry Ford had a knack for aphorisms, such as &#8220;You don&#8217;t build a reputation on what you&#8217;re going to do.&#8221; I&#8217;d stick the word &#8220;say&#8221; in the middle of that, but what do I know? I know that on the same day Chrysler&#8217;s monthly sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While America Slept. Wednesday, December 3, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-wednesday-december-3-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-wednesday-december-3-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This week while your eyes are wide shut: Our daily round-up of the news that happened in other continents and time-zones. TTAC provides round-the-clock coverage of everything that has wheels. Or has its wheels coming off. Note: For all of this week, WAS will either be late, or non-existent. I&#8217;m in Germany on business and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China’s #3 Dongfeng Hungry for GM</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/china%e2%80%99s-3-dongfeng-definitely-casts-eyes-on-gm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/china%e2%80%99s-3-dongfeng-definitely-casts-eyes-on-gm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported by TTAC weeks ago, Chinese auto makers are seriously looking into buying all or some of General Motors. The story was never officially denied in China. Now, there are fresh and more concrete indications about a possible Chinese move on GM. Hu Xindong, Secretary to the Chairman of China&#8217;s third largest auto maker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Neff is Insane</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/john-neff-is-insane/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/john-neff-is-insane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If anyone knows the pressures of covering Motown&#8217;s meltdown, it&#8217;s me. I&#8217;m putting in some serious time behind this keyboard (&#8221;that&#8217;s why they call it work&#8221; my wife reminds me) trying to keep up with a news cycle that makes a racing bike seem like a mobility scooter (or something like that). My favorite carmudgeon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 229: Ford Back in the Black by 2011. In Theory. [Plan Below]</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-229-ford-back-in-the-black-by-2011-in-theory-plan-below/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-229-ford-back-in-the-black-by-2011-in-theory-plan-below/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Back when I started the General Motors Death Watch, I had no idea that I&#8217;d also be starting a Ford Death Watch. Or a Chrysler Suicide Watch. If you&#8217;d told me that they&#8217;d all be staring down the barrel of Chapter 11 at the same time, I would have found the suggestion highly improbable. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 228: Chrysler to Congress: $7b by January or We&#8217;re Dead [Plan Below]</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-228-chrysler-to-congress-7b-by-january-or-were-dead-plan-below/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-228-chrysler-to-congress-7b-by-january-or-were-dead-plan-below/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So here it is: Chrysler&#8217;s turnaround plan. And while you&#8217;re digesting that, Automotive News [sub] gives us the takeway: ChyCo will have $2.5 in cash by the end of the month. That&#8217;s not enough money to pay its suppliers, never mind anything else. &#8220;The bridge loan will help cover an estimated $11.6 billion in expenditures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 227: Ford, Chrysler and GM Asking for $34b</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-227-ford-chrysler-and-gm-asking-for-34b/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-227-ford-chrysler-and-gm-asking-for-34b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We now know why The Big 2.8 postponed their Capitol Hill bailout begging &#8217;til the end of the week: they were waiting for November sales results to up the ante. Automotive News [AN] reports what we glommed-onto earlier: the Motown bailout bill has ballooned by billions. &#8220;General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nissan Monthly Sales Down 42.2 Percent</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nissan-monthly-sales-down-422-percent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nissan-monthly-sales-down-422-percent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Chen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Like everyone else, Nissan reported dismal sales for November, with total US sales down 42.2% and off 9.5% YTD.  Without good news to report, Nissan&#8217;s press release consisted of a list of GT-R awards and future vehicle fluff (Cube, $10K Versa 1.6, 370Z, Infiniti G convertible). The Nissan division took a 44.4 percent hit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask The Best And Brightest: Do Ford&#8217;s Production Plans Make Sense?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ask-the-best-and-brightest-do-fords-plans-make-any-sense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ask-the-best-and-brightest-do-fords-plans-make-any-sense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Between the release of its congressional bailout term paper and November sales results, it&#8217;s been a big news day for Ford. And the hits keep happening. Automotive News [sub] reports that Ford will cut its 2009 Q1 production by 37.9 percent to 430k units, No surprise there; FoMoCo&#8217;s monthly sales are sitting at under 125k&#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chrysler November Sales Drop 47%</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chrysler-november-sales-drop-45/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chrysler-november-sales-drop-45/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You gotta love Chrysler. But not me. How in the world can they claim a right to MY tax money when they can&#8217;t even acknowledge their sales debacle on their own website? In fact, ChryCo&#8217;s sales dropped from last November&#8217;s 161,088 units to this year&#8217;s 85,260 units. Instead of admitting they&#8217;re up excrement creek without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 226: GM to Congress: $4b in December or We&#8217;re Dead [Plan Below]</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-to-congress-4b-in-december-or-were-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-to-congress-4b-in-december-or-were-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As GM&#8217;s 41 percent November sales drop sinks into the public consciousness, The General&#8217;s generals have not-so-coincidentally released their not-secret bailout request. And here it is. Judging from the state of things, Rick Wagoner might need to fly to DC&#8211; before it&#8217;s too late. &#8220;General Motors said Tuesday it needs $4 billion in government loans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honda Sales Slide 31.6 Percent In November</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/honda-sales-slide-316-percent-in-november/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/honda-sales-slide-316-percent-in-november/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It shouldn&#8217;t come as a huge surprise to hear that sales of nearly every Honda and Acura model were down in November, but just try guessing the one vehicle that actually increased sales. It&#8217;s not the brand-spankety new version of the once-hot Fit, which is down by 8.4 percent. Perennial best sellers Accord and Civic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford and GM to Sell Corporate Jets</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-cools-its-jets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-cools-its-jets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABC News&#8211; originators of &#8220;Jet-gate&#8221;&#8211; report that both Ford and GM have decided to sell their corporate aircraft. GM&#8217;s press release on the subject was uncharacteristically terse, and characteristically timed (released on the same day as November&#8217;s abysmal sales stats). &#8220;GM&#8230; is ceasing operations at General Motors Air Transportation Services (GMATS) at Detroit Metro Airport. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deutschland Unter Alles: Cars Crater</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/deutschland-unter-alles-cars-crater/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/deutschland-unter-alles-cars-crater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you go to Germany, as I did today, you won&#8217;t see or feel much of a recession. If you read the GMSM (German Main Stream Media - and I had 9 hours of reading the latest editions today while flying in from Beijing) you&#8217;ll learn that the jobless rate is contained, that people are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM Sales Plummet Apace, Down 41 Percent In November</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-sales-plummet-apace-down-41-percent-in-november/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-sales-plummet-apace-down-41-percent-in-november/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Street Insider reports that General Motors delivered 154,877 vehicles in November, down 41 percent compared with a year ago. That makes for some of the worst sales numbers in the US, leaving GM PR with nothing to get traction on despite aggressive Red Toe Tag Sale incentives which will continue through January 5. &#8220;In November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 225: Report from the ChryCo Cryfest</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-225-report-from-the-chryco-cryfest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-225-report-from-the-chryco-cryfest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TTAC reader Steve Leiter took up our challenge and headed over to the Maryland Port  Authority for Chrysler&#8217;s bailout begging party. He files this report&#8230; &#8220;Sorry, no pictures, ran out the door so fast, cell phone was selected specifically such that it does NOT have a camera in it.
The podium&#8217;s surrounded by a gray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford November Sales Drop 30 Percent</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-november-sales-drop-30-percent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-november-sales-drop-30-percent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers reported total sales of 118,818 units this November, down 30 percent compared to a year ago. Ford&#8217;s spin on the news is that &#8220;estimated industry-wide sales&#8221; were down 35 percent, meaning Ford actually gained market share. But let&#8217;s look at the reality. The Ford nameplate is down 18.5 percent, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While America Slept. Tuesday, December 2, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-tuesday-december-2-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-tuesday-december-2-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[WAS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Halt! Nothing goes there. Toyota will suspend production in Japan on Dec. 24 and 25. This sounds normal to you? Mind you: They don&#8217;t believe in Rudolph in Japan. Toyota will partially halt output of Lexus luxury cars at its Tahara plant in Aichi Prefecture and suspend all production at subsidiary Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Cuts Bonuses</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyota-cuts-bonuses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyota-cuts-bonuses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg reports that Toyota will cut winter bonuses by about ten percent for some 8,700 managers. This is the first time Toyota has reduced bonuses since 1998, as economic headwinds batter even the strongest automakers. Toyota&#8217;s profit forecast was cut by 56 percent last month, spurring president Katsuaki Watanabe to create the cost-saving task force. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota&#8217;s November Sales Down 33.9%</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyotas-november-sales-down-339/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyotas-november-sales-down-339/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota PR has signed in, reporting that their &#8220;Saved by Zero&#8221; marketing campaign ain&#8217;t saving much. This November, the Japanese automaker&#8217;s overall U.S. sales dropped 33.9 percent, from 197,189 to 130,307. Of course, it would have been worse without the zero percent finance deals, which is one scary ass thought. And speaking of frightening, Scion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nine Similarities Between Car Blogs and Gadget Blogs</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nine-similarities-between-car-blogs-and-gadget-blogs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nine-similarities-between-car-blogs-and-gadget-blogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Berkowitz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
In addition to my robust obsession with cars, I&#8217;m also very much a fan of new technology. Be it computers, cell phones, wristwatches that wash dishes, or high-powered laser staplers, I&#8217;m interested. To keep up to date (especially since I am more of a gadget window shopper), I&#8217;m a frequent visitor at a number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motown&#8217;s Meltdown Hits Boston Auto Show</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/motowns-meltdown-hits-boston-auto-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/motowns-meltdown-hits-boston-auto-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<title>Bailout Watch 224: &#8220;Ford respectfully requests&#8230; $9b&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-224-ford-respectfully-requests-that-government-funding-be-made-available-to-us-in-the-form-of-a-%e2%80%9cstand-by%e2%80%9d-line-of-credit-in-the-amount-of-up-to-9-billion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-224-ford-respectfully-requests-that-government-funding-be-made-available-to-us-in-the-form-of-a-%e2%80%9cstand-by%e2%80%9d-line-of-credit-in-the-amount-of-up-to-9-billion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout Watch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ford has released its nonclassified report to the Senate Banking Committee today, as CEO Alan Mullaly escapes from Detroit in his Escape hybrid. The Detroit Free Press has posted the entire report in PDF format, and it&#8217;s 33 pages of good stuff. The big news: despite insisting that federal funds are a &#8220;backstop,&#8221; Ford is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karma Birth Watch 3: Pre-Launch Production Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/karma-birth-watch-3-pre-launch-production-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/karma-birth-watch-3-pre-launch-production-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Future Vehicles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hybrid]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Fisker seems to be getting a handle on the whole car-company routine, joining the now-proud tradition of leaking images to the web to build hype leading up to a launch. Of course that&#8217;s a little bit harder when your production model is nearly unchanged from the concept, but these considerations don&#8217;t bother anyone else in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dan Neil Is Insane</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/dan-neil-is-insane/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/dan-neil-is-insane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When Jonathan Swift&#8217;s &#8220;A Modest Proposal&#8221; was first published, its sustained and unyielding irony lead more than a few to believe that the Irish scribe was actually advocating for cannibalism and infanticide. With the benefit of nearly 300 years, we can now recognize Swift&#8217;s detailed plan to serve the children of Ireland&#8217;s poor to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 223: Ford CEO Alan Mulally Recognizes The Importance of Being Earnest</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-223-ford-ceo-alan-mulally-recognizes-the-importance-of-being-earnest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-223-ford-ceo-alan-mulally-recognizes-the-importance-of-being-earnest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
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		<title>How Did We Miss This? Ford Trademarking &#8220;Fun&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/how-did-we-miss-this-ford-trademarking-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/how-did-we-miss-this-ford-trademarking-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crime &amp; Punishment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[And there we were saying Ford doesn&#8217;t have branding. Anyway, fun is a serious business, apparently. Bloomberg reports that Ford has been trying to trademark the word &#8220;FUN&#8221; (all caps?) in connection with &#8220;some&#8221; of its European automobiles since 2005. In 2007, the EU courts said, in effect, geddowdahere. And while we&#8217;re dealing with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aussies Confirm: Pontiac G8 is a Flop</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/aussies-confirm-pontiac-g8-is-a-flop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/aussies-confirm-pontiac-g8-is-a-flop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dealer News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Overseas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a bit gun-shy after mistakenly accusing NBC of pulling the SNL sketch pillorying the Big 2.8&#8217;s Congressional bailout begging from YouTube for ad revenue-related reasons. So I&#8217;m not going to raise the specter of conspiracy for a 404 message on The Australian newspaper. I&#8217;m sure the story on the Pontiac G8 disappeared due to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Der Neue Porsche Cayenne</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/der-neue-porsche-cayenne/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/der-neue-porsche-cayenne/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[New Cars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<title>New Ford Focus RS. Want One?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/new-ford-focus-rs-want-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/new-ford-focus-rs-want-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[New Cars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons that U.S. pistonheads pine for Euro-Fords: the performance variants. On this side of the pond, Ford has abandoned its SVT division. In mainland Europe, Ford continues to crank-out expertly tuned economy cars for budget-minded enthusiasts. The new Focus RS continues the tradition. AutoExpress reports that Ford Austria has leaked performance details [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 256: Gary Witzenburg is Insane</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-256-gary-witzenburg-is-insane/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-256-gary-witzenburg-is-insane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout Watch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back when we TTAC didn&#8217;t have Ronnie Schreiber doggedly defending the D2.8, I contacted former GM PR spinmeister Gary Witzenburg to post an ed on the pro-Motown perspective. Big mistake. Despite&#8211; or because of&#8211; his exposure to our Best and Brightest, Gary went off the rails faster than the Polar Express. Other than an ex-girlfriend, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Any MD Reader Want to Blog This ChryCo Cryfest for Us?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/any-md-reader-want-to-blog-this-bad-boy-for-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/any-md-reader-want-to-blog-this-bad-boy-for-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WHAT: Chrysler LLC President and  Vice Chairman Jim Press will meet with more than 50 Maryland Port  Authority employees and Maryland officials in a Town Hall to discuss  Chrysler&#8217;s and all domestic automakers&#8217; impact on the U.S. trade industry.
Chrysler is the largest exporter for the Port of Baltimore, and  Port employees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 254: Ford CEO Alan Mulally to Drive to D.C. Begathon</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-254-mulally-to-drive-to-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-254-mulally-to-drive-to-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout Watch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are two ways to look at this. First, Ford CEO Alan Mulally &#8220;gets it.&#8221; He understands that he screwed the PR pooch when he flew into Washington to beg for bailout billions in a big ass corporate jet. Alternatively, someone somewhere needs to get a grip. The guy gets $25m a year, Ford burned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailed-Out Citi Bank Goes on Toll Road Buying Binge</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailed-out-bank-goes-on-toll-road-buying-binge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailed-out-bank-goes-on-toll-road-buying-binge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Newspaper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 23, the U.S. Treasury announced it had &#8220;invested&#8221; $20b in Citigroup in addition to &#8220;protection against the possibility of unusually large losses&#8221; on $306b in bad debt. Just one week after receiving support from U.S. taxpayers, Citigroup announced it will spend $10b to acquire a debt-laden Spanish toll road group. Citi Infrastructure Partners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Bingo</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-bingo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-bingo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Chen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[

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		<title>Bailout Watch 253: Conspiracy Theorists Unite! Bailout Hearings Postponed Until Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-253-conspiracy-theorists-unite-bailout-hearings-postponed-until-thursday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-253-conspiracy-theorists-unite-bailout-hearings-postponed-until-thursday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout Watch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Automotive News [sub] tells us that &#8220;The Senate Banking Committee has rescheduled its next hearing on &#8216;the state of  the domestic automobile industry&#8217; for Thursday, Dec. 4&#8230; The House Financial Services Committee has a similar hearing scheduled for 9:30  a.m. Friday, Dec. 5.&#8221; Once again, the news org fails to answer the one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capsule Review: 2005-2008 Mitsubishi Colt</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/capsule-review-2005-2008-mitsubishi-colt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/capsule-review-2005-2008-mitsubishi-colt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Schwoerer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Capsule Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You already have Schadenfreude, Rucksack, Kindergarten, Fahrvergnügen. May I offer another useful German compound word? Verschlimmbesserung. Meaning: making something worse (in the process of trying to improve it). Car companies are good at Verschlimmbesserung, as proven by the Mitsubishi Colt.

The Mitsubishi Colt is like a slightly less sophisticated but cheerful cousin to the Honda Fit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TTAC Called It: Wiedeking Buys The Elias Line</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ttac-called-it-wiedeking-buys-the-elias-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ttac-called-it-wiedeking-buys-the-elias-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[High Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking knows a thing or two about dealing with hedge funds. In fact his company&#8217;s relationship with the hedgies of the world has inspired more NSFW-bombs per TTAC headline than nearly any other topic. Anyway, The Guardian reports that Wiedeking tore into American automakers, singling out GM in particular for &#8220;openly threatening&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silicon Valley Won&#8217;t Save Detroit, Detroit&#8217;s Dragging Down Silicon Valley. Or Not.</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/silicon-valley-wont-save-detroit-detroit-dragging-down-silicon-valley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/silicon-valley-wont-save-detroit-detroit-dragging-down-silicon-valley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gizmology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Suppliers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=171301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, firms like Tesla have launched themselves into the public eye by trumpeting the meme that Silicone Valley&#8217;s innovation-driven culture will show the way for Detroit which remains mired in old-economy faults. And it&#8217;s a storyline that has yielded millions in venture capital and free media attention. The New York Times&#8217; Thomas Friedman unintentionally brought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alfa Delivers First North American 8C Competizione</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/alfa-delivers-first-north-american-8c-competizione/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/alfa-delivers-first-north-american-8c-competizione/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[New Cars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Alfa Romeo has made the first North American delivery of its stunning 8C Competizione to uno dei più grandi collezionisti di automobili al mondo, Jimmy Glickenhaus. Because paying Fiat $3m to upgrade a million-dollar Enzo to 612 P4/5 spec buys you those little perks.
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		<title>Question Of The Day: Any Aston Or Lotus Evora?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/question-of-the-day-any-aston-or-lotus-evora/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/question-of-the-day-any-aston-or-lotus-evora/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Question of the Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We gave Bond actor Daniel Craig a pass when he turned down the free Aston Martin of his choice as a perk for his silver screen Aston pimping. After all, London is one of the least driver-friendly city in the developed world, and as Craig put it &#8220;I live in London and it doesn’t make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;It sometimes seems as if the Bail-Them-Out Party is running against the No-Bailout Party. &#8220;</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nyt-bailout-is-the-new-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nyt-bailout-is-the-new-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever quick on the media-scene-defining draw, The New York Times is dubbing the auto industry bailout battle the cure for &#8220;campaign withdrawal.&#8221; Also known as the bitter, divisive battle, du jour. Or, to use the Grey Lady&#8217;s honeyed verbiage, &#8220;The crisis in the auto industry is helping to fill a void left by the end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 252: The Last Refuge Of The Scoundrel</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-252-the-last-refuge-of-the-scoundrel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-252-the-last-refuge-of-the-scoundrel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout Watch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=171112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the first mutterings of an auto industry bailout, the idea has wrapped itself in unabashedly patriotic rhetoric. Now that the battle for the billions has been joined, this nationalist veneer is reaching near-self-parody levels of earnestness. All the while we&#8217;ve been arguing that saving American jobs and saving the Detroit Three in their current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ay Caramba! Spanish Car Sales Sink 50%</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-spanish-implosion-down-496-percent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-spanish-implosion-down-496-percent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=171122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you think the U.S. auto market is bad, here&#8217;s something to cheer you up: it&#8217;s not as bad as Spain. November car sales are one half of their former self. Si, muchachos. According to Forbes, Iberian new car sales dipped by 49.6 percent. Explanation? In 2007, Spanish real estate cratered. Then, the country&#8217;s industry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM: You&#8217;ll Get Your Incentive When You Order More Inventory</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-youll-get-your-incentive-when-you-order-more-inventory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-youll-get-your-incentive-when-you-order-more-inventory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dealer News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Incentives]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=171091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We thought things were bad when General Motors announced it was delaying incentive payments to dealers by two weeks (ten more days, hang tight guys). As usual, it gets worse. We now hear from Automotive News [sub] that GM is using its November Re-Consensus Dealer Cash Program to dump more inventory on its hapless dealers. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 251: Volvo and Saab Now on Official Death Watch</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-251-volvo-and-saab-now-on-official-death-watch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-251-volvo-and-saab-now-on-official-death-watch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout Watch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the run-up to this weeks bridging tournament, GM and Ford are indicating their [belated] willingness to axe ailing brands. Now you could look at their most recent sales stats and argue that this description applies to all 11 U.S. car brands under The Big Two&#8217;s umbrella, but we speak here of the Swedish contingent: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla Death Watch 39: Li-Ion Rules! Or, Well, You Know&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-39-li-ion-rules-or-well-you-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-39-li-ion-rules-or-well-you-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tesla Death Watch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=170901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tesla&#8217;s hubris knows no bounds. Not only has the Silicon Valley manufacturer of $109k lithium-ion-powered carbon fiber sports cars applied for a $400m federal grant to sustain its oft-delayed and hugely unprofitable quest to &#8220;reinvent the automobile,&#8221; but they&#8217;ve also publicly declared that Detroit&#8217;s bailout-seeking beancounters should keep their NSFWing hands off Uncle Sam&#8217;s $25b [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 250: Sound and Fury</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-250-he-who-owns-the-gold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-250-he-who-owns-the-gold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout Watch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=170862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the week that the CEOs of Chrysler, Ford and GM make their second attempt at securing enough bailout bucks to stave-off bankruptcy (Ford not-so-much, but since you&#8217;re offering&#8230;). As is the way of such things, the serious &#8220;negotiations&#8221; is already going down, as politicians and supplicants prepare to posture for public presentation. Automotive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While America Slept. Monday, December 1, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-monday-december-1-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-monday-december-1-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WAS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, girls and boys, we are entering the last lap of the year. Prepare for one more month of bad news - then it will be over. The year. A lot of bad news already happened before you had your wheaties: While America Slept is a daily round-up of the news that happened in other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Spends $10m a Year Promoting Toll Roads</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/texas-spends-10m-a-year-promoting-toll-roads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/texas-spends-10m-a-year-promoting-toll-roads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Newspaper</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime &amp; Punishment]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=170751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) spends more than $10m a year on public affairs. Using documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, the San Antonio Express News found TxDOT assigned 63 employees to the Government and Public Affairs division, at an annual cost of $6.5m. Another 67 employees perform &#8220;media relations&#8221; duties, at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout Watch 249: They&#8217;re Reviewing. The Situation.</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-249-theyre-reviewing-the-situation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-249-theyre-reviewing-the-situation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout Watch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=170702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GM&#8217;s Board of Bystanders spent a good part of their Sunday reviewing their Chairman (and CEO&#8217;s) DC-bound turnaround plan. According to Bloomberg, Rick Wagoner&#8217;s new new new new new new new turnaround plan takes two forms: a 10- to 12-page public document and a &#8220;private, more detailed plan of about 80 pages with background material.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ted Turner: “Let them go bankrupt.”</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ted-turner-%e2%80%9clet-them-go-bankrupt%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ted-turner-%e2%80%9clet-them-go-bankrupt%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=170661</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a whole lotta bailout going on. More and more people are bailing on lending the Detroit dunces a helping hand. Last to bail: CNN founder Ted Turner. He went on NBC&#8217;s Meet The Press and said to Brokaw: &#8220;I saw it coming years ago that Detroit was headed for a crash, and it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday Follies: The Hummer Was One Of The Greatest Gifts A Girl Could Give A Man</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/sunday-follies-the-hummer-was-one-of-the-greatest-gifts-a-girl-could-give-a-man/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/sunday-follies-the-hummer-was-one-of-the-greatest-gifts-a-girl-could-give-a-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sunday Follies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is so, so 2007. Remember the bad old days when a real man wanted a Hummer? Definitely not correct anymore. But in the strictly scientific interest of preserving history - good or bad - here it is. Last year&#8217;s ode to the Hummer. A focus group, discussing the merits of the H1 and H2. Warning: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nissan Releases Rice Racer Recording</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nissan-releases-rice-racer-recording/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nissan-releases-rice-racer-recording/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nissan has unleashed a promotional video of its all new Z car - via YouTube. To the soundtrack of Nipponese techno we see inside and outside shots of the 370Z. Exposed to it, the hearts of true Z car zealots may beat a bit faster. &#8220;The video itself appears to be for Japanese markets,&#8221; says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While America Slept. Sunday, November 30, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-sunday-november-30-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-sunday-november-30-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[WAS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday. Even  while God rests, the devils at TTAC perniciously prowl the news. While America Slept is a daily round-up of the news that happened in other continents and time-zones. TTAC provides round-the-clock coverage of everything that has wheels. Or that has its wheels coming off. Don&#8217;t let it ruin your well-deserved week-end.

Deutschland&#8217;s dealers found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK, AU, PA Speed Traps Attacked</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uk-australia-pennsylvania-speed-traps-attacked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/uk-australia-pennsylvania-speed-traps-attacked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Newspaper</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime &amp; Punishment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, in south Essex, UK, speed camera protesters set a &#8220;scamera&#8221; alight with a gasoline-soaked tire. The fire destroyed the £40k ($60k) device on Long Road&#8211; despite the camera&#8217;s proximity to the Canvey Fire Station  (whose inhabitants eventually managed to put out the blaze). According to the Echo newspaper, the incendiary incident follows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Uber Alles. Or, If You&#8217;re Detroit, Not.</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/marketing-uber-alles-or-if-youre-detroit-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/marketing-uber-alles-or-if-youre-detroit-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Karesh</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over at The Huffington Post, ad man Adam Hanft argues that &#8220;Lousy Marketing - Not  Lousy Cars - Killed Detroit.&#8221; Like most experts (and Buickman), Hanft suffers  from blaming  the bit he knows best (if you&#8217;re a hammer&#8230;). But he makes some good points. If Wal-Mart catches flack for paying so little, then why  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ML320 BlueTec Blech: Healey Hates Daimler&#8217;s Diesel</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ml320-bluetec-blech-healey-hates-daimlers-diesel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ml320-bluetec-blech-healey-hates-daimlers-diesel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When USA Today carmudgeon James R. Healey pours hate on a vehicle, you just know it sucks. Healey&#8217;s evisceration of the oil-burning Bubba Benz ML320 BlueTec begins with a slam at the powerplant&#8217;s herky jerky acceleration, then mentions Merc&#8217;s obfuscation: &#8220;M-B, in fact, disputes about every gripe. The gripes are serious, so it&#8217;s  appropriate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Payback is A Bitch: Hedgies To Sue Porsche For Billions</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/payback-can-be-suc-a-bitch-hedgies-to-sue-porsche-for-billions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/payback-can-be-suc-a-bitch-hedgies-to-sue-porsche-for-billions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[High Finance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a report to appear Monday, the German magazine Der Spiegel will write that &#8220;several law firms are compiling material for lawsuits to hold Porsche liable. They are working for hedge funds which had lost billions of Euros.&#8221; That&#8217;s news to Porsche CFO Holger Härter. He says he hasn&#8217;t heard of anybody who wants revenge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VeeDub Sells More Cars In China Than Germany</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/christmas-cheer-in-beijing-veedub-to-sell-more-cars-in-china-than-back-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/christmas-cheer-in-beijing-veedub-to-sell-more-cars-in-china-than-back-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Beijing&#8217;s sizable German community congregated today at the annual Weihnachtsmarkt. At the German Embassy inside the People&#8217;s Republic of China, party-goers loaded-up on Bratwurst, Christstollen and got seasonably drunk. Volkswagen China, headquartered &#8217;round the corner, sponsored a stand at the festival. Not to sell cars. No, they were hawking their fabled &#8220;VW-Currywurst,&#8221; a culinary delight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While America Slept. Saturday, November 29, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-saturday-november-29-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-saturday-november-29-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank God it&#8217;s the weekend-edition of While America Slept. That&#8217;s pretty much all we have reason to be thankful for. WAS is a daily round-up of the news that happened in other continents and time-zones. TTAC provides round-the-clock coverage of everything that has wheels. Or that has its wheels coming off. If you hate bad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNN Money: Big Three Could Return to Profitability in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cnn-money-big-three-could-return-to-profitability-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cnn-money-big-three-could-return-to-profitability-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Berkowitz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
CNN Money&#8217;s Chris Isidore writes that if all the stars aligned, the Big Three could return to profitability by 2010. He qualifies his comments often, with phrases like &#8220;if they make it to 2010,&#8221; but the bigger issue is the specious nature of his explanations for how the companies would return to profitability. Isidore&#8217;s claims [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volt Birth Watch 117: GM-Volt.com Swings For The Fences</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/volt-birth-watch-117-gm-voltcom-swings-for-the-fences/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/volt-birth-watch-117-gm-voltcom-swings-for-the-fences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what I get for taking a moment to check in at GM-Volt.com. The angry young Volt-lovers are freaking out about the possibility of GM not surviving until the Volt&#8217;s launch date, and the prospect of losing their beloved fetish object has folks in a &#8220;pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MINI Reveals New Convertible</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/mini-reveals-new-convertible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/mini-reveals-new-convertible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Berkowitz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
MINI has sent out the press release and photo pack for its new MINI convertible, and I have to say &#8220;eh.&#8221; It the same looks as the MINI hatchback, and the first generation new MINI convertible. The interior is still cartoonish, the back seat appears to be of about the same usefulness as the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Engine Of Democracy: Invented by Hitler?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-engine-of-democracy-invented-by-hitler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-engine-of-democracy-invented-by-hitler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
As Farago wrote, the Caravan of Love broke down before it even left Motown. Supposedly, it went virtual, and took the information superhighway instead of routes 76 and 70 as even the most half-witted GPS would recommend. Jeez, they can&#8217;t even do what a 3 year old can do in 10 minutes: Build a website. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motown Missionaries Cancel Caravan of Love</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/motown-missionaries-cancel-caravan-of-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/motown-missionaries-cancel-caravan-of-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The caravan bound from Detroit to Washington, D.C., to support federal bridge loans [a.k.a. bailout] for Detroit&#8217;s Big Three automakers will take the information superhighway instead of the interstate&#8230; Grand plans of an automotive cavalcade to the nation&#8217;s Capitol grew to the point of impossible once the idea was floated last week by a number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While America Slept. Friday, November 28, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-friday-november-28-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-friday-november-28-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
How was your Thanksgiving? Get ready for turkey sandwiches, turkey soup and a dose of turkey news from all over the world. While America Slept (WAS) is a daily round-up of the news that happened in other continents and time-zones. TTAC provides round-the-clock coverage of everything that has wheels. And that has its wheels coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons to be Thankful 1 - 10</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ten-things-im-thankful-for/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ten-things-im-thankful-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything looks better sitting in the Ritz. So I&#8217;m in a magnanimous mood, surfing the web on TTAC readers&#8217; behalf. Needless to say, I wandered into &#8220;Top Ten Things Autoblog is Thankful For.&#8221; Normally, I&#8217;d pour sarcastic sprinkles on AB&#8217;s vanilla prose, and then smother it in chastising chocolate. In fact, AB inspired me to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Best and Brightest: Who Will Walk Away With Saturn, Saab, Pontiac, Hummer?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ask-the-best-and-brightest-who-will-walk-away-with-saturn-saab-pontiac-hummer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ask-the-best-and-brightest-who-will-walk-away-with-saturn-saab-pontiac-hummer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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According to Bloomberg, who has it from people supposedly familiar with the matter, GM &#8220;is studying whether to shed its Saturn, Saab and Pontiac brands in addition to Hummer.&#8221;
So assuming that they do:  Will they just dump the brands? As in throw them away? Or will they sell them? If the latter, who do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Euro NCAP: Most Survive Massive Pile-up</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/euro-ncap-most-survive-massive-pile-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/euro-ncap-most-survive-massive-pile-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Euro NCAP crashed 12 cars, and caused surprisingly little damage. Eight out of the 12 demolished vehicles received the coveted 5 star rating. Mercedes Viano and Ford Ka have four stars, the Dacia Sandero has three. The Ford Ranger limped out of the testing lab with only 2 stars: Bad boy! Results can be found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They&#8217;re Baaaaaaaaaaaack!</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/theyre-baaaaaaaaaaaack/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/theyre-baaaaaaaaaaaack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bertel Schmitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As gas is down, the behemoths roar back.
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		<title>Bailout Watch 248: Pulling Together</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-248-pulling-together/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/bailout-watch-248-pulling-together/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a small rash of stories spreading through the media with a single common thread: everyone&#8217;s going to pull together to get GM through until the government picks up the tab. So, is it feel-good holiday rumormongering, or something more? Let&#8217;s take a look. The first story comes from Automotive News [sub], and it quotes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E85 Boondoggle Of The Day: Government Flex Fuel Mandates Increased Fuel Consumption</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-government-flex-fuel-mandates-increased-fuel-consumption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-government-flex-fuel-mandates-increased-fuel-consumption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Chen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post notes a lesson in unintended consequences: a US government initiative to reduce gasoline consumption has been a miserable failure. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) mandated that government agencies purchase flex-fuel vehicles for 75 percent of light duty fleets, hoping to spur automakers into building more fuel efficient vehicles and decrease gasoline consumption. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Thanks! Sales Down Only 28 Percent In November</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/give-thanks-sales-down-only-28-percent-in-november/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/give-thanks-sales-down-only-28-percent-in-november/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Niedermeyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what passes for good news these days, so pass the turkey and keep smiling. Edmunds (via Dow Jones Newswires) estimates that the American new car market is down 28 percent in November, but up 1.9 percent from October. &#8220;Sales improved slightly over October thanks to near record high incentives and perhaps a sense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capsule Review: 1981 Mercedes 240D</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/capsule-review-1977-mercedese-240d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/capsule-review-1977-mercedese-240d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Solowiow</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Mercedes-Benz sold more diesel fired sedans than petrol in North America to the tune of 4 to 1. While the 300D turbo models put out a decent power curve, and proved the more popular car in power obsessed America, the 64bhp 240D models found their place as the &#8220;entry-level&#8221; Merc for the masses. Crank windows, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU Retreads Tire Labels</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eu-retreads-tire-labels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eu-retreads-tire-labels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Schwoerer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I told my mechanic I needed winter tires, and asked for a recommendation. &#8220;I&#8217;ll get you some Dunlops, they&#8217;re not bad, and cheaper than the Uniroyals you had last time.&#8221; When I asked him about rolling resistance and about tire wear, he looked at me like I was stupid, and repeated: &#8220;They&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM Asks FAA to Remove Tracking on Company Jets</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-asks-faa-to-remove-tracking-on-company-jets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-asks-faa-to-remove-tracking-on-company-jets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Crime &amp; Punishment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Like any good scandal, Jet-gate threatens to unfold like a wedding napkin. As TTAC pointed-out when Alan Mulally was hired, Ford&#8217;s $25m p.a. CEO&#8217;s perks include free, non-business-related jet travel for his wife and family. And now Bloomberg reports that GM has asked aviation regulators to block the public’s ability to track The General&#8217;s squadron [...]]]></description>
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