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<title><![CDATA[Executive Shakeup at Volvo (5/24/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 09:04:57 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Marketing head Doug Speck, purchasing chief leaving; Nissan taxi obstacle; Marchionne honored; Chrysler keeps theme going.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge banks on Fast and Furious 6 tie-in to rev up Dart sales]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Can the coattails of Fast and Furious 6 and its young, devoted male fans give a boost to Dodge Dart sales? Chrysler Group is counting on it. The Dart doesn't have a role in the action-thriller opening nationwide on Friday, but Dodge is betting a Fast and Furious -like commercial and other marketing ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tilting Toward Pricier Rides (5/23/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pickup demand aids transaction prices; group takes Jeep safety drive to Fiat; autos and 'Dirty War'; catching 'code' at Mercedes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexico car and truck sales - March and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Chevy EV for $20K (5/23/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spark to lease for $199 a month; Ford closing Aussie sites; probe reaches ex-Saab chair Muller; Snyder: Mixing cars, politics.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Marchionne will face gov't pressure to commit to Italy]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MILAN (Bloomberg) -- The Italian government plans to press Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne over concerns he's shifting the carmaker and heavy truck manufacturer Fiat Industrial away from the country. Industry Minister Flavio Zanonato told newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore that he will meet with the CEO next week ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford to shutter Australia car, engine plants in 2016]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, Australia -- Ford Motor Co., saddled with high costs, falling sales and financial losses, will close Australian car and engine assembly plants in October 2016 after almost nine decades of manufacturing in the country . Ford, the smallest of the country's three manufacturers after Toyota ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford to shutter Australia car, engine plants in 2016]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, Australia -- Ford Motor Co., saddled with high costs, falling sales and financial losses, will close Australian car and engine assembly plants in October 2016 after almost nine decades of manufacturing in the country . Ford, the smallest of the country's three manufacturers after Toyota ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Infiniti, Lincoln face the same challenge]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 14:51:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The luxury marque hasn't lived up to its dreams. In fact, there was talk that its parent company might kill it. Now with a dynamic new leader, it's trying to build buzz with a more exciting lineup. But it faces some of the toughest competition in the business: Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Lexus and ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[North America car and truck production by model - April and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 14:09:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[North America car and truck production by plant - April and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla pays back balance of DOE loan]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:52 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- Tesla Motors Inc. said it paid off the entire balance of its U.S. government loan given as part of a Department of Energy program to spur development of alternative energy vehicles. "In addition to payments made in 2012 and Q1 2013, today's wire of almost half a billion ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Incentives]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:03 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Heating Up Ford Production (5/22/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 08:30:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Detroit automaker joins rivals in scaling back summer shutdowns; VW tackles diesel goofs; Hyundai markets to 'second screen.']]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford, Chrysler to reduce summer shutdowns at most N.A. plants]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group are scaling back annual summer production shutdowns this year in hopes of boosting output of key models in North America. General Motors declined to disclose specific summer plans. Ford said today it is reducing annual summer shutdowns to one week from ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NADA, automakers reach out with aid for tornado victims]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:51 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The National Automobile Dealers Association and several automakers are reaching out with assistance to dealers and victims affected by Monday's tornado in Oklahoma. Auto dealers affected by the tornado near Oklahoma City can go to the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation for help. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford to maintain Canadian factory footprint despite high labor costs]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[TORONTO (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co., Canada's top-selling automaker, is confident it can preserve its manufacturing profile in the nation despite unfavorable operating costs tied to the high Canadian dollar, the company's lead executive for the country said. "We are optimistic despite the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Toyota Outshines BMW (5/21/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hybrids help lift Japanese brand's value to $24.5 billion; Tesla's U.S. loan repayment imminent; not always easy going 'viral.']]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercedes workers end strike in S. Africa]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:05 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -- A two-day strike at Mercedes-Benz's East London car plant in South Africa ended today following crisis talks between management and a workers union. Local media reports said the strike began at the plant, which produces the C-class model, on Friday, after the company decided ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Automotive News Europe salutes Nick Collins]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Automotive News Europe salutes the winners of the 2013 Rising Stars awards. Every day until June 12 one of the 18 winners will be featured. Today's Rising Star is Nick Collins, Ford of Europe's global vehicle line director for the B segment. For his full profile and profiles on all the other 2013 ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla Motors may repay U.S. loan by Wednesday, Musk says]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20130520/OEM05/130529986/tesla-motors-may-repay-u-s-loan-by-wednesday-musk-says]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 22:41:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Reuters) -- Tesla Motors Inc. may repay its U.S. Department of Energy loan as early as Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk said in a message on Twitter on Monday. Musk, a billionaire who owns 27.5 percent of Tesla, added that the company would move another announcement about its charging station ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chrysler's Toyota Chase (5/20/13)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://search.autonews.com/v/75150289/chrysler-s-toyota-chase-5-20-13.htm?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:12 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. automaker says it's catching in quality; Ford 4-banger forecast; Chevy plays along with 'Mad Men' plot.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The road to a greener America is littered with roadkill]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 11:43:10 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- In October 2004, then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors. The "California Hydrogen Highway," Schwarzenegger's vision ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Estimated Europe registrations by make, April and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 11:11:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Magna opens body, chassis plant in China's Chongqing]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 03:36:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Magna International Inc.'s Cosma unit has opened a plant in the southwest China municipality of Chongqing to supply body and chassis parts to automakers in the area. The production facility will mainly supply Ford Motor Co.'s plants in Chongqing and Volkswagen's plant in Chengdu, Magna said. ...]]></description>
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