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<title><![CDATA[Hyundai, Kia losing ground to luxury imports at home as tariffs fall]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SEOUL (Bloomberg) -- Lee Tack Young says Hyundai Motor Co.'s luxury vehicles are oversized, overpriced gas guzzlers. So he opted for a more modest alternative: a BMW 528i. Foreign brands have seen their share of South Korea's market for premium vehicles surge to 41 percent from 28 percent in the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audi overtakes BMW as India's top-selling premium brand]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI (Bloomberg) -- As India's car market took off in recent years, global luxury brands focused on selling sumptuous sedans and big sport utility vehicles in Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata, home to the bulk of the country's wealthy. Audi shows that's changing. The brand has overtaken BMW as India's ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Behind the scenes, Straubel keeps Tesla running at pivotal time]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk was fresh off the sale of PayPal and starting another business, commercial rocket service Space Exploration Technologies Corp., when he met kindred spirit JB Straubel. Their shared belief that consumer electronics advances could be applied to more earthly modes ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Family-Friendly Nissans (5/17/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 14:15:49 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pathfinder climbs to top of best family-car list; automaker sees more repeat buyers; Lapham on idea of Fiat moving to U.S.antv]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jaguar launches plan to spruce up U.S. stores]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jaguar is rolling out a plan to refurbish its U.S. dealerships in preparation for a wave of new products. Regional Jaguar teams are going "door-to-door" to discuss the new corporate identity standards, starting with about 50 older stores, said Andy Goss, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover North America. He ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Benz Beauty With Brains (5/15/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 15:27:28 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tech-filled S class brings Mercedes closer to self-driving; Fiat relocating?; ramping up the repos; what's driving youth away.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawsuit claims defects in Ford 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 13:07:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. is being sued by three vehicle owners in Ohio because of alleged defects in the automaker's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine. According to the lawsuit, the 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine "contained serious latent design, manufacturing, or assembly defects" that cause vehicles to shake, misfire and rapidly lose power. The problems often occur at highway speeds -- putting the plaintiffs and fellow drivers in life-threatening situations, according to the suit. Two of the plaintiffs, a married couple, claim their 2010 Ford Taurus SHO lost power and stalled several times. Another plaintiff says he lost power while accelerating his F-150 pickup. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nearly 100 complaints about the engine, the lawsuit states. The suit -- filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division in Columbus -- was first reported by the Associated Press today. Ford hasn't recalled any vehicles for the alleged defect, and NHTSA hasn't opened an investigation, AP said. A Ford spokesman said the company was not prepared to comment because it has not reviewed the lawsuit in question. According to the suit, the problems stem from a buildup of moisture in the engine's intercooler. Acceleration results in more air flow through the intake tube, creating a vacuum that pulls in the air and moisture from the tube into the engine. Ford knew of the problem, the suit says, because it published several technical service bulletins and suggested potential fixes to dealers covering the F-150. According to the suit, owners weren't informed about the defects, which allegedly impact all vehicles with this engine. The V-6 EcoBoost, introduced in 2009, has been offered in the 2010-13 Ford Flex crossover and Taurus SHO, 2010-13 Lincoln MKT crossover and MKS sedan, 2011-13 F-150 pickup, and 2013 Ford Explorer Sport. The three- and four-cylinder EcoBoost engines aren't included in the lawsuit. Adam Rubenfire contributed to this report]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[True Value of Tesla? (5/15/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 08:22:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Snyder: Is EV start-up really worth more than Fiat and PSA?; driving losing popularity; 'Talking car' wildcard.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM Financial sees prime-risk loans in 2014]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[GM Financial will begin making prime-risk loans for General Motors dealers early next year. "The last remaining hole in our product set is retail financing for prime borrowers, the largest segment of the lending market," CEO Dan Berce says. GM Financial will start with the small number of GM dealers with whom it has commercial-lending agreements and then evaluate "the opportunity or need" to offer prime-risk loans via all GM dealers. Berce said in a conference call this month that the lack of prime-risk lending has made it more difficult to sign up dealers for commercial lending. GM Financial launched commercial lending for GM dealers in April 2012. As of March 31, 2013, it had signed 155 dealers. That's about 2 percent of the 7,871 U.S. GM dealerships recorded by Automotive News Data Center as of Jan. 1. Berce said last year that GM Financial's goal was a 20 to 25 percent share of GM dealer commercial volume in two to three years. "As we have rolled out our commercial lending platform over the past year, it has become apparent to us and GM that GM Financial needs to offer commercial dealers a prime lending product so that we can provide a one-stop, full-service captive experience for these dealer relationships," Berce said. Milestone Meanwhile, GM Financial, created by GM from the former subprime lender AmeriCredit, passed a milestone in the first quarter: GM new-vehicle loans and leases accounted for more than 50 percent of the lender's volume for the first time. In the fourth quarter of 2010, shortly after GM acquired AmeriCredit, GM new-vehicle loans and leases accounted for only 19 percent of GM Financial's volume. It was 44.6 percent in the first quarter of 2012. Since then, GM Financial has added prime and subprime leasing, plus commercial loans for dealers. Before the GM acquisition, AmeriCredit had offered leases and also prime-risk lending, but the company scaled back to its core business of subprime loans after the economic downturn and credit crisis hit, starting in 2008. Berce repeated that GM Financial does not seek to become the "predominant prime lending provider for GM dealers or supplant the banks and other providers in this market." The company made similar statements about floorplan and about leasing. "Our goal, simply put," he said, "is to provide GM dealers with a full suite of consumer products to go along with our commercial suite."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IRS changes could ensnare dealers who reinsure]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dealer principals with overseas reinsurance companies take heed. You could get caught in the fallout of IRS rule changes aimed at cracking down on U.S. taxpayers with foreign accounts intending to evade U.S. taxes. The rule changes, some put in place in January and some effective next year, affect the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, for short. The changes indirectly create new reporting requirements for auto dealers who own a common type of reinsurance company that is typically located offshore, say experts that specialize in dealerships and reinsurance. Dealers who don't comply face fines and lost tax breaks. "The IRS is increasingly concerned about U.S. taxpayers having money or investments overseas not being reported to them," says Joe Magyar, a partner at the Crowe Horwath accounting firm in Chicago. "If you have a foreign investment, you may need to report it." Many dealers use reinsurance to boost profits from FandI products, especially extended-service contracts. Usually working with the big insurance companies that issue the contracts, dealers -- often the dealer principal, personally -- can establish their own reinsurance companies. Most are located overseas to reduce costs. Through the reinsurance companies, dealers contribute to the reserves used to pay future claims. After claims and administrative fees are paid out of the reserves, dealers can keep a portion of the money that's left over, called the underwriting profit, plus investment income. There are big tax advantages on the profits from reinsurance. But those advantages could be threatened by the latest IRS requirements. The changes can get so complex, Magyar says, even the tax professionals don't always agree who needs to file what and under what circumstances. He and other experts -- including Allstate Dealer Services, which offers reinsurance programs to its dealer customers -- recommend that dealers with their own reinsurance companies contact their tax advisers to find out whether they are required to submit any additional forms in order to avoid possible penalties and to protect their tax benefits. David Kaseff, the insurance tax practice leader for the MarksNelson Vohland Campbell Radetic accounting firm in Kansas City, Mo., says the IRS changes were targeted at U.S. taxpayers with foreign accounts who may be trying to improperly avoid U.S. taxes. That description, he says, doesn't apply to dealer-owned reinsurance companies located overseas because the tax benefits are the same whether a reinsurance company is overseas or in the United States. Dealers locate reinsurance companies overseas, he says, because audit and reporting requirements are easier and cheaper, not because of any extraordinary tax benefits for locating outside the country. Kaseff says there are no additional new taxes for reinsurance companies, but there are potential fines or the loss of tax breaks for failing to comply with reporting requirements. Dealers have to comply even though the changes to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act weren't targeting them. "It doesn't make a tremendous amount of sense, but that's because it was aimed at these other enterprises that have accounts offshore," Kaseff says. "The IRS didn't carve out the auto industry."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Americans, especially young, continue to drive less, report says]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 17:36:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- Americans, in a worrisome sign for automakers, continue to drive less, with more and more younger people choosing to forgo a driver's license altogether, a major new study released Tuesday found. According to the report by U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the total miles per capita driven has fallen every year since 2004, marking the end of a "driving boom" dating back to 1964. During the boom, the amount of miles traveled by Americans in vehicles increased each year by an average of 2.5 percent per capita and 3.8 percent total. From 2004 to 2012, the total amount of miles traveled remained stable, while the amount per capita decreased by 1 percent each year, according to the report. The report was commissioned by the group's Education Fund, the research and education arm of the consumer advocacy group; and the Frontier Group, a nonprofit nonpartisan public policy organization focused on environmental and civic issues. The study casts doubt on the widely held assumption that the recession, higher gasoline prices and widespread unemployment was the primary reason Americans drove less in recent years. But authors of the study say demographic changes, high costs and shifts in consumer preferences are also behind the ongoing decline in driving. They also point out that the decline began before the recession. Per-capita vehicle travel peaked in 2004, the study found. U.S. vehicle ownership has dropped by 4 percent between the all-time high of 1.24 vehicles per driver in 2006 and today, the study found. Urban America One reason for the decline is that America is becoming more urban, allowing increased use of mass transit. The authors of the study say that transportation officials aren't heeding signs that driving is declining and continue to expand the country's highway system rather than preserving it. They say automakers don't seem to be effectively preparing for the decline either as car-loving baby boomers age out of their "peak driving" years. One major point in the study echoes concerns that have been expressed by executives at General Motors and other auto companies : that young drivers are far less interested in driving, and in owning cars, than previous generations. From 2001 to 2009, the amount of miles driven annually by people aged 16 to 34 olds dropped 23 percent, from 10,300 to 7,900 miles per capita, according to the U.S. government's National Household Travel Survey, which is cited in the report. The percentage of driving-age Americans with licenses also fell to a 30-year low of 86 percent in 2011 from an all-time high of 90 percent in 1992. Young Americans are also obtaining driving licenses at a very low rate . In 2011, only 67 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds were licensed drivers, according to the report released Tuesday. It is the lowest rate of licensure for that age group since at least 1963, the report said. The report said the decline in driver's license rates among young people likely reflects the widespread passage of graduated driver's licensing laws, which impose restrictions on young applicants. All but one state has enacted such laws, according to the report. Many millenials place a higher value on owning a cell phone or computer than a car, the report says. In fact, 20 percent of millenials polled in December 2012 said they would consider giving up a car as an unjustified expense, and nearly two out of three college students said they value access to an Internet connection more than they value access to a car, according to a survey in the report. Millenials also have less of an emotional investment in their cars . Fewer than 15 percent defined themselves as car enthusiasts, compared with 30 percent of baby boomers, according to the report. The report notes that millennials, to a degree greater than their parents, want to live in an urban, pedestrian environment and are increasingly looking toward alternative forms of transportation such as mass transit or biking. The report cites a recent survey by KRC Research and car-sharing service Zipcar in which 44 percent of those 189 to 34 said they have consciously sought to use alternative forms of transportation rather than driving. The report also points out that mobile phone applications have allowed mass transit riders to do things that would otherwise be distracting and unsafe while driving, such as online shopping, gaming and social networking. Targeting the young Aware that young people are focused on technology, automakers are increasingly equipping new vehicles with premium electronics, social network connectivity and sophisticated user interfaces. But Phineas Baxandall, a co-author of the study, said it's not clear these features will encourage millenials to place a higher value on owning a car. "Over time, this is something where the auto industry is not going to be able to change these trends or change the larger arc of things by adding in more information technology on the dashboard," Baxandall said. "More auto companies may want to think about investing in transit." Gloria Bergquist, a spokeswoman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a lobbying organization that represents 12 automakers, acknowledged that increased unemployment and a budding desire to live in urban areas has driven some young people away from car ownership. Regardless of any future changes, Bergquist said automobiles will continue to be a part of the "mobility equation," adding: "We realize that mobility is always evolving, and these companies are always looking at the trend and how it may affect their options."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Former Mercedes spokesman A.B. Shuman dies at 72]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 16:54:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Arnold Baer Shuman, a product spokesman for Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc. for more than two decades, died suddenly Friday at his home in Hillsdale, N.J. He was 72. The cause of death was not announced. Shuman, known by his initials "A.B.," joined Mercedes in 1972 and was the company's leading ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Honda to convert Ohio seat plant for Acura NSX output]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- Honda Motor Co. said today it will invest $70 million to convert a former seat plant here to assemble the next-generation Acura NSX. The plant will be staffed with about 100 specially trained production workers and equipped with robots to build the gasoline-electric hybrid ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Manufacturers could challenge Colo. franchise bill]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 15:42:13 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers could challenge dealer-backed franchise legislation that passed the Colorado Legislature earlier this month. Alliance spokesman Dan Gage said the association has yet to make a final determination on whether to file a lawsuit to try to overturn the measure. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Detroit Perception Picks Up (5/13/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 15:32:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Domestic brands dominate index, VW overall leader; GM tightens tech grip; deadly trend in Brazil; VW, Audi take Manhattan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Akerson sees GM profits streaming from in-vehicle connections]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 12:33:08 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- One of the first things Dan Akerson did as CEO of General Motors Co. in 2010 was dive into the automaker's telecommunications business to get more profit from that in-car connection. The former telecom executive wanted to know when GM could boost the speed of data services ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NHTSA looks into Chrysler Group, Mazda vehicles]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 11:17:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today it is checking into 2006 Chrysler Group and 2009 Mazda vehicles in response to complaints about engine stalls and doors that fail to properly close. NHTSA said it has opened a preliminary evaluation into 192,076 Chrysler 300C, Dodge ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China is a learning lab for Lincoln]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI -- For Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln luxury brand, what happens in China won't necessarily stay in China. The brand is studying the habits of luxury shoppers here at Shanghai's luxury malls for new ideas in customer service that eventually could find their way back to U.S. Lincoln dealerships. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are FandI products next?]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dealers have long feared that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would find a way to wreak havoc in dealership FandI offices, even though it has no direct jurisdiction over dealerships except buy-here, pay-here stores. Now some lawyers representing auto lenders fear the bureau will turn its ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla falters in Texas; N.C. fight goes on]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk has two weeks to convince Texas legislators that he deserves an exemption to current state law that would allow him to sell his Tesla electric vehicles directly to consumers. It will be a long shot. Though a state House committee passed an amended version of a Tesla-backed bill in late ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Marketer uses customers' voices to tell the Ford story]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Toby Barlow, chief creative officer of the Team Detroit ad agency, has the job of telling the Ford brand story. Barlow and Team Detroit have relied heavily on customer testimonials. In the most recent campaign, called the EcoBoost Challenge, customers of other brands drive Ford vehicles on a track ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chrysler Group seeks an edge with Chrysler Capital]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chrysler Capital, the private-label arrangement between Santander Consumer USA and Chrysler Group, began operating in the United States May 1 as the preferred lender for Chrysler Group. Chrysler Capital will offer prime and subprime retail loans and leasing through Chrysler dealers, as well as ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jaguar launches plan to spruce up stores]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jaguar is rolling out a plan to refurbish its U.S. dealerships in preparation for a wave of new products. Regional Jaguar teams are going "door-to-door" to discuss the new corporate identity standards, starting with about 50 older stores, said Andy Goss, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover North America. He ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Caddy shifts warranty on certified used vehicles]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cadillac is again offering a bumper-to-bumper warranty on its certified used vehicles, a move the luxury brand says makes it more competitive with rivals' programs. The warranty took effect last week and covers six years or 70,000 miles, starting from the time the vehicle was bought new. It is two ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM's FandI products will carry vehicle brand names]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[General Motors is rolling out branded FandI products, starting this month with a pilot at its 200 or so dealerships in Ohio and going nationwide by year end. GM will offer extended-service contracts, tire-and-wheel coverage and guaranteed asset protection, or GAP, policies bearing the Buick, ...]]></description>
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