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<title><![CDATA[UAW study chides Nissan for tax breaks at Miss. plant]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:52 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE -- A research study commissioned by UAW labor organizers claims that Nissan Motor Co. could receive four times the previously reported level of state and local incentives and tax breaks to operate its assembly plant in Canton, Miss. According to the study by the Washington-based Good Jobs ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 million extra doors was the best call Daimler made during 'marriage of equals']]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:01 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's easy to criticize the way Daimler AG ran and ultimately left Chrysler during the disastrous "marriage of equals" era. I know because I've done it on a regular basis. But even the worst marriages can produce spectacular kids -- or in this case, products. And today, the 1 millionth copy of one ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[VW, GM, others get unexpected boost in China]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BEIJING (Bloomberg) -- A surprise policy shift in China is expected to give a boost to Volkswagen Group, General Motors Co. and other foreign automakers planning to expand in the world's largest car market. China said it will encourage foreign investment in vehicle manufacturing in its western ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tariff played a role in Mexico winning Audi plant]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are lots of reasons Audi chose to build its Q5 crossover in Mexico: cheap labor, a government willing to offer incentives to close the deal and favorable trade agreements with several nations. But at the May 4 groundbreaking for the plant in San Jose Chiapa, CEO Rupert Stadler offered another ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Incentives]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 15:39:58 EDT]]></pubDate>
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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[Analysts: Used-pickup prices keep truckin']]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Used-vehicle prices have peaked for 2013 and are expected to stabilize lower than in 2011 and 2012, but higher than before the recession, analysts say. They also say that strong demand for full-sized pickups will buoy prices in that segment. For instance, prices of used pickups less than 9 years ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Incentives]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 14:33:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Audi's tight U.S. supply, fast turn rate lift dealer profitability]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Audi of America President Scott Keogh is presiding over a brand with momentum, with U.S. sales up 16 percent through April and a batch of new vehicles launched or on tap. Keogh, 44, became president of Audi of America in June, a promotion from chief marketing officer. He spoke to Dave Guilford, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chrysler, GM wind down low-APR deals via Ally]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly characterized the relationship between Chrysler Capital, Chrysler Group and Santander Consumer USA. Chrysler Group will start directing its low-APR loan incentives exclusively to Chrysler Capital, a full-service finance provider launched ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Heat Is on VW Dealers (5/6/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 15:04:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. retailers grow frustrated as company guns for sales goals; Chrysler supplier crackdown; 3 years later, batteries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stair-steps targets: 'Irrational,' erratic and disruptive]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's time to stop the stair-step madness. Dealers report that some manufacturers have ramped up their use of stair-step incentives. Several major retailers, including some of the largest dealership groups in the country, say stair-step programs are worse than they were last spring, when the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[COMMENTARY: Same old issues, again and again]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When old issues seem to have gone away, they can crop up again. Sometimes they are good ideas that have been ignored. Sometimes they are practices that you hope have disappeared but that come back again. Just when it seemed momentum had turned the tide on stair-step incentives, they're back as ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[VW dealers frustrated with factory]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen of America went through a growth spurt. Now the brand and its dealers are feeling growing pains. VW's top U.S. executives spent the past three years charging toward the ambitious goals set by their bosses in Germany, more than doubling the VW brand's U.S. sales, thanks to the redesigned ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pickup preparations squeeze GM's profit]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- The pending launch of General Motors' first full-sized pickup redesign in seven years is expected to boost profits well into 2015. But getting the trucks to market is pinching the bottom line in the meantime. GM's first-quarter net profit dropped 14 percent, to $865 million, as ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Connecting with service customers]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Soon after employing his first female service adviser, Roger Pipher had an epiphany: He should hire more women. "I just watched her and the customers start to develop relationships that I never saw with men before," said Pipher, fixed-operations director of Coleman Buick-GMC-Cadillac in ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audi's tight supply, fast turn rate lift dealer profitability]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Audi of America President Scott Keogh is presiding over a brand with momentum, with U.S. sales up 16 percent through April and a batch of new vehicles launched or on tap. Keogh, 44, became president of Audi of America in June, a promotion from chief marketing officer. He spoke to Enterprise Editor ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM's Q1 net falls 14% on N.A. decline]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 07:30:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- General Motors' first quarter net profit dropped 14 percent, to $865 million, as earnings in North America slipped and losses in Europe narrowed. GM said product changeovers -- particularly the redesigned Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks -- dinged its North American ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mid-sized sedans, hot in 2012, cool off]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 17:11:08 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For the third straight month, a different car has topped the giant mid-sized sedan market, a segment that has slowed significantly this year as competition intensifies. Sales declined in April for seven of the 10 top mid-sized cars. Overall, mid-sized car sales fell 1 percent in the month and are ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toyota car sales slide in April]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 17:05:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. sales fell by 1 percent in April, with 176,160 units sold. Sales at the Toyota Division declined by 2 percent to 158,069 units while volumes at Lexus increased 3 percent to 18,091 vehicles sold. Toyota claimed it was the No. 1 retail brand for the second ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Incentives]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 14:52:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big trucks, small cars lift GM's sales 11%]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 14:34:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- General Motors' U.S. sales grew 11 percent in April on a surge in demand for vehicles at both ends of GM's lineup: big trucks and small cars. GM sold 237,646 light vehicles last month, its highest April sales in five years. The automaker outpaced the industry for the fourth straight ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM redemption seen culminating in return to SandP 500 Index]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 11:45:05 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- As the U.S. Treasury sells off its shares of General Motors Co., the automaker is likely to return to the Standard and Poor's 500 Index in the next year, passing another milestone in its redemption. "GM is a pretty highly eligible candidate for an addition to the SandP 500 ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM Financial shifts emphasis to newer cars]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[GM Financial Co. wants to change its image among franchised dealers who are shopping for used vehicles at auctions. So this month the captive finance company will host a sale of about 200 2010-13 GM vehicles -- mostly Cadillacs -- at Manheim Pennsylvania in Manheim, Pa. The company still will sell ...]]></description>
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