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	<title>CarBuyersNoteBook &#187; economy</title>
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		<title>Used Car Famine Continues Unabated&#8211;Hits Alabama</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, folks, apparently it&#8217;s continuing on.  The problem we reported on earlier with Cash For Clunkers having the unintended consequence of drying up the used car market is getting worse.
Used cars in general are getting more scarce, and those that remain are going up in price despite the overall weakness of the economy.  But, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Auto dealer inventory hits all time low since 1975</title>
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		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/auto-dealer-inventory-hits-all-time-low-since-1975/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auto Dealers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cash for Clunkers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=11272</guid>
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As if you needed any more proof that the Cash for Clunkers program was a success &#8212; It was recently made known that dealers across the United States have reached their lowest inventory levels since 1975. And, while this may seem like a bad thing, this is great considering the slow auto sales caused by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM possibly keeping Opel given proper funding</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/gm-possibly-keeping-opel-given-proper-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/gm-possibly-keeping-opel-given-proper-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Vehicles]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=10999</guid>
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Back in June we were met with reports of GM eyeing potential buyers for their Opel brand. Now, reports have begun circulating that GM is considering keeping the brand, but not without proper funding.
In fact, GM says they will need to raise $4.3 billion if they plan to keep Opel, something that seems unlikely to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford ramps up production for Cash for Clunkers</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/ford-ramps-up-production-for-cash-for-clunkers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/ford-ramps-up-production-for-cash-for-clunkers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Vehicles]]></category>
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Cash for Clunkers continues to prove itself to be nothing short of a massive success as Ford has recently announced that the will be increasing their vehicle production of 10,000 for Q3 of this year.
This is due to the fact that Ford has seen an enormous increase in sales after the Cash for Clunkers program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy a Mini with Cash for Clunkers credit, get a bumper sticker</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/buy-a-mini-with-cash-for-clunkers-credit-get-a-bumper-sticker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/buy-a-mini-with-cash-for-clunkers-credit-get-a-bumper-sticker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Vehicles]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=10425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mini has thought up a creative incentive to get buyers focused on their vehicles after utilizing the Cash for Clunkers program.
As you can see, if you buy a Mini with Cash for Clunkers credit you will be given a bumper sticker that says &#8220;My other car was demolished by the government.&#8221; Creative? Yes. Would I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit Grand Prix canceled until 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/detroid-grand-prix-canceled-until-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/detroid-grand-prix-canceled-until-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=10422</guid>
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It seems that the 2010 Detroit Grand Prix will no longer happen as it was officially canceled today and isn&#8217;t scheduled to return until 2011 at the earliest.
I&#8217;m sure you can guess the reason for its cancellation if not, I&#8217;ll give you a hint: the economy.
Below Grand Prix Chairman, Bud Denker, comments on the cancellation:
“We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BMW Announces Buyout Packages to Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/bmw-announces-buyout-packages-to-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/bmw-announces-buyout-packages-to-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[car brands]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=10412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BMW has announced that they will be offering buyout packages to their employees despite their earlier premise of additional jobs needed at the Greer Plant. It doesn’t take a genius to note that this is in line with the growing problems of the economy but what is really contradicting is their continued expansion efforts. 
There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM to resume leasing next month?</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/gm-to-resume-leasing-next-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/gm-to-resume-leasing-next-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Vehicles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=10380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that GM was hit extremely hard by the economy, so hard in fact that they had to put a halt on all of their leases.
That halt may soon be over as the Wall Street Journal reports that GM is gearing up to begin leasing cars again as early as next month. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BMW withdraws from Formula One circuit</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/bmw-withdraws-from-formula-one-circuit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/bmw-withdraws-from-formula-one-circuit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=10323</guid>
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BMW has announced today that they will no longer be participating in the Forumla One circuit after this year. This decision was reportedly made before the Concorde Agreement was signed that would have tied BMW to the circuit until 2012.
BMW&#8217;s decision to withdraw was apprantly made due to the increasing finances that the circuit required. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car Cramming Becoming Rampant</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/car-cramming-becoming-rampant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/car-cramming-becoming-rampant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=10307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For cars, there is a specific number of people who are allowed to ride in them. But in some cases, this is not being followed. Among the leading sector that are practicing this are the teenagers who are either trying to save on cost or for some joy-ride reasons. While the latter may seem a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>£100,000 Ferrari F430 Snubbed</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/100000-ferrari-f430-snubbed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/100000-ferrari-f430-snubbed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=10221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a great example of how the economy is affecting consumer buying even among the rich. Selling properties is already on a downhill trend and from this example alone, you can see how some people are trying to sweeten the pot in the most tempting way. 
Imagine selling a £300,000 mansion and then adding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VW set to buy-out Porsche</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/vw-set-to-buy-out-porsche/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/vw-set-to-buy-out-porsche/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Porsche]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=9982</guid>
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We got our first hint that Porsche and VW would merge into a single company back in May but ever since no deal has officially gone through. Today however, reports suggest that VW is all ready to actually buy-out Porsche effectively merging the two companies.
The deal will apparantly allow Porsche to get out of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harley-Davidson earnings drop 91%</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/harley-davidson-earnings-drop-91/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/harley-davidson-earnings-drop-91/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Vehicles]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=9950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
It seems that the iconic motorbike maker Harley-Davidson has recently posted a 91% drop of earnings for the first half of 2009 compared to the same time period of 2008.
Despite the frightening drop, Harley CEO Keith Wandell was quoted to have said &#8220;the underlying fundamentals of the Harley-Davidson brand remain strong.&#8221;
While I have to say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM gives 54 sponsorship contracts the axe</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/gm-gives-54-sponsorship-contracts-the-axe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/gm-gives-54-sponsorship-contracts-the-axe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=9846</guid>
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Due to the current state of the economy, GM was recently given the permission to put a halt to 54 sponsorships including advertising and marketing contracts in the US.
These cuts will save GM millions of dollars which will hopefully help the company regain its footing in the shakey encomoy. WorldCarFans reports that due to these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key Seglar: No plans to bring BMW M7 to market</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/key-seglar-no-plant-to-bring-bmw-m7-to-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/key-seglar-no-plant-to-bring-bmw-m7-to-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=9842</guid>
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It seems that BMW exec, Key Seglar, was recently quoted to have said that there are no plans to bring the M7 model to market.
He then went on to say that the AWD BMW 760 has enough power to please those who are looking for an M7. This is quite the bummer considering pretty much [...]]]></description>
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