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		<title>Smug Reduction: HOV Stickers Set To Expire</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/09/30/smug-reduction-hov-stickers-set-to-expire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[n the state of California, the ugly yellow sticker you see here was, for a time, one of the most sought-after automotive accessories around. People would buy a car specifically to get one, or pay a couple thousand more on the used market for a car that already had one.
What&#8217;s so special? If you were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Bu vs. Bel Air: They Sure Don&#8217;t Make Them Like They Used To</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/09/17/bu-vs-bel-air-they-sure-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have we heard an old-timer saying something along the lines of &#8220;Back in my day cars were cars made of tough stuff, not these flimsy little tin cans we have today!&#8221; As their eyes get misty, they wax on about how solidly built cars of yore were, and how they&#8217;d much rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AdAge Agrees, Says New GM Should Be Smaller</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/08/27/adage-agrees-says-new-gm-should-be-smaller/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[hen GM filed its history-making Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in June, a new plan was immediately announced that would eliminate four of the company&#8217;s eight brands, restructure with a ton of government assistance, and so on and so forth. At the time, I wrote that while the new GM was definitely a step in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never Mind: No Chevy Caprice After All</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/07/17/never-mind-no-chevy-caprice-after-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/07/17/never-mind-no-chevy-caprice-after-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bob lutz caprice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ell, so much for that. Only days after announcing that the Pontiac G8 would return to the U.S. market as a Chevrolet Caprice, General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz has announced that the rear-drive sport sedan is well and truly dead for the U.S. market after all. Sounds like the right hand gave the left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Vibe-rations: GM to Discontinue Pontiac Vibe in August</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/06/18/bad-vibe-rations-gm-to-discontinue-pontiac-vibe-in-august/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/06/18/bad-vibe-rations-gm-to-discontinue-pontiac-vibe-in-august/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[his just in: the Pontiac Vibe, a car that should have sold better than it did, will no longer be produced after August, 2009. In a statement just released, GM declared, &#8220;As part of its long-term viability plan and recent decision to phase out the Pontiac brand, General Motors has decided to discontinue production of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Koenigsegg Really Is Buying Saab!</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/06/16/poll-koenigsegg-really-is-buying-saab/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/06/16/poll-koenigsegg-really-is-buying-saab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gm sells saab to koenigsegg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ couple days ago, rumors surfaced that the tiny Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg was in negotiations to buy Saab from GM. This David buying Goliath scenario is almost laughable on the face of it, I mean, how could a tiny manufacturer of million dollar exotic sports cars &#8212; albeit very good million dollar supercars &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Darn Wordpress!</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/06/15/darn-wordpress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/06/15/darn-wordpress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Car Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ou may have noticed things working a little slowly the past day or so. I recently upgraded to the newest version of Wordpress, and it seems to have made a few things go kablooey somewhere under the hood. I&#8217;m working to resolve the issue, but in the meantime, I ask for a little patience, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM Finally Declares Bankruptcy; New GM Doesn&#8217;t Go Far Enough</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/06/01/gm-finally-declares-bankruptcy-new-gm-doesnt-go-far-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/06/01/gm-finally-declares-bankruptcy-new-gm-doesnt-go-far-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[fter months of buildup, loans, headlines, anticipation and more speculation about the what-ifs than one could ever have predicted, General Motors, the 102-year-old preeminent U.S. automaker, once holder of more than half of all U.S. domestic marketshare, innovator of countless technologies, has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11.
It&#8217;s about time.
While bankruptcy talk has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oh, Do Shut Up, Jeremy: Top Gear Guru Reviews Honda Insight</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/05/18/oh-do-shut-up-jeremy-top-gear-guru-reviews-honda-insight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/05/18/oh-do-shut-up-jeremy-top-gear-guru-reviews-honda-insight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 17:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Car Blog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ne would think that, in this day and age of modern technology, that the age-old practice of grinding axes would have gone the way of blacksmithing. However, Jeremy Clarkson &#8212; host and chief bombasticator of the terrific BBC show Top Gear &#8212; has proved that there&#8217;s still a place for it in his recent review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bankruptcy: Chrysler Gets Out The Big Knives</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/05/14/bankruptcy-chrysler-gets-out-the-big-knives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/05/14/bankruptcy-chrysler-gets-out-the-big-knives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chrysler bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[a title=&#8221;Automotive News: Chrysler seeks to shut down 789 dealerships by June 9&#8243; href=&#8221;http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090514/ANA05/905149979/1078&#8243; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>Automotive News is reporting that Chrysler will eliminate 789 of its dealerships by June 9 according to bankruptcy court filings. This represents 25 percent of Chrysler&#8217;s current dealerships, and thousands of jobs. Furthermore, Chrysler will not be buying back the vehicles, [...]]]></description>
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