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	<title>BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; auto industry</title>
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		<title>Will Ford Profit in 2010?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/24/will-ford-profit-in-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Ford stands alone as the only American automaker that didn’t solicit bailout money from the U.S. government and subsequently file for bankruptcy protection, it was far from unscathed. ]]></description>
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		<title>Defensive Driving</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/01/defensive-driving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What am I going to do?” That was the first thought that ran through Bill Perkins’ mind upon learning he would lose the Pontiac franchise that comprised some 60% of revenues for the flagship dealership of his automotive empire. While he still maintained the GMC line and another pair of outlets that sold Chevrolets, the disappearance of Pontiac models could wreck Bill Perkins Automotive Group (No. 13 on the be auto dealers list with $111.2 million in revenues), the business he spent 20 years building.]]></description>
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		<title>Cash Stuck in Clunkers Traffic Jam</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/b-e-100s-rename-test/2009/08/24/cash-stuck-in-clunkers-traffic-jam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cars Allowance Rebate System]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customers have been coming back again into automobile showrooms. Vehicle sales have jumped by double digits.  Dealers should be jubilant, right?  Well, not quite.]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit to The World: Don&#8217;t Count Us Out</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/05/18/detroit-to-the-world-dont-count-us-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/05/18/detroit-to-the-world-dont-count-us-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 05:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Edmond, Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[auto industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Bing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Archer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Motown]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Battered by a crisis of faith in local government triggered by the scandal surrounding former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, as well as the economic devastation of the automotive industry that gave Motown its name, it is easy for us non-Detroiters to assume that the city is down for the count. Nothing could be further from the truth.]]></description>
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		<title>The Mind Behind GM’s Designs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/10/the-mind-behind-gm%e2%80%99s-designs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/10/the-mind-behind-gm%e2%80%99s-designs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ed Welburn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greeted by the pleasant aroma of “new car smell” upon entering the New York Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Center, I had the pleasure of previewing hundreds of new auto designs and interesting spins on classics. Though I arrived at the General Motors Corp. showcase a little late (sshhh, don’t tell my editor) I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask an Expert: Economic Conundrum</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/17/ask-an-expert-economic-conundrum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackEnterprise.com spoke with Julian Morris, an economist and founder of London's International Policy Network based with more of a free market approach, and Roderick Harrison, director at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C., who sees government intervention as necessary. Morris and Harrison discuss how the change in the bailout effort, a beleaguered auto industry, and additional government aid will affect each citizen, and what global governments plan to do about the crisis.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Auto Dealers Take Big Hit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/13/black-auto-dealers-take-big-hit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/13/black-auto-dealers-take-big-hit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mashaun D. Simon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co.]]></category>
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In 2001, John Hall was treading into unfamiliar territory as a first-generation automobile dealer. But this summer, Hall found himself making one of the most difficult, yet necessary, choices he has had to make his entire career.
Once a $22 million business, Northpoint Ford Lincoln Mercury (No. 96 on the B.E. Auto Dealer 100 list), officially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to Make Auto Industry Top Priority</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/11/obama-to-make-auto-industry-top-priority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As President-elect Barack Obama vowed to make the ailing auto industry a top priority for his transition team and moving forward into his presidency, automakers were sent reeling yesterday with General Motors Corp. stocks plunging to $3.46 a share, its lowest level since 1946. ]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and Bush Meet To Facilitate Transition of Power</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/10/obama-and-bush-meet-to-facilitate-transition-of-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/10/obama-and-bush-meet-to-facilitate-transition-of-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[auto industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marcia A. Wade]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama will have their first face-to-face meeting at the White House today to discuss the transition of power that will take place on January 20. Considering that Obama ran for president on a platform that berated Bush’s performance, Obama’s first time visit to the oval office could be [...]]]></description>
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