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	<title>Owner's Manual &#187; Sales</title>
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	<description>don't guess...check the Book</description>
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		<title>Report: Chrysler to set up separate Fiat dealers &#8212; Autoblog</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/07/07/report-chrysler-to-set-up-separate-fiat-dealers-autoblog/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/07/07/report-chrysler-to-set-up-separate-fiat-dealers-autoblog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chrysler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiat dealer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; When Fiat and Chrysler merged, it was assumed that Fiat and Chrysler-branded products would be sharing a common showroom floor. Well, you know what happens when you assume. The Detroit Bureau reports that when Fiat-badged vehicles arrive Stateside at the end of the year they will be sold in an all-new showroom bereft of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I hate when this happens</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/05/17/i-hate-when-this-happens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen]]></category>

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		<title>New car prices less than used?  Believe it.</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/22/new-car-prices-less-than-used-believe-it/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/22/new-car-prices-less-than-used-believe-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[used cars]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve shopped for a late-model used car, you&#8217;ve probably noticed that you&#8217;re not saving a lot of money in most cases.   In many cases you&#8217;ll actually pay less for new!  There are several reasons for this, but the bottom line is this:  Be sure to check the new car prices too.  You may end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bye Bye Hummer</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/08/bye-bye-hummer/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/08/bye-bye-hummer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hummer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This may turn out to be the decade of the disappearing automobile&#8230;or at least a pile of them; Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Hummer are all gone.   Hummer dealers learned on Tuesday that their brand is going away.  A pending sale to Chinese giant Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery was shot down by the Chinese government.  So hang on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March Auto Sales Up 24%</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/03/march-auto-sales-up-24/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/03/march-auto-sales-up-24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pent-up demand after a snowy February, steady improvement in the economy and rising incentives led by Toyota Motor Corp. boosted auto sales by 24.3 percent in March, their biggest gain since last summer. Toyota and Ford Motor Co. led the advance, but all the major players except Chrysler Group LLC posted double-digit gains from weak, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Used Car Shortage Keeps Prices High</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/03/used-car-shortage-keeps-prices-high/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/03/used-car-shortage-keeps-prices-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[used car demand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[used car prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[used car shortage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[used cars]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[// < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ /*< ![CDATA[*/var so = new SWFObject("http://minnesota.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/s_player.swf", "minnesota_news_features_2010_03_30_usedcarshortage_20100330_64s_player", "319", "83", "8", "#ffffff");so.addParam("quality", "high");so.addParam("menu", "false");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");so.addVariable("name", "minnesota/news/features/2010/03/30/usedcarshortage_20100330_64");so.write("minnesota_news_features_2010_03_30_usedcarshortage_20100330_64s_player");/**/ // ]]&#62; Several factors are keeping used car prices high, but the big two, at least in my mind are (1) Cash-for-Clunkers which sent 700,000 used cars out of the market and into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Execs:  Auto Recession is Over, Lessons Learned</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/01/top-execs-auto-recession-is-over-lessons-learned/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/04/01/top-execs-auto-recession-is-over-lessons-learned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outlook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Double-digit gains in sales for almost every car maker have signaled a turnaround is in the works. Here&#8217;s what the top auto executives have to say. USA Today: Lessons learned from auto recession]]></description>
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		<title>Final Edition 2010 VW Beetle Convertible</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/03/08/final-edition-2010-vw-beetle-convertible/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/03/08/final-edition-2010-vw-beetle-convertible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 New Beetle Convertible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aquarius Blue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Final Edition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Beetle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Beetle Convertible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After a long stretch of twelve model years, the New Beetle is being retired, to be replaced by a sportier model that will appeal to men as well as women.  According to VW&#8217;s market research, the current body-style is almost exclusively a ladies car. For 2010 only 1500 were made, and this is #1486.  ]]></description>
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		<title>VW February Sales Up 36%</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/03/03/vw-february-sales-up-36/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/03/03/vw-february-sales-up-36/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Routan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiguan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen has announced February sales and the results are encouraging.  A huge gain in the popular GTI was no doubt helped by it&#8217;s being named Car of the Year by Automobile Magazine.  Other big gainers:  Tiguan and the popular Routan minivan.   OutlookOverall sales, including domestic brands and unadjusted for business days, were up 13.3 percent from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Things you MUST Do Before Buying a Car</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/01/five-things-you-must-do-before-buying-a-car/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/01/five-things-you-must-do-before-buying-a-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying a new car]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/2008/05/26/five-things-you-must-do-before-buying-a-car/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  1. QUALIFY YOURSELF   Want to save yourself a lot of time and aggravation? Before you begin to look for a vehicle, spend the time necessary to review your budget. Determine a target and maximum payment, and match it to the price of a vehicle that will fall within these ranges. Generally speaking, you&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/21/2010-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-tdi/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/21/2010-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-tdi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jetta Sportwagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[panoramic sunroof]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VW]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Price:  $28,185* Exterior: White Gold metallic Interior: Cornsilk Engine: 2.0L 4 cyl Turbo Fuel Injected Stock Number: B10-540 Transmission: Automatic DSG VIN: 3VWTL7AJ0AM647210 Options:  Panoramic Sunroof, Protection Kit (rubber mats, cargo liner, mud guards) City (MPG):  30* Hwy (MPG):  42* *Actual Mileage will vary.  $299 doc fee, sales tax, $33 title fee not included.    ]]></description>
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		<title>Volkswagen invests $1B in new U.S. plant</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/21/volkswagens-first-us-plant-goes-up/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/21/volkswagens-first-us-plant-goes-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chattanooga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enterprise South Industrial Park]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While other manufacturer&#8217;s are cutting back, laying off workers, closing down plants and filing bankruptcy, Volkswagen is expanding.  VW wants to sell 800,000 cars by the year 2018. The new plant in Chatanooga Tennesee will build the next generation Passat, which will be larger than the current offering, with a price target starting under $20,000, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boom in Car Sales Predicted</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/12/23/boom-in-car-sales-predicted/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/12/23/boom-in-car-sales-predicted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Auto sales in the US could rise 20% in 2010 due to pent up demand and stronger credit markets, according to a respected automotive research group.   Deliveries will climb to 12.4 million from 10.3 million in 2008, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Center for Automotive Research (CAR) said today. U.S. sales were 13.2 million last year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CARS to end soon?</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/08/20/cars-to-end-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/08/20/cars-to-end-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CARS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cash for clunkers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clunker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clunkers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[junk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to an AP Story, the end will soon be in sight: From the AP story: &#8220;Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday the department would announce within 48 hours how it intends to discontinue the program that offers car buyers rebates of $3,500 or $4,500 for trading in older vehicles for new, more fuel-efficient models. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chrysler to offer $1,000 vouchers to existing customers</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/05/15/chrysler-to-offer-1000-vouchers-to-existing-customers/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/05/15/chrysler-to-offer-1000-vouchers-to-existing-customers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 02:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chrysler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incentives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voucher]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[David Shepardson / The Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington &#8212; Chrysler LLC is planning to send its millions of existing vehicle owners vouchers worth $1,000 that will be good through the end of June toward the purchase of a new car or truck, a person familiar with the matter said late Thursday. Chrysler needs to [...]]]></description>
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