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		<title>Volkswagen Project on Track as 2nd Anniversary Arrives &#124; WDEF News 12</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/07/15/volkswagen-project-on-track-as-2nd-anniversary-arrives-wdef-news-12/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/07/15/volkswagen-project-on-track-as-2nd-anniversary-arrives-wdef-news-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chatanooga plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passat]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; This July 2010 photo shows the progress of the Volkswagen manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tenn., at the 2nd anniversary of the announcement to build the plant. The Volkswagen Academy training facility is situated to the right of the main plant and the on-site supplier park is to the upper left. Volkswagen Project on Track [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Reports Cars Blog: Just In: 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/07/13/consumer-reports-cars-blog-just-in-2010-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-tdi/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/07/13/consumer-reports-cars-blog-just-in-2010-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-tdi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hybrid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jetta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sportwagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen TDI]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Ever wonder what the Consumer Reports testers recommend to their friends and family?&#160; Well, I’m not surprised. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Consumer Reports Cars Blog: Just In: 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI Technorati Tags: consumer reports,jetta sportwagen tdi,Volkswagen Jetta]]></description>
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		<title>VeeDub On The Rise. Carefully &#124; The Truth About Cars</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/05/17/veedub-on-the-rise-carefully-the-truth-about-cars/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/05/17/veedub-on-the-rise-carefully-the-truth-about-cars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Strong growth in the US, VW sales in China and Brazil are through the roof! VeeDub On The Rise. Carefully &#124; The Truth About Cars   Technorati Tags: sales,Volkswagen,China,Brazil]]></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>

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		<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>

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		<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>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>
		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VW USA]]></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>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=759</guid>
		<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>Jetta TDI Slays Prius in Fuel Economy</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/10/28/jetta-tdi-slays-prius-in-fuel-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/10/28/jetta-tdi-slays-prius-in-fuel-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hybrid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean diesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel efficient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jetta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TDI]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q:  Why would you buy a Prius? A:  Fuel economy. Q:  So why would you buy a Prius? The Jetta TDI beats Prius in Popular Mechanic&#8217;s testing, sets a Guiness world record for fuel efficiency, and has superior handling and performance (see video below).  www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91b-AIk-00 http://www.mnn.com/transportation/cars/blogs/new-guinness-fuel-economy-record-an-amazing-679-mpgin-a-jetta http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4284188.html]]></description>
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		<title>You won&#8217;t believe where they found oil</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/10/18/you-wont-believe-where-they-found-oil/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/10/18/you-wont-believe-where-they-found-oil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bakken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Oil that is&#8230;Black Gold&#8230;Texas Tea&#8221;, and it&#8217;s right under our noses!  In fact, it turns out that parts of Montana and North Dakota are practically floating on the stuff! I&#8217;m talking about the Bakken formation.  If you&#8217;re like me you&#8217;ve never heard of this huge oil deposit, the largest ever found in North America&#8230;four times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas tax increase proposed</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/05/29/gas-tax-to-increase/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/05/29/gas-tax-to-increase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 17:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gasoline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More evidence that Maine lawmakers have never met a tax they didn&#8217;t like:  The legislature will consider an 11-cents-per-gallon increase in the gas tax to help fund road repair, after the transportation committee approved the proposal without Republican support. The committee voted 9-4 in favor of the bill, with four of the five Republican members voting against it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama mandates auto emissions and mileage standards</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/05/18/obama-to-link-auto-emissions-and-mileage-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/05/18/obama-to-link-auto-emissions-and-mileage-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAFE standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emmissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatalities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s wrong with less pollution and better fuel economy, you might ask?   On the surface, nothing, but when the US economy and millions of American jobs are at stake, we need to look beyond the surface.  1.  Who will pay for the research &#38; development?  The American consumer, of course.  Or, we could see a shrinking giant that is the American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police report rise in car fires</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/13/police-report-rise-in-car-fires/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/13/police-report-rise-in-car-fires/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/13/police-report-rise-in-car-fires/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[digg_url = "http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/13/police-report-rise-in-car-fires/";digg_title = "Police report rise in car fires";digg_bgcolor = "#FFFFFF";digg_skin = "normal";digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined; Desperate times call for desperate measures, or so the saying goes.&#160; The problem with desperation is it clouds the thinking process.&#160; How else could you explain an otherwise normal, average, family guy torching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parts shortage causes shutdowns at Canadian Chrysler plants</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/02/parts-shortage-causes-shutdowns-at-canadian-chrysler-plants/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/02/parts-shortage-causes-shutdowns-at-canadian-chrysler-plants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could this be a sign of things to come?  Let’s hope not. A shortage of parts from a Canadian supplier has forced Chrysler LLC to stop production at its Ontario assembly plants in Windsor and Brampton until the situation can be resolved. Assembly of minivans in Windsor and the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Challenger in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much is 800 Billion Dollars?</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/02/how-much-is-800-billion-dollars/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/02/how-much-is-800-billion-dollars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spending]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you spent a million dollars a day beginning at Jesus&#8217; birth through today, you&#8217;d come up just shy of 800 billion. Incredibly, Chuck Schumer says you don&#8217;t care about Congress&#8217; &#8220;porky&#8221; spending projects. Sad to say, for the most part, I think he may be right.]]></description>
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