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		<title>BMW M135i and xDrive All-Wheel-Drive Confirmed for Next-Gen Cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Brown</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[2012 Geneva Motor Show]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[BMW]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[European Cars]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the BMW 1 Series was introduced in the U.S. as a 2008 model, it had been sold overseas since 2004. Next year, BMW will release its second-generation car in the U.S., albeit now with a few new features, specifically, xDrive all-wheel drive and an M135i sport package. BMW enthusiast site BimmerPost recently obtained a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1200-Horsepower Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse to Debut in Geneva, Others Quiver</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/1200-hp-bugatti-grand-sport-vitesse-to-debut-in-geneva-others-quiver-81023.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Askari</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Convertible Car]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/vehicle-types/convertibles/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Exotic Cars]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Lamborghini]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Sports Car]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a window, and common sense just took a nosedive out of it with the announcement of the 1,200-horsepower Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse. And for the record, we&#8217;re thankful. For all of the supposed exotic sports cars, supercars, and the like out there, none can really lay claim on Bugatti&#8217;s territory as the fastest production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHTSA Questioning Autoliv About Side Airbag Parts</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/nhtsa-questioning-autoliv-about-side-airbag-parts-80995.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/nhtsa-questioning-autoliv-about-side-airbag-parts-80995.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Dorchies</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Acura]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/acura/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Buick]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/buick/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Cadillac]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/cadillac/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Chevrolet]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Fiat]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Ford]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/ford/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[GM]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/gm/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[GMC]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Honda]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/honda/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Hyundai]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/hyundai/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Infiniti]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/infiniti/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Kia]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/kia/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Lincoln]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/lincoln/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Nissan]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Toyota]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[Automotive safety system manufacturer Autoliv has come under scrutiny from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration for faulty side airbag parts. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru all employee airbags parts sourced from Autoliv, and all four automakers recently issued recalls pertaining to problems with the side airbag. In total, 2,750 vehicles were called back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercedes-Benz S-Class: More Models in Preparation of Maybach Closure</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/mercedes-benz-s-class-more-models-in-preparation-of-maybach-closure-80955.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/mercedes-benz-s-class-more-models-in-preparation-of-maybach-closure-80955.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Arellano</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[European Cars]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/european-cars/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Luxury Car]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/vehicle-types/luxury/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Maybach]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/maybach/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/mercedes-benz/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[News]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Sports Car]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mercedes-Benz S-Class—as well as other SL-Class, the SLS-Class, E-Class, and even the CLS-Class—will all be getting major refreshes through 2015. The Mercedes S-Class gets new models and trims, partially due to its position as the flagship of the Mercedes fleet, and partially as replacement of Mercedes&#8217; ultra-lux Maybach brand, which is scheduled to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHTSA Announces New Crash-Test Dummy for Older, Obese Children</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/nhtsa-announces-new-crash-test-dummy-for-older-obese-children-80963.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/nhtsa-announces-new-crash-test-dummy-for-older-obese-children-80963.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Brown</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Ford]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/ford/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/miscellaneous/</url>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration uses specially designed dummies to simulate crash testing with children and adults of all different ages, heights, and weights. But one it didn&#8217;t adopt into its family of child dummies until now is its 10-year-old weighing more than 65 pounds. Largely due to the rise in childhood obesity, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honda Odyssey Minivan Recalled Due to Faulty Liftgate Supports</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/honda-odyssey-minivan-recalled-due-to-fautly-liftgate-supports-80929.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/honda-odyssey-minivan-recalled-due-to-fautly-liftgate-supports-80929.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Arellano</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Honda]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/honda/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Minivan/Van]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/vehicle-types/minivansvans/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Recalls]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/recalls/</url>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Honda is recalling nearly 46,000 of its model year 2008-2009 Honda Odyssey minivans. According to the NHTSA, the Honda Odyssey&#8217;s liftgate—also known as the tailgate, hatch or hatchback door—may have a gas leak in the strut cylinders that open and close the lifegate. The issue, traced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Economy Equals More Teen Driver Deaths?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/better-economy-equals-more-teen-driver-deaths-80799.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/better-economy-equals-more-teen-driver-deaths-80799.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Arellano</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Manufacturer]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/miscellaneous/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[News]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Opinion]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teen driver deaths are on the rise again. That&#8217;s the conclusion in the latest &#8220;Teenage Driver Fatalities by State&#8221; report released by the Governors Highway Safety Association, a voluntary organization composed of various state highway safety groups. According to the report, teen death by auto accidents rose in the first half of 2011, a reversal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audi A3 Photos Leak (Again) Before Geneva Auto Show</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/audi-a3-photos-leak-again-before-geneva-auto-show-80399.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/audi-a3-photos-leak-again-before-geneva-auto-show-80399.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Dorchies</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Audi]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/audi/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Compact Car]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/vehicle-types/compact/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Concept Cars]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/concept-cars/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[European Cars]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/european-cars/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Hatchback]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/vehicle-types/hatchbacks/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[International]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/international/</url>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photos of the next-generation Audi A3 have leaked ahead of the car&#8217;s scheduled official debut at the Geneva Auto Show next month. The leaked images are almost certainly legitimate, as exterior styling cues appear to have progressed in the same direction other new Audi models have. The three-door configuration appears to be intact like its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Maserati GranTurismo Set to Debut at 2012 Geneva Motor Show with Added Power</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/2013-maserati-granturismo-set-to-debut-at-2012-geneva-motor-show-with-added-power-80893.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/2013-maserati-granturismo-set-to-debut-at-2012-geneva-motor-show-with-added-power-80893.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Dorchies</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Coupe]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/vehicle-types/coupes/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[European Cars]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/european-cars/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Exotic Cars]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/exotic-cars/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Luxury Car]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/vehicle-types/luxury/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Maserati]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Sports Car]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2013 Maserati GranTurismo will make its first official appearance at the Geneva Auto Show next month. This time the venerated coupe will be introduced with even more power than its successor. A 4.7-liter V-8 engine rated at 460 horsepower will motivate the latest GranTurismo, up 27 more ponies from its predecessor. For those of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quality Gap Narrows Between Carmakers, Countries</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/quality-gap-narrows-between-carmakers-countries-80765.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Z. Rong</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Chevrolet]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/chevrolet/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Ford]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/ford/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[GM]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/gm/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Honda]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/honda/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Hyundai]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/hyundai/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Kia]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/kia/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Toyota]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[Car shoppers have never had it so well. If you&#8217;re shopping for a new car, take a second and ask your parents or grandfather what it&#8217;s like to have a Dodge Aspen rust on its way back from the showroom, or a Hyundai Excel that did anything but fulfill its name&#8217;s lofty aspirations. Or maybe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Mazda CX-5 gets Suessified, Partners with Dr. Seuss&#8217; The Lorax</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/2013-mazda-cx-5-gets-suessified-partners-with-dr-seuss-the-lorax-80905.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Askari</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Automakers have long piggybacked on the publicity of new films, and though it doesn&#8217;t always work, the new Mazda CX-5 and The Lorax seem natural bedfellows. The 2013 Mazda CX-5 is not your traditional crossover. It’s a little cheeky, features Mazda&#8217;s playful, oddball design, and it&#8217;s offered with a six-speed manual, not normal in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Why Being Called a Lightweight is a Compliment</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/2013-mercedes-benz-sl-amg-why-being-called-a-lightweight-is-a-compliment-80729.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Arellano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It was inevitable. When the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG roadster made its debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, we knew an AMG-tuned version would soon hit the road. The 2013 Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG builds on all the features of its more &#8220;sedate&#8221; parent: 275 pounds lighter thanks to the aluminum bodyshell and suspension [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ferrari F620 Teaser: Because A Ferrari Always Needs More Power</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/ferrari-f620-teaser-because-a-ferrari-always-needs-more-power-80805.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/ferrari-f620-teaser-because-a-ferrari-always-needs-more-power-80805.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Z. Rong</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;most powerful Ferrari ever&#8221; might be too much of a good thing. Does the famed Italian manufacturer&#8217;s supercars really need more power? After all, even free ice cream for life gets old after a while. And if it was Christmas every day, it takes the magic out of receiving presents. At least that&#8217;s what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say What? Second Teaser Photo of 2013 SRT Viper Released</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/say-what-second-teaser-photo-of-2013-srt-viper-released-80831.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Dorchies</dc:creator>
		
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			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/chrysler/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Dodge]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/dodge/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Exotic Cars]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Luxury Car]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Sports Car]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[SRT]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[What you&#8217;re looking at is the second teaser photo released by the folks over at Chrysler&#8217;s Street and Racing Technology division. SRT recently added the heavily touted Viper to its lineup of performance vehicles, with the super snake being its biggest addition to date. The latest Viper is set to bow at the 2012 New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Gas Prices and Declining Sales: When Economics No Long Makes Sense</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/rising-gas-prices-and-declining-sales-when-economics-no-long-makes-sense-80819.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/rising-gas-prices-and-declining-sales-when-economics-no-long-makes-sense-80819.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Brown</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Ford]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/ford/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[International]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/international/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/auto/miscellaneous/</url>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever taken an economics course, chances are you&#8217;ve seen the chart with an upward sloping line signified as the supply curve and a downward sloping line as the demand curve. They usually meet somewhere in the middle. That&#8217;s the point where customers fork over their cash for a product and everyone&#8217;s happy. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First 2013 Infiniti JX Crossover Rolls Off the Assembly Line</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/the-first-2013-infiniti-jx-crossover-rolls-off-the-assembly-line-80775.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Dorchies</dc:creator>
		
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			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/vehicle-types/crossovers/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Infiniti]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/infiniti/</url>
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			<name><![CDATA[Nissan]]></name>
			<url>http://blogs.automotive.com/manufacturer/nissan/</url>
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		<description><![CDATA[Infiniti welcomed its latest crossover into its lineup yesterday morning as a 2013 JX doused in emerald green paint was the first to roll off the assembly line. A special ceremony was held at Nissan&#8217;s Smyrna Vehicle Assembly facility with many Infiniti executives on hand to see the first production JX in the figurative flesh. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safety Groups Want NHTSA to Regulate Rental Car Recalls</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/safety-groups-want-nhtsa-to-regulate-rental-car-recalls-80769.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Brown</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Ford]]></name>
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			<name><![CDATA[Recalls]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trivia: Your average rental car agency has between 100 and 150 cars in its fleet at any time. Airport-based agencies have many, many times more. Yet, when you get to the lot, you&#8217;re usually stuck picking between some lowly optioned economy car or something that could have come straight out of a warzone. It&#8217;s because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Lexus Recovery will Abstain from Cheaper, Near-Premium Cars</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/report-lexus-recovery-will-abstain-from-cheaper-near-premium-cars-80749.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Davis</dc:creator>
		
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			<name><![CDATA[Lexus]]></name>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a down year in which Lexus lost the U.S. luxury sales lead to its German rivals, the re-emerging automaker confirmed it will not cheapen its lineup with near-premium cars priced below $30,000. The comment comes on the heels of several notable luxury brands soon releasing a slew of sub-$30,000 near-premium cars, like the Acura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe First Drive</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/2013-hyundai-genesis-coupe-first-drive-80717.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/2013-hyundai-genesis-coupe-first-drive-80717.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Askari</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[What It Is/Who It&#8217;s For The freshly restyled 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe is meant for the enthusiast crowd and working professionals looking for some kick. Best Thing Hyundai backs up the Genesis Coupe&#8217;s bold styling and athletic appearance with ample performance to please all, and a gratifying exhaust note. Worst Thing While powerful, the 3.8-liter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Nissan Versa and Altima Recalled For Faulty Side Curtain Airbags</title>
		<link>http://blogs.automotive.com/2012-nissan-versa-and-altima-recalled-for-faulty-side-curtain-airbags-80707.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.automotive.com/2012-nissan-versa-and-altima-recalled-for-faulty-side-curtain-airbags-80707.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In an apparent expansion of the supplier-based recall that affected Honda and Subaru, now Nissan is recalling a handful of its vehicles for the exact same problem: Side curtain airbags that may not deploy. According to the NHTSA, a Nissan will recall a total of 976 vehicles for the airbags. The 2012 model year Altima [...]]]></description>
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