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		<title>(GM) General Motors Buys Back Stake in China Joint Venture</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/26/gm-general-motors-buys-back-stake-in-china-joint-venture/99310</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors Co. (GM) plans to buy back the 1% stake in its Shanghai GM joint venture in China with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (&#8220;SAIC&#8221;). The automaker sold the stake to SAIC in 2010 for about $85 million in order to cope with the global financial crisis, according to a deal worked out before GM filed for bankruptcy in 2009. The buyback would allow both the partners to enjoy 50:50 shares in the operational side of the joint venture. Meanwhile, SAIC would maintain a 51% share in the sales side of the joint venture. The agreement is now awaiting government approvals. Shanghai GM is the biggest automaker in China in terms of sales. Last month, it registered an 11% growth in sales to 113,047 vehicles. SAIC also operates a joint ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Steel Industry Stock Outlook &#8211; March 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/29/gm-steel-industry-stock-outlook-march-2012-industry-outlook-2/97018</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About the Industry The steel industry can well be termed the backbone of modern society considering steel’s varied uses, be it in construction, transport, electrical appliances, food packaging and the like. In terms of its composition, steel is an alloy of iron and carbon containing less than 2% carbon and 1% manganese and small amounts of silicon, phosphorus, sulfur and oxygen. Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat products include plates, hot-rolled strip and sheets, and cold-rolled strip and sheets. The long steel product category includes wire rods, beams, reinforced bars and merchant bars. The products under both these categories are rolled from steel slabs, which are considered as unfinished or semi-finished products that are generally not sold. ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Auto Industry Stock Outlook &#8211; Review &#8211; March 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/21/gm-auto-industry-stock-outlook-review-march-2012-industry-outlook/95992</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The auto industry is highly concentrated. The top-10 global automakers account for roughly 80% of the worldwide production and nearly 90% of total vehicles sold in the U.S. In January-February 2012, General Motors Company (GM) led with a 18.3% market share in the U.S., followed by Ford Motor Co. (F) with a 15.3% market share, Toyota Motors Corp. (TM) with a 13.8% market share, Chrysler-Fiat with a 11.4% market share, and Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY) at the last spots with 9.4% and 9.0% market shares, respectively. Due to a massive structural change after the global economic meltdown in 2008, the global auto industry is expected to be ruled by automakers and suppliers based in the six major auto markets: China, India, Japan, Korea, Western Europe ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Europe Predicts Heavy Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/f-ford-europe-predicts-heavy-loss/94275</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) revealed that it is likely to lose between $500 million and $600 million in 2012 in the 19 European markets covered by the automaker owing to the ongoing debt crisis in the region. The figure compared with a meager $27 million loss recorded by the company in 2011. In the fourth quarter of last year, the loss amounted to $190 million. While releasing the fourth quarter results, Ford projected industry volume (including medium and heavy trucks) of 14.0 million units–15.0 million units for full year 2012 in Europe. However, industry-wide sales in the region are expected to reach the lower end of the forecast, according to the Chief Financial Officer of the company, Lewis Booth. The present Euro zone financial crisis affected the operations of many ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor Misses Earnings &#8211; Revenues Up 6.5%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/27/f-ford-motor-misses-earnings-revenues-up-6-5/90987</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) posted a 34% fall in profit to $797 million or 20 cents per share (before special items) in the fourth quarter of 2011 from $1.20 billion or 30 cents per share (before special items) in the same quarter of 2010. With this, the automaker has missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7 cents per share. However, including the favorable impacts of valuation allowance and sale of Ford’s Russian operations to the newly created Ford-Sollers joint venture, which began operations on October 1, 2011, Ford’s profit jumped to $13.6 billion or $3.40 per share during the quarter from $190 million or 5 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2010. The improvement was driven by strong performance in North America and Ford Credit that more than ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor Cuts Lincoln Dealerships</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/22/f-ford-motor-cuts-lincoln-dealerships/90612</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) announced that it has reduced dealerships of its Lincoln luxury lineup to 325 from about 500 in the top 130 markets, where demand for luxury products is very strong. With the reduction in dealer count, dealers will compete less with each other and more with the same of other luxury lineups such as Toyota Motor Corp.’s (TM) Lexus, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s (“BMW”) BMW and Daimler AG’s (DDAIF) Mercedes-Benz. Ford began to expand its luxury Lincoln line-up at the cost of its Mercury line-up from late 2010. The company has suspended production of its Mercury branded vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2010 and started diverting resources from the brand towards its core Ford brand besides enhancing the Lincoln brand. At that time, Ford had announced ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Recalls Minivans and SUVs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/14/f-ford-recalls-minivans-and-suvs/90219</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) announced that it would recall 539,000 vehicles including Ford Escape SUVs, and Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans because of safety issues. Most of the recalled vehicles were sold in the U.S. The automaker would recall 286,000 units of Ford Escape SUVs from the 2001 and 2002 model years due to a problem with the braking system that could lead to fires. The SUVs have a faulty brake master cylinder reservoir cap that could leak brake fluid. The leakage could cause an electrical short in the antilock brake system. According to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford had announced a similar recall in 2007 in order to repair the defective antilock brake system in the vehicles. However, some vehicles may not ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) U.S. Auto Industry Sees Best Year Since 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/14/f-u-s-auto-industry-sees-best-year-since-2008/89774</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light vehicle sales in December 2011 rose 9% to seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 13.6 million units, driven by low interest rates (below 3%), easier credit standards, decreasing unemployment rate and pent-up demand when the average age of cars on U.S. roads is almost 11 years and used cars are worth more at trade-in. These led to sales of 12.8 million vehicles in full year 2011, up 10% from 2010. It is also the highest sales since 2008 when the financial crisis showed up. However, it is still lagging behind sales of 16 million vehicles recorded before the recession. Consumers were drawn to the showrooms even when the average price of vehicles is high as automakers offered attractive features in the vehicles such as navigation systems and backup cameras. ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Auto Sales to Reach Three-Year High</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/03/f-auto-sales-to-reach-three-year-high/89514</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to an industry research report by TrueCar.com, light vehicle sales in the U.S. (including cars, trucks and sports utility vehicles/SUVs) during 2011 is likely to reach its three-year high at nearly 12.8 million vehicles, compared with 13.2 million vehicles in 2008, driven by continued recovery in the automotive industry. The figure is also higher than 11.6 million vehicles sold last year. Last month, light vehicle sales rose impressively by 10.6% to seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 13.6 million units from 12.28 million in November 2010, while total deliveries went up 13.9% from the year-ago level despite uncertainties in the market. November was the third straight month when annualized vehicle sales topped the 13 million mark. The rise in sales was driven by the consumer’s pent-up demand, which was ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Toyota Motor Trims Earnings Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/14/tm-toyota-motor-trims-earnings-outlook/88471</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) has sharply cut its earnings outlook for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 due to a strong yen and severe flooding in Thailand that disrupted its parts supply chain. The automaker expects to record a profit of ¥180 billion ($2.3 billion) for the year, which is less than half compared with the previous forecast of ¥390 billion made in August and the year-ago profit of ¥408.18 billion. The company also expects revenues of ¥18.2 trillion ($234.4 billion) on global sales of 7.38 million vehicles for the year. This compares with the previous revenue forecast of ¥19 trillion on sales of 7.6 million vehicles and the year-ago level of ¥18.99 trillion on 7.31 million vehicles. Toyota could not provide any guidance for vehicle unit sales, net ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) U.S. Auto Industry &#8211; Pent-Up Demand or Recovery?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/06/f-u-s-auto-industry-pent-up-demand-or-recovery/88039</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite uncertainties in the market, consumers did not step back from the automobile showrooms in November as they felt the ardent need to change their old cars in the garage. Why wouldn’t they be, when the average age of vehicles on U.S. roads is almost 11 years and used cars are worth more at trade-in! The pent-up demand resulted in an impressive 10.6% rise in sales to seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 13.6 million units in November from 12.28 million in the same month of 2010 while total deliveries went up 13.9% from the year-ago level. November was the third straight month when annualized vehicle sales have topped 13 million mark. The SAAR of 13.6 million units is also the highest sales rate since August 2009 when the U.S. ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Auto Industry Stock Outlook and Review &#8211; December 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/02/gm-auto-industry-stock-outlook-and-review-december-2011-industry-outlook/87915</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The auto industry is highly concentrated. About 10 global automakers account for over 77% of the production worldwide and 13 automakers account for more than 90% of total vehicles sold in the U.S. In the first 10 months of 2011, General Motors Company (GM) led with a 19.8% market share in the U.S., followed by Ford Motor Co. (F) with a 16.8% market share, Toyota Motors Corp. (TM) with a 12.6% market share, Chrysler-Fiat with a 10.7% market share, replacing Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY) at the last spots with 9.1% and 8.1% market shares, respectively. The global economic meltdown in 2008 provided an impetus to massive structural changes in the auto industry, setting the stage for growth over the next decade. Given the high barriers ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Toyota Motor Takes Orders for Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/tm-toyota-motor-takes-orders-for-prius-plug-in-hybrid-vehicle/87846</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) has started taking orders for its much awaited plug-in version of Prius hybrid car that comes with an excellent mileage and affordable price. The automaker will start delivering the plug in hybrid vehicle (PHV) from January next year in Japan. A PHV shares the characteristics of both a conventional hybrid electric vehicle (which includes an electric motor and an internal combustion engine) and an all-electric vehicle, having a plug to connect to the electrical grid for recharging the batteries. The Prius PHV Concept was first unveiled in Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009, while the production version of the vehicle was launched at the same auto show in September this year. Technology and Performance Prius PHV is based on the third generation Prius model and equipped with ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Steel Industry Stock Outlook &#8211; November 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/29/gm-steel-industry-stock-outlook-november-2011-industry-outlook/87719</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overview The World Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat products include plates, hot-rolled strip and sheets and cold-rolled strip and sheets. The long steel product category comprises wire rods, beams, reinforced bars and merchant bars. The products under both these categories are rolled from steel slabs, which are considered as unfinished or semi-finished products that are generally not sold. Historically, the automotive and construction markets have remained the largest consumers of steel, absorbing more than half of the total steel produced. Large automakers such as General Motors Company (GM), Ford Motor Company (F), Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) and Honda ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor Plans Layoffs in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/f-ford-motor-plans-layoffs-in-europe/87570</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) plans to layoff 4,000 workers at its Valencia, Spain assembly plant for 39 days between January and October in 2012 in response to weakening demand for cars in Europe on the back of the ongoing Eurozone financial crisis. The plant employs a total of 6,200 workers. The automaker plans to stop assembling Ford Fiesta hatchback at the plant and instead produce Kuga compact sport- utility vehicle and Transit Connect delivery van. The present Eurozone financial crisis will impact the operations of many global automakers, especially Ford and General Motors Company (GM). Both the automakers have a significant exposure to the market. The car dealers in Europe are trying very hard to entice the consumers with the help of steep discounts and other sales promotions, which will ]]></description>
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		<title>(HMC) Honda Motor Company &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/18/hmc-honda-motor-company-bear-of-the-day/87226</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company&#8217;s (HMC) financial results are severely affected by a stronger Yen and the catastrophic disaster in Japan in March. Furthermore, recent floods in Thailand also damaged the company&#8217;s operations. As a result, Honda could not provide guidance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. And in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, Honda&#8217;s profits tumbled 55% to 60.4 billion Yen ($788 million) or 33.53 Yen ($0.44) per share on a year-over-year basis. These factors have led us to downgrade our recommendation on shares of the company to Underperform with a target price of $27. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Metals and Mining Stock Outlook &#8211; November 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/11/gm-metals-and-mining-stock-outlook-november-2011-industry-outlook/86873</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overview The Metals &#38; Mining industry encompasses the extraction (mining) as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion&#8217;s share of the output. The largest segment of the global metals market is iron and steel followed by aluminum. The iron and steel segment comprises more than half the industry in terms of volume. This industry includes metal ore exploration and mining services, as well as iron and steel foundries for smelting, rolling, forging, spinning, recycling, stamping, polishing and plating of iron and steel products, such as pipes, tubes, wire, spring, rolls and bars. The precious metal and mineral industry consists of companies engaged in ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) U.S. Sees Best October Auto Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/06/tm-u-s-sees-best-october-auto-sales/86419</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light vehicle sales in the U.S. rose 7.5% to 1.02 million units during October, the best since October 2007, driven by strong sales of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and trucks. At seasonally adjusted annualized rate, sales increased 8% to 13.3 million units from 12.3 million units in October 2010. Total car sales escalated 7.4% to 468,533 units while sales of light trucks (minivans, sport utility vehicles and pick up trucks) went up 7.6% to 548,799 units (all including imports). All the major automakers posted a rise in sales during the month, except Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) and Honda Motor Corp. (HMC) due to parts supply shortages following the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. U.S. Automakers Sales at General Motors Co. (GM) edged up 1.9% to 186,895 vehicles. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor May Reinstate Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/f-ford-motor-may-reinstate-dividend/85714</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) is considering reinstating dividend payments for its shareholders as the company expects to benefit from labor efficiency improvements resulting from the newly ratified 4-year contract with United Auto Workers (UAW). The automaker revealed that the UAW contract would increase its labor costs less by than 1% annually, the smallest increase in four decades. Its hourly labor costs, including wages and benefits, will rise to $59.00 from $58.00. Meanwhile, entry-level wages will rise to $19.28 per hour from $15.78 per hour by 2015. However, wages of senior workers would not be raised, who gets $28.00 per hour presently. Under the deal, Ford also promised to invest $6.2 billion in U.S. plants creating 5,750 jobs. Thus, the automaker would add 12,000 jobs in the U.S. until 2015 after adding ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor Workers Ratify UAW Contract</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/20/f-ford-motor-workers-ratify-uaw-contract/85460</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers at Ford Motor Co. (F) have ratified the proposed 4-year agreement with United Auto Workers (UAW). The deal covers 41,000 Ford workers in the U.S. Under the ratified deal, most of the Ford workers would not be entitled to annual pay raises. However, they will receive profit-sharing checks, inflation adjustment payments and other bonuses worth totaling at least $16,700 until 2015. Ford also promised to invest $4.8 billion in U.S. plants creating 5,750 jobs. Thus, the automaker would add 12,000 jobs in the U.S. until 2015 after adding 6,250 jobs already announced by the company. Ford workers resented the deal soon after it was proposed as it did not have annual pay raises, cost-of-living increase adjustments and additional holidays. They were also furious about the CEO, Alan Mulally’s $26.5 ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor and General Motors See 5% Growth in China</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/07/f-ford-motor-and-general-motors-see-5-growth-in-china/84112</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both Ford Motor Co. (F) and General Motors Co. (GM) have predicted that automobile sales in China will grow about 5% in 2011. GM revealed that total vehicle sales would reach 19 million–19.2 million units for the full year. Automobile sales in China were adversely affected by the expiration of tax incentives for small cars and subsidies for van buyers in rural areas as well as restrictions on new car registrations in Beijing and other cities. As a result, sales grew 3.3% on a year-over-year basis to 11.98 million units in the first eight months of the year after rising 32% in 2010. Ford posted a 7% fall in wholesale vehicles to 34,916 units in August due to strict government regulationsin the country. However, the automaker’s sales rose 11% to ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Standard &amp; Poor’s Lifts General Motors Ratings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ratings agency Standard &#38; Poor’s (S&#38;P) raised its corporate credit rating on General Motors Co. (GM) by two notches to BB+ from BB- as its workers recently ratified a 4-year contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW). The agency also lifted its rating outlook on the company to “Stable” from “Positive”. It believes the contract will help GM maintain profitability and continue generating cash in North America. A couple of days back, workers at GM ratified the UAW deal as a majority of the workers voted for the same. Among the 48,500 workers, 65% of production workers, and 63% of skilled-trade workers voted for the deal. Most of the workers, except at the entry-level, would not get annual pay raises, but signing bonuses totaling $5,000, profit-sharing checks and other payments ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) General Motors Strikes 4-Year Deal with UAW</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/20/gm-general-motors-strikes-4-year-deal-with-uaw/83563</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors Co. (GM) reached a tentative four-year agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) that covers 48,500 workers of the automaker. The company reached the agreement after nearly seven weeks of bargaining with UAW. Under the new agreement, GM will hike the entry-level workers’ pay by $2 to $3 an hour. Starting pay will rise to about $16 an hour from $14 and increase to $19 an hour from $16 previously. According to UAW President Bob King the pay hike would help workers achieve a middle-class lifestyle. In addition, GM agreed to pay a $5,000 signing bonus per worker under the new agreement, which was less than the $8,000 to $10,000 demanded by the union. The bonus payment would cost GM about $242.5 million. GM intends to reopen its ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Auto Industry Stock Outlook &#8211; August 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/gm-auto-industry-stock-outlook-august-2011-industry-outlook/82164</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ArvinMeritor Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magna International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MGA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NISSAN MTR SPON AD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSANY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superior Industries International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tata Motors Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tenneco Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The auto industry is highly concentrated. About 10 global automakers account for over 77% of the production worldwide and 13 automakers account for more than 90% of total vehicles sold in the U.S. In the first 7 months of 2011, General Motors Company (GM) led with a 20% market share in the U.S., followed by Ford Motor Co. (F) with a 16.9% market share, Toyota Motors Corp. (TM) with a 12.8% market share, Chrysler-Fiat with a 10.2% market share, replacing Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY) at the last spots with 9.3% and 8.0% market shares, respectively. The global economic meltdown in 2008 provided an impetus to a massive structural change in the auto industry, setting the stage for growth over the next decade. Given the high ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) U.S. Jobless Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/04/gm-u-s-jobless-claims/80622</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/04/gm-u-s-jobless-claims/80622#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economy remains in the spotlight as the news flow of the last few days has painted a less than flattering picture of the recovery. We now know that the manufacturing and service sectors lost ground as they entered the third quarter. We will have the full picture of the economy in July after Friday&#8217;s non-farm payroll report. This morning&#8217;s weekly Jobless Claims report gives us a flavor of what is going on in the labor market. The market will also be digesting developments in Europe, where the European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged. The market&#8217;s focus has clearly shifted to Italy and Spain as these two countries struggle with their weak finances. On the U.S. labor market front, weekly Jobless Claims came a tad better than expected ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) U.S. Earnings Season and Debt Ceiling in Focus</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/26/f-u-s-earnings-season-and-debt-ceiling-in-focus/79874</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/26/f-u-s-earnings-season-and-debt-ceiling-in-focus/79874#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3M Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cummins Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netflix Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks may find it hard to stay focused on the day&#8217;s earnings parade given the continued stalemate in Washington on the debt ceiling issue. We also have a couple of housing and consumer confidence reports coming out after the markets open. But had Washington not been as distracting as it has been lately, corporate earnings would be the most important news of the day. The markets have remained fairly stable thus far even as we get closer to the debt ceiling&#8217;s August 2 deadline. With the exception of the gold, no asset class appears to be worried. And this is hardly a sign of complacency. The markets may not be as efficient as some academics believe, but they are smart enough to evaluate America&#8217;s financial health. While default and rating ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Toyota Motor to Upgrade Canada Plants</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/tm-toyota-motor-to-upgrade-canada-plants/78638</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/tm-toyota-motor-to-upgrade-canada-plants/78638#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), along with the government of Canada, plans to invest C$545 million ($567.7 million) to upgrade its two assembly plants in Ontario. The Canadian federal government and the Ontario government will each invest C$70.8 million ($73.7 million) in the plants while the rest of the amount will be invested by Toyota. The investment program, Project Green Light, is aimed at making the Cambridge and Woodstock plants more efficient and environmentally friendly. It will upgrade the paint shop at the Cambridge North plant, switching over to a water-borne system from a solvent-borne one and lower emission levels. The investment will boost production level in the Canadian plants. The plants manufacture Toyota Corolla, Toyota Matrix, Toyota RAV4 and Lexus RX 350 vehicles. Among them, the Cambridge facility is the ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) How to Better Read Earnings Reports</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/07/f-how-to-better-read-earnings-reports/78523</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/07/f-how-to-better-read-earnings-reports/78523#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Vermont Public Service Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings season will soon be upon us again. What the market will be looking for are those companies that come in with higher-than-expected earnings to reward, and for those firms that disappoint to punish. However, there will be cases where one company beats by a small amount, say $0.05 or 2.5%, and there is a big jump in the price of a stock in reaction, but on the same day there might be another firm that beats by $0.10 or 10%, and it is treated as a relative non-event by the market. Why is that? Well, too much of the emphasis will be one-dimensional &#8212; by what percentage or dollar amount did the actual result come in above or below the estimate? The significance of a percentage beat also varies ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) U.S. Automakers Report Sluggish Auto Sales in June</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/gm-u-s-automakers-report-sluggish-auto-sales-in-june/78475</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/gm-u-s-automakers-report-sluggish-auto-sales-in-june/78475#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light vehicle sales in the U.S. rose a tad by 2.4% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 11.41 million vehicles in June from 11.14 million vehicles in the same month last year. It came down from the seasonally adjusted annual rate of 11.8 million in May, the slowest since June 2010. Total sales inched up 7.1% to 1.05 million vehicles during the month. The lackluster sales was primarily attributable to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 that caused supply shortages of many fuel-efficient vehicles, especially small cars, which enjoy a huge demand on the back of rising gas prices. This apart, lower incentive, thinner inventory level, deferral of consumer purchases due to a slow economic recovery contributed to the sluggish sales. U.S. Automakers Sales at General ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) General Motors Recalls Pickup Trucks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/gm-general-motors-recalls-pickup-trucks/78479</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/gm-general-motors-recalls-pickup-trucks/78479#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors Company (GM) announced two tires of recall of about 10,000 pickup trucks from the model year 2011 due to problems with their automatic transmission and steering shaft. The first set of recall is related to a faulty automotive transmission clip that could slip and show the incorrect position of the transmission gear. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the fault could cause the vehicles to roll away, leading to a crash. The recall involves 9,000 units of Chevrolet Colorado and GM Canyon trucks. The second set of recall is related to bolts on the intermediate steering shaft that may not have been tightened to the specification. It involves 891 units of Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado and GM Sierra trucks in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Metals &amp; Mining Stock Outlook &#8211; July 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/gm-metals-mining-stock-outlook-july-2011-industry-outlook/78149</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/gm-metals-mining-stock-outlook-july-2011-industry-outlook/78149#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aluminum Corporation Of China Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barrick Gold Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kinross Gold Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newmont Mining Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paramount Gold and Silver Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overview The Metals &#38; Mining industry encompasses the extraction (mining) as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of the output. The largest segment of the global metals market is iron and steel followed by aluminum. The iron and steel segment comprises more than half the industry in terms of volume. This industry includes metal ore exploration and mining services, as well as iron and steel foundries for smelting, rolling, forging, spinning, recycling, stamping, polishing and plating of iron and steel products, such as pipes, tubes, wire, spring, rolls and bars. The precious metal and mineral industry consists of companies engaged in ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Toyota Motor Now Recalls Its SUVs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/tm-toyota-motor-now-recalls-its-suvs/78061</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/tm-toyota-motor-now-recalls-its-suvs/78061#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) announced that it would recall 82,200 units of its sports utility vehicle (SUV) hybrids due to malfunctioning of their computer boards. The recall would involve 45,500 units of Highlander and 36,700 units of Lexus Rx 400h from the 2006 and 2007 model years that are sold only in the U.S. Toyota revealed that certain transistors in hybrids could be damaged due to heat generated on massive current flow during high-load driving. The fault has been caused by inadequate soldering in the computer board. In case of any damage, the power supply circuit fuse could blow up causing the vehicle to run with reduced power only for a short distance or even stop. The automaker stated that it will start notifying the owners of the vehicle about ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Company News for June 29, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/gm-company-news-for-june-29-2011-corporate-summary/77889</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/gm-company-news-for-june-29-2011-corporate-summary/77889#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) unveiled social networking site Google+ which will enable it to compete against Facebook. The application is now in its trial period •    Car maker General Motors (NYSE:GM) said it has concluded a deal with natural gas engine maker Westport Innovations (NASDAQ:WPRT) which will enable  it to cater to the light duty vehicle segment •    A day after Monster Worldwide (NYSE:MWW) announced the launch of BeKnown, shares of the company rose more than 9%. Beknown is a networking application which is specially designed for Facebook users not only to create a professional network but also to search for career opportunities •    Analysts at Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) initiated coverage on LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE:LNKD) with an &#8220;Overweight&#8221; rating. Following this development, shares price of the social media company rose ]]></description>
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		<title>(NSANY) Nissan Pins Hopes on Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/nsany-nissan-pins-hopes-on-mexico/77792</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/nsany-nissan-pins-hopes-on-mexico/77792#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY) revealed that it anticipates production level to go up by 20% at its Mexican operations in 2011 compared with 2010. In 2010, it produced 506,494 vehicles. The company has considered Mexico as one of its fast-growing markets like Brazil in Latin America. It is the second-biggest automaker in the country after General Motors Company (GM). Recently, Nissan provided its guidance for fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. The company revealed that it expects a 15.4% fall in profit to ¥270 billion ($3.4 billion) due to the setback from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 that broke down infrastructure and damaged many parts supplying companies’ plants causing disruptions in the supply chain. The Japan’s third largest automaker also anticipates a 14.4% dip in operating profit ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Steel Stock Review &amp; Outlook &#8211; June 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/gm-steel-stock-review-outlook-june-2011-industry-outlook/77786</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat products include plates, hot-rolled strip and sheets and cold-rolled strip and sheets. The long steel product category comprises wire rods, beams, reinforced bars and merchant bars. The products under both these categories are rolled from steel slabs, which are considered as unfinished or semi-finished products that are generally not sold. Historically, the automotive and construction markets have remained the largest consumers of steel, absorbing more than half of the total steel produced. Large automakers such as General Motors Company (GM), Ford Motor Company (F), Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) and Honda Motor ]]></description>
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		<title>(NSANY) Nissan Motor Sees a Droopy Year</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/nsany-nissan-motor-sees-a-droopy-year/77649</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY) revealed that it expects a 15.4% fall in profit to ¥270 billion ($3.4 billion) due to the setback from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 that broke down infrastructure and damaged many parts supplying companies’ plants causing disruptions in the supply chain. The Japan’s third largest automaker also anticipates a 14.4% dip in operating profit to ¥460 billion ($5.73 billion) due to the same reason. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, the automaker reported more than sevenfold increase in profit to ¥319.2 billion ($3.94 billion) from the previous fiscal year. Its sales increased 17% to ¥8.77 trillion ($108 billion) during the year. Nissan sold 4.185 million vehicles during the year, an increase of 19.1% from 3.515 million vehicles in the previous ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor Company Breaking Ground in China on Engine Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/f-ford-motor-company-breaking-ground-in-china-on-engine-plant/77644</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) broke ground on a $500 million engine plant in the southwestern city of China, Chongqing. The plant, once in full swing in 2013, will double the production capacity of its joint venture (JV), Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., to 750,000 units per year. The engines will be used in Ford branded vehicles built and sold in China. Ford has embarked upon an aggressive expansion plan in China that includes plans to triple its lineup in China by introducing 15 models, including the Kuga small sport utility vehicle by 2015. In order to develop these new models, Ford will build new plants raising its capital spending to about $6 billion annually by mid-decade from $3.9 billion in 2010 and the projected $5.5 billion in 2011. Ford anticipates global sales to ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) General Motors Pursues Investment in U.S. Plants</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/gm-general-motors-pursues-investment-in-u-s-plants/77137</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors Co. (GM) announced investment amounting to $65 million at its two engine plants in New York and Tennessee. The automaker will invest $33 million at its plant in Tonawanda near Buffalo, New York that will retain or create 100 jobs. The remaining $32 million will be invested in its Spring Hill plant in Tennessee, about 30 miles south of Nashville that adds or creates 63 jobs. Both the plants manufacture fuel-efficient 2.4-liter “Ecotec” four-cylinder engines for Chevrolet cars and crossover SUVs. The Tonawanda plant produces engines for Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossovers while the Spring Hill plant makes engines for Malibu. GM plans to add another 300–500 workers at both the plants as the Chevrolet models supported by the engine plants continue to gain popularity. Malibu is ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor Revs Up Lincoln Promotion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/f-ford-motor-revs-up-lincoln-promotion/76874</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) plans to invest $1 billion for developing its only surviving luxury line, Lincoln. The automaker will roll out seven all-new or significantly upgraded new generation Lincoln models by 2015, including a small car in 2014. Last year, Ford decided to expand its luxury Lincoln line-up at the cost of its Mercury line-up, which completely phased out by the end of 2010. The company suspended production of its Mercury branded vehicles in the fourth quarter of last year and started diverting resources from Mercury towards its core Ford brands, besides enhancing the Lincoln brand. In October last year, Ford had announced to eliminate a third of its 1,200 Lincoln dealers in the U.S in order to boost sales in the remaining stores. Since then, the company has ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) General Motors Recalls Cadillac on SW Glitch</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/21/gm-general-motors-recalls-cadillac-on-sw-glitch/77001</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors Company (GM) announced that it would recall 50,500 units of Cadillac SRX luxury crossover vehicles due to a software glitch that may cause non-deployment of airbags in case of an accident, leading to injuries for ones sitting in the right rear seat. GM officials revealed that the front passenger is supposed to deploy even if no one is seated. However, the air bags are programmed in such a way that the airbag system will be turned off in case someone does not sit in the front passenger seat. Therefore, in case of an accident, the front passenger-side airbag will not open up, thereby leaving passengers at the rear seat at risk. As a result, the company needs to reprogram the airbag software system. The problem exists only with ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor Races in Europe with 20 New Cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) announced its plan to roll out as many as 20 new models in Europe over the next three years in order to boost car sales in the continent. The company will also expand capacity at some of the plants in and around Europe in order to support the new model launches. The company has announced an investment of €812 million ($1.2 billion) in its plant in Valencia region of eastern Spain. It will create assembly lines for two new models – the Kuga crossover SUV and Transit Connect van – at the plants. Ford will also enhance capacity to 400,000 units per year at the Kocaeli plant in northwestern Turkey through its joint venture, Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (Ford Otosan). In April, the joint venture announced ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor Steers Toward Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/f-ford-motor-steers-toward-asia/75916</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) revealed that it expects global sales to expand by 50% to 8 million vehicles by 2015 given the potential growth in Asia, mainly China and India; and rising demand for small cars. The automaker anticipates small cars to account for 55% of the total sales by 2020 compared with 48% presently. One third of the small car sales is expected to come from Asia. In order to support the increasing sales, Ford aims to triple its dealership to 340 in India and double in China (adding 100 dealerships this year) to 680 by 2016. In China, the company aims to grow its market coverage to 50% in 2015 from 22% presently. Expansions in China Ford plans to triple its lineup in China by introducing 15 models, ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) General Motors Renovating Cadillac Showrooms</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/15/gm-general-motors-renovating-cadillac-showrooms/76133</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors Company (GM) has planned to introduce a fresh and new design for its Cadillac dealerships. The plan, a part of the company’s brand makeover initiative, is expected to be designed and implemented over the next two years. The makeover has been planned with the intent to uplift the image of these stores, making them more appealing to car shoppers and more competitive against Japanese carmakers and certain other luxury brands like Mercedes and Lexus. In this process, nearly 200 Cadillac dealerships in the U.S. will spend large amounts in renovating their showrooms with oak walls, limestone exterior tiles, modern lighting and leather chairs, as per the company specifications. The estimated cost for each dealer will range somewhere between $200,000 and $1 million. GM expects that the majority of ]]></description>
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		<title>(HMC) Honda Cuts Working Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honda Motor Co. (HMC) announced that its workers will take 14 additional days off from June to August due to disruptions in manufacturing operations driven by parts shortages. The parts shortage came on the back of earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 that damaged many parts supplying companies’ plants and paralyzed the power supply system. The workers will take one extra day off in June, 10 days in July and 3 days in August. However, the workers need to work extra days in the latter half of the fiscal year to make up for the production shortfall. The plants affected by the latest move include auto plants in Saitama and Suzuka and a motorcycle plant in Hamamatsu. Honda has informed the union that the workers may need to ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) GM Renovating Cadillac Showrooms</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/11/gm-gm-renovating-cadillac-showrooms/76051</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors Company (GM) has planned to introduce a fresh and new design for its Cadillac dealerships. The plan, a part of the company’s brand makeover initiative, is expected to be designed and implemented over the next two years. The makeover has been planned with the intent to uplift the image of these stores, making them more appealing to car shoppers and more competitive against Japanese carmakers and certain other luxury brands like Mercedes and Lexus. In this process, nearly 200 Cadillac dealerships in the U.S. will spend large amounts in renovating their showrooms with oak walls, limestone exterior tiles, modern lighting and leather chairs, as per the company specifications. The estimated cost for each dealer will range somewhere between $200,000 and $1 million. GM expects that the majority of ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Chrysler Schedules Summer Shutdowns for Earlier Than Usual</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/05/tm-chrysler-schedules-summer-shutdowns-for-earlier-than-usual/74179</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chrysler, 30% owned by Italy’s Fiat SpA (FIATY), has shifted the summer shutdown of three U.S. plants from July to June due to shortage in parts supply on the back of earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 that damaged many parts supplying companies’ plants. With this, the Detroit-based automaker will provide more time to the parts supplier to resume production at their plants or come up with alternatives for manufacturing the parts. The production shift will affect a pickup truck plant in Warren, Michigan and assembly plants in Toledo, Ohio and Toledo Supplier Park. The Warren and Toledo plants will be idled for the weeks of June 20 and 27 instead of July 11 and 18 while Toledo Supplier Park plant will be closed for the week of ]]></description>
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		<title>(HMC) Expensive Cars Hurt Auto Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Auto sales in the U.S. dipped 3.7% on a year-over-year basis to 1.06 million vehicles in May, which is equivalent to an annualized rate of 11.8 million vehicles. It has touched the lowest rate in 8 months since 11.76 million vehicles recorded in September 2010. The decrease in sales was attributable to a rise in vehicle prices and a reduction in incentives, which could offset the impact of rising prices. Pricing and Incentives According to TrueCar.com, average transaction price for light vehicles in the U.S. rose $608 or 2.1% to $29,817 during the month under study, the highest since 2002. Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) announced the maximum shoot up in prices of 2.6% and 1.6%, respectively from April . They were followed by Ford Motor ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Oracle Corporation &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/31/tm-oracle-corporation-bull-of-the-day/75168</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation (TM) reported strong third quarter results, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.04. Robust results were primarily driven by strong revenue growth and new software sales were encouraging. The company also provided a robust fourth quarter 2011 outlook. Given the improving prospects, we have raised our estimates for the fourth quarter, fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012 by 6.2%, 4.0% and 3.6%, respectively. We believe Oracle will continue to benefit from its dominant position in the database management and software market. We are positive on Oracle&#8217;s longer-term growth prospects, given its growing market share, cost-saving initiatives, focus on improving profitability, new product pipeline and solid free cash flow. We maintain our Outperform rating and raise our target price from $37.00 to $41.00. ORACLE CORP (ORCL): Free Stock Analysis ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Auto Industry Outlook and Review &#8211; May 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/24/gm-auto-industry-outlook-and-review-may-2011-industry-outlook/74839</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 22:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Johnson Controls Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magna International Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The auto industry is highly concentrated, with the top 10 global automakers accounting for over 77% of production worldwide. In the first four months of 2011, General Motors Company (GM) led with a 19.6% market share in the U.S., followed by Ford Motor Co. (F) with a 16.2% market share, Toyota Motors Corp. (TM) with a 14.1% market share, Honda Motor Co. (HMC) with a 10.3% market share, Chrysler-Fiat with a 9.6% market share and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY) with a 8.5% market share. The recent economic crisis provided the impetus for a massive structural change in the auto industry, setting the stage for growth over the next decade. Given the high barriers to entry and the need for scale economies (in operations, supply chain and marketing), the global auto ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Unemployment Down in 39 States</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/22/f-unemployment-down-in-39-states/74655</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 04:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Geographically, the decline in unemployment has been widespread, but it still remains very high in most of the country. In April, the unemployment rate fell in 39 states and rose in three (plus DC). Relative to a year ago, the unemployment rate is down in 46 states (plus DC) and up in just three. This is somewhat of a surprise, since the overall unemployment rate was 9.0% in April, up from 8.8% in March. The widespread declines from a year ago are not as unexpected, as the national rate was at 9.8% a year ago. The mystery deepens when one considers that the three with rising unemployment rates are not exactly population giants: Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. The graph below (from this source) shows the unemployment rate in each state. ]]></description>
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