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		<title>The Automotive Lyceum</title>
		<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/</link>
		<description>The Automotive Lyceum</description>
		<lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:14:58 MST</lastBuildDate>
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			<title>Analysis Chrysler Unveils its Latest Recovery Plan</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/analysis-chrysler-unveils-its-latest-recovery-plan</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:58:36 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Tag: Chrysler, Fiat, 5 Year Plan, Restructuring, bank</description>
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			<title>October 2009 US and European Auto Sales Report</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/october-2009-us-and-european-auto-sales-report</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/october-2009-us-and-european-auto-sales-report</guid>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:34:29 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>GM Decides Not To Sell Opel to Magna and Sberbank</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/gm-decides-not-to-sell-opel-to-magna-and-sberbank</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/gm-decides-not-to-sell-opel-to-magna-and-sberbank</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:06:18 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>GM Agrees to Sell Opel to Magna and Sberbank</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_Agrees_to_Sell_Opel_to_Magna_and_Sberbank</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_Agrees_to_Sell_Opel_to_Magna_and_Sberbank</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:52:29 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Ford 3rd Quarter 2009 Financial Results</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/ford-3rd-quarter-2009-financial-results</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/ford-3rd-quarter-2009-financial-results</guid>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:21:40 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Tag: Ford, GM, Chrysler, bankruptcy, 3rd, third, quar</description>
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			<title>GM’s Saturn Brand to Close After Penske Deal Abruptly Collapses</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/gms-saturn-brand-to-close-after-penske-deal-abruptly-collapses</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/gms-saturn-brand-to-close-after-penske-deal-abruptly-collapses</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:29:06 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Tag: General Motors, GM, Renault, Nis</description>
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			<title>Tesla Motors – The Tucker for the 21st Century</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Tesla_Motors__The_Tucker_for_the_21st_Century</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Tesla_Motors__The_Tucker_for_the_21st_Century</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:01:14 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Tag: Electric vehicle, Tesla, DOE, GM</description>
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			<title>July 2009 US Auto Sales – Can Cash for Clunkers Create Momentum?</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/July_2009_US_Auto_Sales__Can_Cash_for_Clunkers_Create_Momentum</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/July_2009_US_Auto_Sales__Can_Cash_for_Clunkers_Create_Momentum</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:00:02 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Tag: GM, Cash for Clunkers, CARS, NHT</description>
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			<title>GM Bankruptcy Part III: Why GM Failed</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_Bankruptcy_Part_III_Why_GM_Failed</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_Bankruptcy_Part_III_Why_GM_Failed</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:12:11 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Tag: GM, General Motors, John Smale,</description>
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			<title>GM Bankruptcy Part II: The Reaction</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_Bankruptcy_Part_II_The_Reaction</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_Bankruptcy_Part_II_The_Reaction</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:10:11 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Tag: GM, General Motors, Bankrutpcy,</description>
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			<title>GM Bankruptcy Part I: A Bright Future Awaits</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_Bankruptcy_Part_I_A_Bright_Future_Awaits</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_Bankruptcy_Part_I_A_Bright_Future_Awaits</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:59:55 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Tag: GM, General Motors, Ford, Chrysl</description>
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			<title>2009 US Auto Sales May Have Reached Bottom - Slow Recovery Expected</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/2009_US_Auto_Sales_May_Have_Reached_Bottom__Slow_Recovery_Expected</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/2009_US_Auto_Sales_May_Have_Reached_Bottom__Slow_Recovery_Expected</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:58:51 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>The German Auto Industry: Daimler, Porsche and Opel Struggle</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/The_German_Auto_Industry_Daimler_Porsche_and_Opel_Struggle</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/The_German_Auto_Industry_Daimler_Porsche_and_Opel_Struggle</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:58:35 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Tag: financial results, Porsche, Daim</description>
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			<title>Chrysler LLC in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection – Business Case Analysis</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Chrysler_LLC_in_Chapter_11_Bankruptcy_Protection__Business_Case_Analysis</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Chrysler_LLC_in_Chapter_11_Bankruptcy_Protection__Business_Case_Analysis</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:57:50 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Fiat Should Form an Alliance with GM, Not Chrysler</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Fiat_Should_Form_an_Alliance_with_GM_Not_Chrysler</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Fiat_Should_Form_an_Alliance_with_GM_Not_Chrysler</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:57:19 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Hardball or Backdoor: Fiat CEO Willing to Walk Away From Chrysler Alliance</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Hardball_or_Backdoor_Fiat_CEO_Willing_to_Walk_Away_From_Chrysler_Alliance</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Hardball_or_Backdoor_Fiat_CEO_Willing_to_Walk_Away_From_Chrysler_Alliance</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:56:39 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>GM and Chrysler Restructuring Plans Not Viable</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_and_Chrysler_Restructuring_Plans_Not_Viable</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_and_Chrysler_Restructuring_Plans_Not_Viable</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:55:13 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Book Review: Why GM Matters by William J. Holstein</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Book_Review_Why_GM_Matters_by_William_J_Holstein</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Book_Review_Why_GM_Matters_by_William_J_Holstein</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:54:14 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>September 2009 US Auto Sales – The Cash for Clunkers Hangover</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/september-2009-us-auto-sales--the-cash-for-clunkers-hangover</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/september-2009-us-auto-sales--the-cash-for-clunkers-hangover</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:51:41 MST</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;times new roman,times&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Tag: September 2009 auto sales, Cash</description>
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			<title>Global Automotive Industry Trade Associations</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Global_Automotive_Industry_Trade_Associations</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Global_Automotive_Industry_Trade_Associations</guid>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:00:51 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Forecast: US Auto Market May See Great Depression Like Collapse</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Forecast_US_Auto_Market_May_See_Great_Depression_Like_Collapse</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Forecast_US_Auto_Market_May_See_Great_Depression_Like_Collapse</guid>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:29:31 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chinese Car Invasion – Probably Not</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Chinese_Car_Invasion__Probably_Not</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Chinese_Car_Invasion__Probably_Not</guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:28:37 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>A Pragmatic Analysis of the Chinese Auto Industry</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/A_Pragmatic_Analysis_of_the_Chinese_Auto_Industry</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/A_Pragmatic_Analysis_of_the_Chinese_Auto_Industry</guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:27:59 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Nissan and Chrysler Continue to Court</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Nissan_and_Chrysler_Continue_to_Court</link>
			<guid>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Nissan_and_Chrysler_Continue_to_Court</guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:17:33 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Ford's Pending Sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Fords_Pending_Sale_of_Jaguar_and_Land_Rover_to_Tata</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:15:40 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chrysler Debt Sells for Junk</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Chrysler_Debt_Sells_for_Junk</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:14:26 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>GM's Vice Chairman Bob Lutz Defended Remarks Dismissing Global Warming as a &amp;quot;total crock of s--</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GMs_Vice_Chairman_Bob_Lutz_Defended_Remarks_Dismissing_Global_Warming_as_a_quottotal_crock_of_s</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:11:34 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>GM Chairman Refutes Bob Lutz's Comments on Global Warming</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/GM_Chairman_Refutes_Bob_Lutzs_Comments_on_Global_Warming</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:11:08 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Discussion:  Out of Gas, The Automobile Without Cheap Oil</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Discussion__Out_of_Gas_The_Automobile_Without_Cheap_Oil</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:01:06 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Hyundai To Increase Capital Spending in 2008</title>
			<link>http://www.christonium.com/automotive/Hyundai_To_Increase_Capital_Spending_in_2008</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:59:03 MST</pubDate>
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