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Articles in May, 2009 issue of Automotive News

• Survival manual.(Save Your Car Dealership)(Brief article)
• Slow economy hurts service contract sales.(NEWS)
  by Truett, Richard
• Tight credit squeezes dealers; F&I revenue declines as lenders refuse to roll service contracts, other add-ons into car loans.(NEWS)
  by Harris, Donna
• F&I helps dealer ease pain of a down year.(NEWS)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Here's the deal.(NEWS)
• JM&A's Foster: Sell service plans in your service department.(Bruce Foster)(Interview)(Brief article)
• Plant shutdown threatens suppliers.(NEWS)
• The April tally: 18th straight month of year-to-year decline.
  by John K. Teahen, Jr.
• GM's store cutting could face flurry of suits.(NEWS)
  by LaReau, Jamie
• Toyota dealers: Inaba to run all of N.A.(NEWS)
  by Jackson, Kathy
• In auction market, Chrysler's doing fine.(NEWS)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• In fact, it was a good week for Chrysler.(NEWS)
  by Brown, Peter
• Dealers use eBay to sell parts; Total sales now exceed 135 million; "09 pace is up 15%.(NEWS)
• In plan B, GM cuts go deeper.(NEWS)
• The final say.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• Packing up the Pontiac memories; 2 veteran dealers grapple with the impending doom of an iconic American brand.(NEWS)
  by LaReau, Jamie
• Credit unions expand auto lending via aggregators.(NEWS)
• Obituaries.(Donald Dougherty Sr.)(Obituary)(Brief article)
• A quick bankruptcy? Not so fast, experts say; it's up to the judge.(NEWS)
• Bankruptcy strips car dealers of protections.(NEWS)
• dealers.(NEWS)
• Foreign suppliers now fill half of top 25 spots; Annual survey: 19 had lower N.A. sales in 2008.(NEWS)(Survey)
  by Sherefkin, Robert
• GM seeks to replace Vibe at Toyota joint venture.(NEWS)
• Correction.(NEWS)(Correction notice)
• BMW chief sees a sales upturn in September.(Jim O'Donnell )
• Jim O'Donnell.(NEWS)
• Fairness, wisdom must guide GM in cutting stores.(General Motors)
• Automotive News honored for bond with you, readers.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• Jim O'Sullivan.(NEWS)
• briefs.(General Motors)(Mercedes-Benz )
  by LaReau, Jamie
• A little equity could grease the wheels for GM dealer cuts.(NEWS)(Brief article)
  by Lapham, Edward
• Fed-run GM: A formula for disaster.(General Motors)
  by Crain, Keith
• On the Web.(NEWS)
• New board: Can a camel bust hump?(NEWS)
• Captive puts freeze on dealer funds.(NEWS)
• Job 1 for Fiat boss: Visit, learn; From exec suite to men's room, CEO does his research.(NEWS)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Dealers see hitch in Ford's $1 buyout; Takers might not find an alternate financing option.(NEWS)
• Supply Line.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• Ford Credit seeks bank charter to tap consumer funds.(NEWS)
  by Wilson, Amy
• Credit unions look to meet dealers' floorplan needs.(NEWS)
  by Harris, Donna
• Wachovia is poised to grow dealer business.(Wachovia Dealer Services)(Interview)
• At a glance.(NEWS)
• Independent certifiers prosper.(Motor Trend Certified Advantage warranty program)
  by Thompson, Chrissie
• How dealers benefit.(NEWS)
• Mitsubishi sees profit despite falling sales.(NEWS)(Financial report)
• Honda: First quarterly loss in 15 years; profit for year Hans Greimel.(NEWS)(Financial report)
• Noble's Ch. 11 story.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• Bad cash flow, credit market cripple Noble.(NEWS)
  by Beene, Ryan
• Rising used prices.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• How Honda created life of luxury.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• Rising defaults deter longer loans.(NEWS)
  by Harris, Donna
• Branching out.(NEWS)
• F&I bright spots: Dent removal, tire repair; Growth of cheaper products gives dealers profit boost.(Ferman BMW )
  by Allen, Leslie J.
• Mazda's O'Sullivan: Focused on new products.(Jim O'Sullivan)
  by Rechtin, Mark
• California is industry's worst crash site.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• Buy-American boost may make Ford the winner in Ch. 11 saga.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• Chrysler dealers have GMAC option.(General Motors Acceptance Corporation)(Brief article)
  by Sedgwick, David
• Used-car financing: More work, more profit.(Sandy Springs Toyota)
  by Sawyers, Arlena
• Saturn's demise will cut GM hybrid total.(General Motors Corp.)(Brief article)
• 3 stars kept Pontiac from the gallows in "50s.(General Motors Corp. Pontiac Div)(Company overview)(Brief article)
• 2 future collectibles from Pontiac?(NEWS)(Brief article)
• What emerges from Ch. 11 won't be the old Chrysler.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• GM to dealers: OnStar can be tool to boost service revenue.(General Motors )
  by LaReau, Jamie
• With gas at $2, Ford delays diesel for F-150.(Brief article)
  by Wilson, Amy
• Chrysler shoppers shrug off Chapter 11.(NEWS)
• Toyota reports first loss, predicts worse is to come.(NEWS)(Financial report)
• Service-only franchise fills void after Suzuki store shuts.(NEWS)
• Residuals tumble after Chapter 11 filing.(NEWS)
• Porsche may merge with VW, not try takeover.(NEWS)
• GM loses $6 billion, burns $10 billion in qtr.(NEWS)
• Fear Factor.(NEWS)
• Feds' supplier support program flops; $5 billion fund for bailouts gets snarled in red tape.(NEWS)
• GM will kill 5 models this year.(NEWS)
• Automakers can't slash production fast enough.(NEWS)
• NBA great ... man of steel ... but can he lead ailing Motor City?(NEWS)
• Auto News Digest.(NEWS)
• Nissan exec: Pickup deal is too good to drop.(NEWS)(Nissan Motor Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
  by Chappell, Lindsay
• Auto News Digest.(NEWS)
• briefs.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• Honda touts the Insight as "populist's' car.(NEWS)(Honda Motor Company Ltd.)
  by Rechtin, Mark

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