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        <title><![CDATA[AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN CHINA]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Steel imports creep up 1% in March]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:06:38 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Steel imports remained low again in March at 2.51 million tons, increasing only 1.2% from February’s 2.48 million tons. While buyers are gagging over 2008 prices, domestic transactions remain lower than international prices and that is keeping foreign-made... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Automotive decline could be deeper than expected]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:04:53 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[North American motor vehicle production dropped 9% during the first quarter due to the overall drop in consumer spending and the ongoing strike at parts supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, suggests analyst David Leiker at Baird Research.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Auto makers are watching sales slide]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:22:41 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. auto market continued to slump in March, with light-vehicle sales falling 19% at General Motors, 10% at Toyota and 14% at Ford. The month had two fewer selling days than in March 2007, which magnified the declines. But analysts tell The Wall... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Brace for an increase in connector prices]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:11:10 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Connector suppliers say it's likely that they will have to increase prices this year because of increased costs for precious metals and plastics. "We continue to see rising raw materials costs most specifically for gold,” says Peter Krehbiel, president,... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Import cutback by China to loosen copper supply]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:18:45 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[World copper supply may loosen this year if Chinese analysts are correct in predicting that the country’s net copper imports may fall by 10% this year from 2007 to 1.22 million metric tons. Meanwhile, short-term copper prices have tumbled to a three-week... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Codelco to expand copper mining capacity]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:18:04 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After some news sources report its annual output declined in 2007, Chilean copper miner Codelco plans to increase capacity in 2008 by upping its capital spending to $2 billion, up from $1.69 billion last year. Of that, $241 million will go to its new... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Copper outlook for 2008 is a fourth year of reduced demand]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:16:33 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Copper buyers will have less trouble sourcing the red metal this year as a succession of bad news on the economy—including poor bank earnings, falling construction rates and rising expectations that overall gross domestic product (GDP) growth will slow—is... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Copper prices approach $4/lb as supplies tighten]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:15:38 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Spot copper prices remain in the $3.70-$4.00 range as global stockpiles have dropped to the lowest level in six months, spurring speculation supply will trail demand for the year. “Copper looks the tightest market from a fundamental perspective,'' writes... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[China's Auto Industry: Roaring Ahead]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:28:18 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[China's Auto Industry: Roaring Ahead From Business Week Since the mainland overtook Japan as the world's second largest car market, local automakers are increasingly competitive and cutthroat The word Longbridge was once synonymous with all that was great... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Copper and brass shipments down 8.4%]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://autochina.canalblog.com/archives/2007/08/23/5974601.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:08:41 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Continued cutbacks in new-housing construction starts have reduced need for copper and brass mill products this year. The housing industry is by far the largest end user of copper, around 40%. And that’s why midyear shipments by copper and brass service... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chip prices now seen rising]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:42:43 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Citigroup’s Glen Yeung now expects the average sales prices for semiconductors in the third quarter to increase by 5%-10%, rather than a previously expected 5%-10% decline. “Suggestions of recent rush orders to motherboard makers gives us confidence that... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Steel sheet prices still weak]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:42:02 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. sheet steel market remains challenged due to lackluster demand from such key end markets as automotive and appliances, which are prolonging the long overdue drawdown on sheet inventories. There’s no argument from buyers, since 62% of those surveyed... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Steel prices drop for third straight month]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:01:20 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Steel sheet prices in North America have fallen for a third consecutive month and hot-rolled sheet in coil (HRC) may even be lower than the $520/ton July price forecast by Purchasingdata.com. Subscription-only CRU Steel Monitor says its “latest assessments... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Aluminum price forecasts vary widely]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:00:47 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Bank and brokerage-based analysts generally agree that primary aluminum ingot will average $1.23/lb in world markets this year—up from the $1.16 average in 2006 on the London Metal Exchange But, there’s no consensus yet for the 2008 LME global price—with... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cobalt prices have slipped]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:40:23 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Cobalt prices are falling back to earth after reaching a cyclical peak in April of $32.57/lb that was almost double the $16.70 average of 2006, lifted off by strong demand from the aerospace, commercial aircraft and industrial gas turbines sectors. Now,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Aluminum prices are poised to slide]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:15:42 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The slight downward trend in aluminum prices persists. And, “from the fundamental, seasonal and technical standpoint (the predictable components of this market), aluminum prices should continue to head slightly lower,” forecasts Harbor Intelligence in... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[JW Aluminum buys Coastal Aluminum ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 14:20:31 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Aluminum sheet maker JW Aluminum is buying Coastal Aluminum Rolling Mill, which operates a rolling mill facility in Williamsport, Pa. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. This buyout comes on the heels of JW Aluminum buying Rollex Aluminum's rolling... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Aluminum demand is slipping]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 23:39:16 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[With the financial reporting season in full swing, the Metals Insider newsletter says there is a common theme emerging from US fabricators of aluminum products—reduced buying and inventory destocking caused by a 5% year-on-year decline in shipments. Data... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[More diesel vehicles debut at Auto Shanghai 2007]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 16:59:25 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[On April 20, the 12th International Automobile & Manufacturing Technology Exhibition was held, attracting many automobile giants from both home and abroad to come to Shanghai New International Expo Center. Once walking into the exhibition hall, you will... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Domestic auto market presents new trends]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 16:57:38 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Along with the booming of China's auto industry and the quick expansion of market scale, auto market in China is taking on six trends: internationalized development pattern, sustainable market growth, intensified competition, individualized consumption... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[GM, Ford &amp; Set Record Sales In China]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 11:38:02 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[By Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter General Motors Corp. said Sunday that it had record sales in China in 2006. With 876,747 vehicles, 2006 was 31.8 percent higher than the 208,000 vehicles in 2005. The 2006 sales also beat industry estimates of a 24 percent... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Production Begins At Ford, Mazda Joint Venture Engine Facililty In China]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[By Anita LaFond, News Editor April 26, 2007 NANJING, China - Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday that production has begun at the Changan Ford Mazda Engine Co. Ltd. (CFME), a joint venture with Ford, Mazda Motor Co. and China's Changan Automotive Group.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chery Shooting Sport concept ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 11:28:50 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Chinese manufacturer Chery will be presenting the Shooting Sport concept at the Shanghai Motor Show this week. The Shooting Sport was designed and constructed by Torino Design in Italy, as with the recent Coupe and SUV shown at the Beijing Motor Show.... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Spadaconcept Codatronca ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 11:27:39 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hot on the heels of RUF's recent announcement, Italian coachmakers Spadaconcept have released pictures of the Codatronca based on the latest Chevrolet Corvette, with sinister styling echoing the donor's shark-themed C3 incarnation. Formally the most striking... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yale LIAO]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Maserati GS Zagato ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 11:26:45 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This is a the one-off Maserati GS Zagato commissioned by the entrepreneur Paolo Boffi and due for its public debut at the Concours d'Elegance at the Villa d'Este, Italy on the 20th April, a year after the debut of the Zagato-designed Ferrari 575GTZ. This... ]]></description>
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