WMC-TV (NBC) Ch./Freq. 5 Memphis 05/11/2009 5:00 AM - 5:30 AM “Mileage makes a huge amount of difference in the value of the vehicle, according to kbb.com”

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**Top News**

GM to notify dealers of cuts this week; bankruptcy ‘more probable’

http://www.autonews.com/article/20090511/ANA02/905119991/1229/FRONTPAGE

GM to tell dealers of plan this week

http://www.freep.com/article/20090512/BUSINESS01/905120335/1014/GM+to+tell+dealers+of+plan+this+week

GM’s Lutz, five other executives sell all remaining shares

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090512/ANA02/905129997/1197

Six GM execs dump more than 200,000 shares

http://www.freep.com/article/20090511/BUSINESS01/90511078/1014/BUSINESS01/6+GM+execs+dump+more+than+200+000+shares

White House sees U.S. holding GM stake for at least two years

http://blogs.wsj.com/autoshow/2009/05/08/white-house-sees-us-holding-gm-stake-for-at-least-2-years/

Auto bankruptcy ‘babies’ about to be born

http://www.cnbc.com/id/30698298

GM plans to export China-made cars to U.S.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20090512/ANA02/905119971/1131

GM home likely to stay in Detroit

http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/11/news/companies/gm_headquarters/index.htm?postversion=2009051111

GM may consider move from RenCen

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090512/AUTO01/905120375/1148/GM+may+consider+move+from+RenCen

Ford to sell 300M shares to cut UAW obligation

http://www.autonews.com/article/20090512/ANA02/905119970/1200

Ford ups stock offers to fund retiree trust

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090512/AUTO01/905120368/1148/Ford+ups+stock+offers+to+fund+retiree+trust

GM set to send terms of sale sheets to potential Saturn buyers

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090512/AUTO01/905120369/1148/GM+set+to+send+terms+of+sale+sheets+to+potential+Saturn+buyers

Chrysler’s sorry state revealed

http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/11/autos/chrysler_bankruptcy_filing.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009051203

Chrysler’s tech center called a ‘good asset’

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090512/AUTO01/905120346/1148/Chrysler+s+tech+center+called+a++good+asset

Honda may pass Chrysler in North America production

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601209&sid=aDXqt5HGPyMY&refer=transportation

Q&A: How the ‘cash-for-clunker’ plan would work

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-05-11-chrysler-gm-cash-clunkers_N.htm

Cash-for-Clunkers would rev trucks

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208290031708357.html

World’s carmakers racing to form alliances

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-global-autos12-2009may12,0,482958.story

Bob Sinclair, former chief of Saab in U.S., dies at 77

http://www.autonews.com/article/20090512/ANA08/905129993/1200

Gas prices jump 16 cents last week to a 6-month high

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2009-05-11-gas-prices-jump_N.htm

**OEM/Vehicle News**

GM’s Henderson offers a ray of hope for Sky, Solstice

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090511/CARNEWS/905119989

A dose of diesel medicine without the nasty aftertaste (2009 BMW 335d and X5 xDrive 35d review)

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/automobiles/autoreviews/10bmw.html?_r=1&ref=automobiles

MINI E lease program has electric vehicle fans all charged up

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-electric-cars11-2009may11,0,2672102.story

Chevy Colorado V-8 doesn’t make sense

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090509/OPINION03/905090310/1386/AUTO01/Chevy+Colorado+V-8+doesn+t+make+sense

Nissan posts $1.4 billion net loss, its first under Ghosn

http://www.autonews.com/article/20090512/COPY01/305129895/1193

Maserati GranTurismo convertible spied

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090511/CARNEWS/905119987

**Dealer/Industry News**

Fiat said to decide which Chrysler dealerships to keep in U.S.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601209&sid=axMwxw63m8p4&refer=transportation

Chrysler dealerships worry about what’s next

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-05-11-chrysler-dealerships-bankruptcy_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Dealer suit in Chrysler bankruptcy could test franchise laws

http://www.autonews.com/article/20090508/ANA05/905089979/1197

Nissan dealers nervous, not panicky

http://wardsdealer.com/latest/nissan_dealers_nervous_090508/

Car dealers covet competitors as cuts loom

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124207608000308043.html

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

Nissan Returns to Rodale to Reach Active Lifestyle Enthusiasts

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090511006287/en

PR pros weigh in on Chevron’s ’60 Minutes’ offensive

http://adage.com/article?article_id=136569

Selling social media isn’t hard, implementing it is

http://adage.com/smallagency/post?article_id=136559

Eight things you need to manage social media

http://www.clickz.com/3633691

Video ads in the shallow end

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=105859

Make room for the wide load ads

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/make-room-for-the-wide-load-ads/?ref=media

Google identifies new search pattern on mobile phones

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=105866

A wolf in Google killer’s clothing

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=105867

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