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Rapier-witted analyst Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics joins Chris, Sam, and Dan for Episode #160 of the Autoblog Podcast. Announcements and news have heated up after taking a holiday break, and we jump right in. First up, it's the speculation that <a href="http:// http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/report-number-of-cars-in-the-u-s-dropped-by-four-million-in-20/">four million fewer car sales</a> might signal the end of days for the automobile. Once that's thoroughly mulled over, we move on to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/report-next-gen-mercedes-benz-s-class-to-launch-with-plug-in-hy/">Mercedes S400 Hybrid</a> before talking about <a href="http:// http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/report-porsche-planning-two-new-engines-for-boxster/">new engines that would bolster Porsche's efficiency</a>, and discuss a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/report-2011-mercedes-benz-c-class-coupe-coming-with-turbo-power/">turbocharged four-cylinder Mercedes C-Class coupe</a>. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/ford-completes-transfer-of-retiree-healthcare-to-veba-makes-ext/">Ford's VEBA payment</a> is next before we touch on <a href="http:// http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/31/gm-exec-confirms-cadillac-xts-gmc-granite-chevrolet-aveo-rs-fo/ ">what's coming in Detroit</a>. We wrap it all up by listing our <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/31/enough-of-the-top-tens-whats-your-vehicle-of-the-decade/">#1 vehicle of the decade</a> in a variety of categories. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording. See you next week! <br />
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Until next time, quality podcasting exists at <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/podcasts/">Joystiq</a> and <a href="http://podcasts.engadget.com/">Engadget</a>. Let us know what you think of our podcast by dropping us an email at <strong>Podcast at Autoblog dot com</strong>, reviewing the show in iTunes, filling out our <a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=JRJrA-gkKy4$&ver=standard">survey</a>, or even leaving us a voicemail on our Google Voice line <strong>734-288-8POD (734-288-8763)</strong>. Thanks for listening!<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Autoblog Podcast #160 - Analyst Jim Hall raises the Podcast IQ</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/">Autoblog Podcast #160 - Analyst Jim Hall raises the Podcast IQ</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:20:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19303242/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now!</small></strong></em></div>
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Rapier-witted analyst Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics joins Chris, Sam, and Dan for Episode #160 of the Autoblog Podcast. Announcements and news have heated up after taking a holiday break, and we jump right in. First up, it's the speculation that <a href="http:// http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/report-number-of-cars-in-the-u-s-dropped-by-four-million-in-20/">four million fewer car sales</a> might signal the end of days for the automobile. Once that's thoroughly mulled over, we move on to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/report-next-gen-mercedes-benz-s-class-to-launch-with-plug-in-hy/">Mercedes S400 Hybrid</a> before talking about <a href="http:// http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/report-porsche-planning-two-new-engines-for-boxster/">new engines that would bolster Porsche's efficiency</a>, and discuss a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/report-2011-mercedes-benz-c-class-coupe-coming-with-turbo-power/">turbocharged four-cylinder Mercedes C-Class coupe</a>. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/ford-completes-transfer-of-retiree-healthcare-to-veba-makes-ext/">Ford's VEBA payment</a> is next before we touch on <a href="http:// http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/31/gm-exec-confirms-cadillac-xts-gmc-granite-chevrolet-aveo-rs-fo/ ">what's coming in Detroit</a>. We wrap it all up by listing our <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/31/enough-of-the-top-tens-whats-your-vehicle-of-the-decade/">#1 vehicle of the decade</a> in a variety of categories. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording. See you next week! <br />
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Until next time, quality podcasting exists at <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/podcasts/">Joystiq</a> and <a href="http://podcasts.engadget.com/">Engadget</a>. Let us know what you think of our podcast by dropping us an email at <strong>Podcast at Autoblog dot com</strong>, reviewing the show in iTunes, filling out our <a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=JRJrA-gkKy4$&ver=standard">survey</a>, or even leaving us a voicemail on our Google Voice line <strong>734-288-8POD (734-288-8763)</strong>. Thanks for listening!<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Autoblog Podcast #160 - Analyst Jim Hall raises the Podcast IQ</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/">Autoblog Podcast #160 - Analyst Jim Hall raises the Podcast IQ</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:20:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19303242/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/05/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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