Beyond the auto program, the consumer services provided by company are compelling.
"Congress created a loan program for the auto industry, " Perino noted.
But Congress has slashed the loan guarantee program's budget to pay for other priorities, such as last year's "Cash for Clunkers" program to boost auto sales.
The company thinks it can turn a profit by exploiting California's auto emissions program.
The purchasing deal will be managed by American Express Auto Purchasing Program working with local BMW dealers.
The problems, says David Champion, a former Land Rover and Nissan engineer who runs the auto testing program for Consumer Reports, are electronic.
Cash for Clunkers actually helps all of us -- even those of us who do not participate in the program or work in the auto industry.
When it comes to snapping digital images, the new SL202 does a bulk of the work for the user thanks to a host of advanced automatic features, including Samsung's new Smart Auto mode and Smart Album program.
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The X-5 lets the user quickly and effortlessly select the desired shooting mode - from a total of 10 modes including the hands-off Auto Picture, Scene, Program, Manual, Landscape, and Handheld Night Snap - with a single turn of the mode dial, without having to access the on-screen menu.
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In addition to the mortgage lending program, Cloherty launched one of the first auto leasing programs in the country.
Finally, several members of Congress have proposed an even more ambitious incentive program to increase car sales while modernizing our auto fleet.
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On Tuesday, the President will speak at the annual UAW -- United Auto Workers -- Community Action Program Conference, a gathering of 1, 700 UAW leaders from across the country.
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The argument that taxpayer money is needed to save or create jobs in America was the implicit purpose of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) and the explicit purpose of the auto company bailouts.
Likewise, the notorious clash-for-clunkers program was nothing if not a scheme to stimulate auto consumption.
"We are now actively calling on Congress to pass legislation next week that will amend the loan program and help accelerate much-needed funds to auto companies that can show long-term viability, " says White House spokeswoman Elizabeth Chervenak.
The United Auto Workers union favors a national health care program, something that Detroit automakers have yet to endorse.
Chevrolet dealers, for example, participate in what the auto maker calls the "GM Preferred Owner" program.
's Chevrolet dealers, for example, participate in what the auto maker calls the "GM Preferred Owner" program.
For instance, the email program lacks the ability to create local folders or rules for auto-sorting messages, and it doesn't allow group addressing.
In addition to Smart Auto, the SL202 features Samsung's Smart Album program.
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Going forward, we believe that growth in the Chinese auto market will remain bumpy until the government renews its stimulus program in light of worrying global economic environment after reigning in inflation.
Theoretically, once the program is launched nationwide (which GM says it believes it will do) auto buyers won't have to visit dealerships anymore.
In addition to Smart Auto, the SL820 and SL620 also feature Samsung's proprietary Smart Album program.
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Ms. MARY ANN KELLER (Independent Auto Analyst and Author): I think net-net, this was very good program for GM.
Auto industry experts estimate that 750, 000 clunkers will be scrapped as a result of the program, leading to the sale of 750, 000 new cars.
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Executives at auto companies have said that probably only about half of those vehicles would have been purchased if the program did not exist.
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The program already has 15, 893, or 88 percent, of the nation's approximately 18, 000 registered auto dealers set to participate, said Bailey Wood, a spokesman for the National Automobile Dealers Association.
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