{"id":140989,"date":"2010-01-05T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/05\/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq\/"},"modified":"2010-01-05T13:20:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T18:20:00","slug":"autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/140989","title":{"rendered":"Autoblog Podcast #160 &#8211; Analyst Jim Hall raises the Podcast IQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/conceptcars\/\" rel=\"tag\">Concept Cars<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/detroit-auto-show\/\" rel=\"tag\">Detroit Auto Show<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/podcasts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hybrids\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hybrid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/government-legal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Government\/Legal<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/tech\/\" rel=\"tag\">Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/ford\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ford<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/gm\/\" rel=\"tag\">GM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/mercedes-benz\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/porsche\/\" rel=\"tag\">Porsche<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/toyota\/\" rel=\"tag\">Toyota<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/fiat\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fiat<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/electric\/\" rel=\"tag\">Electric<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/luxury\/\" rel=\"tag\">Luxury<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/lancia-1\/\" rel=\"tag\">Lancia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/05\/autoblog-podcast-160-analyst-jim-hall-raises-the-podcast-iq\/#continued\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" height=\"142\" width=\"630\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/autoblog-podcast-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now!<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>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&#8217;s the speculation that <a href=\"http:\/\/%20http:\/\/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&#8217;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:\/\/%20http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/04\/report-porsche-planning-two-new-engines-for-boxster\/\">new engines that would bolster Porsche&#8217;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&#8217;s VEBA payment<\/a> is next before we touch on <a href=\"http:\/\/%20http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/31\/gm-exec-confirms-cadillac-xts-gmc-granite-chevrolet-aveo-rs-fo\/\">what&#8217;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! <\/p>\n<p>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$&amp;amp;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>\n<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 &#8211; Analyst Jim Hall raises the Podcast IQ<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<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 &#8211; 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.  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Rapier-witted analyst Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics joins Chris, Sam, and Dan for Episode #160 of the Autoblog Podcast. 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