Autos
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Millennials embrace cars, defying predictions of sales implosionMay 03, 2015 7:31 am - NEW YORK - In recent years, it has become widely accepted that millennials don't like cars. According to conventional wisdom, the generation born from about 1980 to 2004...
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U.S. won't investigate Toyota unwanted accelerationMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - DETROIT - U.S. safety regulators have rejected a Rhode Island man's request for an investigation into low-speed unintended acceleration problems with Toyota Corolla comp...
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Even gearheads appreciate a high level of decorumMay 01, 2015 6:00 am - With the summer months right around the corner, car show and cruise night season will soon be in full swing. Whether you're a budding novice, seasoned veteran or somewhe...
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Small, midsize SUVs drive April auto sales gainsMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - DETROIT - In April of 2014, the compact Chevrolet Cruze outsold the Equinox midsize SUV by more than a thousand vehicles. A year later, the Equinox trounced the Cruze by...
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Caterpillar receives second grand jury subpoenaMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, reported receiving a second subpoena from a federal grand jury in Illinois. The subpoen...
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Creating a custom fit can take timeApr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Arthur Hahl's dreams of T-Bird ownership began around his 13th birthday. He was living just a block away from a Ford dealership when the first ones arrived in 1955. “I w...
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Car show calendarApr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - May 8: World-class pop jazz singer and pianist Carol Welsman will debut “CARma,” a musical tribute to the history of the American automobile, at the Museum of Contempora...
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Tesla moves beyond cars and into home, utility batteriesApr 26, 2015 8:02 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla Motors is signing up big customers like Wal-Mart and Cargill, accelerating efforts to become a leader in energy storage - a new market that's poise...
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VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech resigns in power struggleApr 25, 2015 1:00 am - Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech resigned after more than two decades atop Europe's largest carmaker following his failed attempt to oust Chief Executive Officer M...
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Mitsubishi marks dealership's 25 yearsApr 19, 2015 12:00 am - Rapid success part of Biggers' quarter century