Autos
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Investor seeks $8B GM stock buyback, seat on boardFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) — A General Motors stockholder representing four investment funds has told the company he'll seek a seat on its board at the annual meeting this summer and ...
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Early convert liked 'quirky' MiniFeb 09, 2015 5:00 am - Norm Miller's recollection of the coolest wheeled machinery from the 1970s TV series “CHiPs” wasn't the California troopers' police motorcycles. Rather, the St. Charles ...
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Supercars to the rescue at Chicago Auto ShowFeb 09, 2015 4:30 am - Since we're living in a fantasy land of $2.30-a-gallon gas prices, why not indulge your inner Warren Buffett at the Chicago Auto Show this month? Go ahead, kick the tire...
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Report: Automakers fail to fully protect against hackingFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Automakers are cramming cars with wireless technology, but they have failed to adequately protect those features against the real possibility that hackers c...
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Workers expand strike to BP refineries in MidwestFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - DALLAS - The first nationwide strike at U.S. oil refineries since 1980 is spreading to two BP plants in the Midwest. The United Steelworkers union has notified BP Plc. t...
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GM 2014 profit falls 26 percent to $2.8B on recall costsFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) — If it weren't for the recalls, 2014 would have been a stellar year for General Motors. Even with $2.8 billion in pretax costs to fix more than 30 million ...
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Ford to transition up to 500 workers to higher payFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. is moving several hundred U.S. hourly workers into a higher pay bracket after surpassing a cap on the number of lower-wage workers it can h...
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Fiat Chrysler, Nissan report big Jan. US sales jumpsFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Fiat Chrysler and Nissan each reported double-digit U.S. sales increases in January, signs that car sales didn't spin out even with a major snowstorm hitt...
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Automakers report January US sales jumps, led by GM, ToyotaFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - With low interest rates and cheaper gasoline to motivate them, and no polar vortex to keep them home, consumers went car-shopping in a big way in January....
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Brotherly advice steers teen toward 1968 Cutlass SFeb 02, 2015 5:00 am - Larry Speicher was an industrious lad growing up. For many years he worked at this father's furniture store, socking away money. His goal was to save up and purchase a f...