Autos
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1962 Chevrolet panel truck remains on the jobJan 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Trucks, whether new or old, are meant for work. John Dougherty sure gets that when it comes to his 1962 Chevrolet panel truck. The vehicle's age hasn't deterred the Pala...
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Carmakers finish strong in 2014; are even better days ahead?Jan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Confident in the economy and cheered by cheap gas, Americans are likely to push new car sales to their highest level in a decade this year. Analysts expec...
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The biggest myth: That you need to idle your car before drivingJan 04, 2015 6:33 am - We've all heard the idea: In winter, your car needs a little time to warm up before you can drive it. And that's why across the United States, people who live in cold an...
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Automakers feel optimistic after rebound in 2014Jan 04, 2015 5:55 am - Wave goodbye to a banner year for the U.S. auto industry. Six years after the federal bailout saved it from driving off a cliff, the nation's car-and-truck economy has r...
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Vehicle continually burns out headlampsJan 03, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter has a 2011 Subaru Legacy with 140,000 miles. It goes through headlight bulbs at the rate of about one a month, left or right. She has gone to various shop...
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Car dealership coming to Streamwood, wants to expand to vacant landJan 03, 2015 6:30 am - As construction continues on a Streamwood car dealership that upset neighbors in a townhouse subdivision, developers are now asking the village to incorporate vacant lan...
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Connected cars overtake video games at Vegas electronics showJan 03, 2015 6:00 am - DEARBORN, Mich. — Mark Fields remembers being treated like a Neanderthal when he joined Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates onstage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las V...
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Ads for Ford's F-150 pickup tout toughness before fuel economyJan 03, 2015 5:12 am - DEARBORN, Mich. - When Ford unleashed its ad blitz for its new F-150 during college football bowl games it bragged about how much the aluminum-bodied pickup can haul and...
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GM recalls 92K trucks, SUVs for ignition lock defectJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - DETROIT - General Motors is recalling 92,221 full-size trucks and SUVs for a defect in ignition lock systems that can cause safety problems in hot conditions. Thursday's...
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Chrysler recalls 67,000 pickup trucksDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 67,000 model year 2006 and 2007 pickups because of a problem that could allow the trucks to be started without the clutch bei...