Autos
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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...
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Alluring peek sparks love of 1968 FirebirdDec 29, 2014 5:00 am - Chet Kumm ordered his 1968 Pontiac Firebird new, but only because he was “late to the game.” His 1960 Pontiac Ventura had recently died and he needed wheels in the fall ...
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Gas under $2 a gallon at some suburban pumpsDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - Drivers, fill 'er up. Gas prices have dropped across the country to the lowest level in five years. And at some suburban gas stations, prices have fallen below $2 a gall...
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Volo museum to unveil rare Elvis findDec 26, 2014 5:00 am - It's no secret that Elvis Presley had a thing for big, beautiful Cadillacs. The rock 'n' roll legend purchased dozens of them; some he kept, a few were customized and ot...