Autos
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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...
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Car dealer Al Piemonte dies at 83Dec 26, 2014 12:01 am - Al Piemonte, the car dealer well-known in the Chicago area for decades as a result of his TV commercials in which he talked with constant double hand gestures, has died,...
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Auto industry acts globally - except on recallsDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - DETROIT - When it comes to making and selling cars, the auto industry thinks and acts globally: There is near-seamless coordination between parts suppliers, factories an...
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1939 Ford custom truck completed just in timeDec 22, 2014 5:00 am - The story of Dawn and Fred Castro's custom 1939 Ford cab-over-engine truck begins with Dawn's dad, Jim DeMars. “He saw a feature on a similar truck in a magazine in 2004...