Autos
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Letting your car find a spot and park itselfSep 21, 2014 7:33 am - DETROIT - With a thumb swipe on a smartphone, your car one day will be able to drive into a parking deck, find an open spot and back into a space - all by itself. Techno...
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Arlington Hts. car show revs up enthusiastsSep 21, 2014 1:01 am - Car enthusiasts flocked to the 3rd annual Motoring at the Museum Car Show sponsored by the Arlington Heights Historical Museum on Sunday. Almost 1,000 people were expect...
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GM recalls 221,558 sedans for fire riskSep 20, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - General Motors is recalling 221,558 Cadillac XTS and Chevrolet Impala sedans because the brake pads can stay partially engaged even when they're not needed, in...
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Household wealth increases in U.S.Sep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Household wealth in the U.S. climbed in the second quarter, reflecting stock-market gains that are mostly benefiting upper-income Americans. Net worth for households and...
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House panel: Safety agency mishandled GM recallSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The government's auto safety agency should have discovered General Motors' faulty ignition switches seven years before the company recalled 2.6 million cars...
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Austin 1300 may be slower, but still stylishSep 15, 2014 5:45 am - Kids can have a certain persuasiveness with their parents and Dennis DeLap used it to his advantage. As an 18-year-old, he convinced Mom and Dad to buy a new 1967 Austin...
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5 smart things coming to your car that make life saferSep 14, 2014 7:41 am - DETROIT - Cellphones that warn drivers when people are crossing in front of them. Bicycles and cars that communicate with traffic lights. Sensors in cars that quickly al...
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Hundreds of workers on strike at Hammond Lear Corp. plantSep 13, 2014 1:01 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Hundreds of workers protesting what some are calling fast-food-like wages walked off the job Saturday at a Lear Corp. plant in northwest Indiana that make...
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Buffalo Grove board OKs sales tax split with Rohrman car dealershipSep 09, 2014 1:01 am - Buffalo Grove village board members may not be happy with having to provide economic incentives to bring a Bob Rohrman car dealership back to the Dundee Road corridor. ...
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Owner's 1959 El Camino experiences half good, half badSep 08, 2014 5:45 am - Given some decades, Chuck Pertile has gone from loathing to loving Chevy's unique hauler, the El Camino. As a 21 year old in 1975, he purchased his first “half car, half...