Autos
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GM adds 971,000 vehicles to ignition recallMar 28, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - General Motors is boosting by 971,000 the number of small cars being recalled worldwide for a defective ignition switch, saying cars from the model years 2008-...
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GM tells dealers to stop selling some Chevy CruzesMar 28, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - General Motors has told dealers to stop selling some 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars. But the company won't say why. Dealers say stop-sale orders ar...
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BMW plans $1 billion expansion in South CarolinaMar 28, 2014 1:01 am - GREER, S.C. - BMW is celebrating its 20th anniversary of building cars in the United States by investing $1 billion in its plant in South Carolina to build two of its ne...
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NTSB oversight of GM problems raises questionsMar 28, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - For years, the U.S. government's auto safety watchdog sent form letters to worried owners of the Chevrolet Cobalt and other General Motors small cars, saying i...
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Schaumburg approves Fiat, Maserati dealershipMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg trustees this week approved a long awaited expansion of the Zeigler Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership at 208 W. Golf Road to include a Fiat and Maserati dealersh...
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Investigators pinpoint start of Midwest Motors fireMar 25, 2014 1:00 am - Electrical equipment was found to be in the area where a blaze ignited at a high-end car business in Lake Zurich, officials said Tuesday. Firefighters were summoned to M...
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Saved from the scrap heapMar 24, 2014 12:00 am - Mike Keegan really didn't want his 1961 Chevrolet Apache pickup. He thoroughly loves classics, but the gearhead already had more than enough four-wheeled projects to kee...
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Methanol as gas substitute gets chilly reception in CapitalMar 23, 2014 6:00 am - Backers of using methanol from natural gas as a substitute for gasoline got a chilly reception from a federal official who said he is skeptical the fuel will gain widesp...
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Side air bags deploy with bump in the roadMar 23, 2014 12:01 am - We had a client come in the other day explaining that they thought they hit a pothole, which deployed the side curtain air bags on their 2008 Buick Enclave. Upon detaile...
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Pontiac Ventura's psychedelic days are doneMar 17, 2014 5:45 am - Jim Lindberg's 1967 Pontiac Ventura may look factory fresh now but much of its life has been drastically different. After being assembled in Kansas City, the massive two...