Autos
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FTC says Sunday car sales ban bad for competitionMar 31, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD, - Illinois' long-standing ban on Sunday automobile sales isn't good for competition and can be harmful to the marketplace, according to federal regulatory o...
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Toyota case shows it's hard to prosecute execsMar 30, 2014 6:29 am - WASHINGTON - The Justice Department socked Toyota with a $1.2 billion penalty last week for concealing dangerous defects in some cars. Yet it's unlikely anyone will go t...
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United Auto Workers membership grows slightlyMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The United Auto Workers said its membership grew by nearly 9,000 people last year, the union said in a filing with Department of Labor, the fourth-straight ye...
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GM recalls Cruze compacts to fix front axle shaftsMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - General Motors is recalling 172,000 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars because the right front axle shaft can fracture and separate while being driven. The recall af...
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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...