Autos
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Car guys can still drive minivansMar 08, 2014 11:01 pm - When our children were little and we were carting them and their friends all over the Northwest suburbs, the need for a minivan was apparent. I was not a minivan kind of...
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GM, Ford, Toyota February sales fall, weather blamedMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - DETROIT - General Motors, Ford and Toyota reported U.S. sales declines last month as frigid temperatures and snowstorms pounded much of the nation. The country's top thr...
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Michigan's Peters attacks Land on auto bailoutMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Democratic Rep. Gary Peters sought Monday to put Republican Terri Land on the defensive in their U.S. Senate race by highlighting her 2012 oppo...
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Truck owner gets another chance to get it rightMar 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Creating a custom vehicle is not for the faint of heart. We're often our harshest critic, making it quite difficult — if not impossible — to craft a masterpiece that tur...
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Two trucks display the diversity of World of WheelsMar 02, 2014 10:00 pm - The World of Wheels car show is a Chicago-area event that truly lives up to its name. This auto celebration is now in it's 52nd year and attracts all earthly species of ...
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Ford said to drop Microsoft for BlackBerry QNX in sync systemsMar 02, 2014 5:22 am - SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Ford Motor Co., struggling with in-car technology flaws, will base the next-generation Sync system on BlackBerry's QNX and no longer use Microsoft's ...
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New owner brings fresh perspective to Muller Auto GroupFeb 28, 2014 11:01 pm - New owner brings fresh perspective to Muller Auto Group
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No sign of expansion at plant where UAW lostFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Friday marks the end of the two-week period within which U.S. Sen. Bob Corker promised Volkswagen would announce another line at its factory in Tennes...
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US safety agency likely probing GM recall responseFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - DETROIT - The U.S. government's auto safety watchdog likely is looking into whether General Motors was slow to report problems that led to 13 deaths and a massive recall...
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1959 Pontiac Bonneville convertible is better than a perfect matchFeb 23, 2014 10:00 pm - Each day in 1959 when a much younger Ron Rufo left his family's home in downtown Chicago, he was greeted with a smile-inducing sight: his neighbor's new Pontiac Catalina...