Autos
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Improve your fuel economy in minutesSep 29, 2013 12:10 am - Some of the simplest maintenance items can save you the most amount of gas. ŸUnderinflated or bald tires can cause you to use a lot more fuel than you would with good, ...
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Detroit’s Packard plant could be sold for $21,000Sep 27, 2013 6:32 am - A former car plant that’s a symbol of Detroit’s industrial decline could be sold for as little as $21,000 after failing to get bids in an initial public auction. The Det...
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Moody’s lifts GM investment gradeSep 25, 2013 10:18 am - General Motors Co. was raised to investment grade for the first time in eight years and moved to continue paying back stakeholders from its 2009 bailout with plans to bu...
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Marchionne files for Chrysler IPO to restart stalled mergerSep 24, 2013 9:01 am - Fiat SpA Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne filed for an initial public offering of Chrysler Group LLC, a move meant to push forward a merger of the two stalled b...
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Owner not afraid to put miles on 1967 Pontiac GTOSep 23, 2013 6:00 am - Jeff Hill isn’t afraid to run up the miles on his four-wheeled machines. Whether decades ago or driving the valuable classic now parked in his driveway, he gets no great...
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Computer code is not full diagnosisSep 22, 2013 12:10 am - Q. When the “check engine” light went on in my car, I took it to the parts store and they gave me the fail code for the evaporative system. When I took the car to the re...
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BMW recalls more than 134,000 5-Series carsSep 20, 2013 7:04 am - BMW is recalling more than 134,000 5-Series cars in the U.S. because the rear lights can fail. The recall affects 528i, 535i, 550i and M5 cars from the 2008 through 2010...
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Giant auto auction this weekend in SchaumburgSep 19, 2013 11:11 am - As many as 1,000 collector cars will be offered at an auction today through Saturday, Oct. 10-12, at the Schaumburg Convention Center. The auction roster includes some o...
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Boyhood love of trucks remainsSep 15, 2013 6:00 am - As a boy, Wally Becker was kept awake on hot summer nights. His imagination wasn't running wild with nightmarish thoughts, but rather dreams of catching a glimpse of his...
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Hell and back is route to success for automakersSep 15, 2013 12:55 am - HELL, Mich. — The road to Hell, it turns out, is a great place to test drive cars. Automakers seeking publicity try to get automotive journalists in their vehicles, some...