Autos
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U.S. sales falter, but automakers see reboundOct 02, 2013 6:49 am - Automakers expect little impact from the federal government shutdown, and they predict a fourth-quarter rebound after a rare sales decline in September. Auto sales dropp...
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BMW recalls 176,000 vehicles over power brakeOct 01, 2013 6:43 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — German carmaker BMW is recalling 176,000 vehicles over a problem with the power brake system. The company says in rare cases an interruption in oil...
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1963 Corvair Rampside: Owning a piece of paradiseSep 30, 2013 6:00 am - Of all the playthings from John Skowron's childhood, one funky shaped truck stood out. “I played with a Japanese tin toy of the Corvair Rampside,” the Arlington Heights ...
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VW’s hippie van ends its long, strange tripSep 29, 2013 6:28 am - SAO PAULO — It carried hippies through the 1960s, hauled surfers in search of killer waves during endless summers and serves as a workhorse across the developing world, ...
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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...