Autos
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Partnership means annual charity show expandingAug 24, 2013 8:00 am - Expect the seventh annual Charity Car and Motorcycle Show Aug. 31 in Elburn to be much larger this year. Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez has partnered with Kendall County ...
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Jeep Grand Cherokee ceiling fires under investigationAug 23, 2013 7:20 am - DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the ceilings can catch fire in 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs. The probe, announced Friday by the ...
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Toyota freshens Lexus image to woo youngAug 23, 2013 7:17 am - TOKYO — Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus is trying to shake off its stodgy image. So it’s opening a cafe. The special lounges, the first of which is opening next week in Tok...
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Prius drivers just as rude as BMW drivers? Study says soAug 20, 2013 5:30 am - By Burt Constable The shiny grille of the tailgating luxury SUV fills the entire rearview mirror of my Prius as I drive the speed limit through a school zone on this fir...
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Geneva Concours d’Elegance rolls into townAug 19, 2013 2:30 pm - The public will have an opportunity to experience a close-up look at some of the few remaining and seldom seen 1950s General Motors Motorama concept cars from the Bortz ...
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Where restoration rises to an art formAug 19, 2013 12:41 am - While strolling down the gleaming aisles at the Nethercutt Museum, each row may seem like any other world-class auto collection. Yet one distinguishing factor sets the S...
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Electric car maker’s aspirations collide with realityAug 17, 2013 12:51 pm - TUNICA, Miss. — Drive south from Memphis, Tenn. toward the cradle of American blues, and you come upon a landscape of dusty cotton fields and small towns dotted with yar...
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GM recalls nearly 293,000 Cruzes for brake problemAug 16, 2013 4:13 pm - DETROIT — General Motors Co. is recalling nearly 293,000 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars in the U.S. because the power-assisted brakes can fail. The recall affects Cruzes m...
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Ford to cut mileage estimates for C-Max hybridAug 15, 2013 6:54 pm - DETROIT — The U.S. government may change the rules for the gas mileage estimates that car buyers see on window stickers after finding that fuel economy figures for Ford’...
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U.S. requires car makers to offer data about recallsAug 14, 2013 11:12 am - Starting next summer, U.S. consumers will be able to search a giant database to find out if recall repairs have been made to their cars or motorcycles. The National High...