Autos
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Get your brake repairs done before winterAug 30, 2013 10:52 am - Labor Day is here and that means winter, unfortunately, is just around the corner. But the good news (or not) is football season starts this week. We still have some tim...
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Fast plant is boost for Japan auto also-ran MazdaAug 27, 2013 10:52 am - HOFU, Japan — Mazda, the longtime also-ran of Japanese automakers, says it came up with innovations in nearly every step of auto manufacturing for a super-efficient asse...
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Who wouldn't keep moving in a 1955 Chevy Nomad?Aug 26, 2013 5:00 am - The two-door Chevrolet Nomad has never been short on style. Its looks quickly won over Warren Johnson, who's long been smitten with the ultra-attractive model. In 2003, ...
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Feeny focused on social media, customer satisfactionAug 25, 2013 12:23 am - Taking the new car business to the next level is what guides Tim Feeny’s work. Although he has been in the industry for almost all of his 29 years, Feeny is looking at h...
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New shocks, struts will be noticedAug 25, 2013 12:10 am - I was driving down Route 14 the other day and I was following a car that was bouncing up and down like a basketball. It was almost scary to be behind it because the car ...
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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 ...