Autos
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Late to the Chinese market, Ford aims to catch upJul 14, 2013 7:25 am - CHONGQING, China — Dave Schoch has one of the toughest jobs at Ford Motor Co.: catching the competition in the world’s biggest car market. When Schoch arrived in China 1...
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New car too pricey? Used car prices are droppingJul 14, 2013 7:00 am - DETROIT — Is that new set of wheels out of your price range? Used cars have gotten more affordable, especially if you’re looking for a small car or a hybrid. Used car p...
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Fangio’s F1 Mercedes fetches $29.6 million at auctionJul 12, 2013 1:29 pm - LONDON — A classic Mercedes-Benz race car driven by Formula 1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio sold for 19.6 million pounds ($29.6 million) at auction in England on Friday. The...
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U.S. safety agency may expand GM car recallJul 09, 2013 9:27 am - DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators may add nearly 5,000 cars to a recall of the Chevrolet Malibu Eco, Buick LaCrosse and Buick Regal sedans. In May, General Motors announc...
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Fiat exercises option to buy more Chrysler stockJul 08, 2013 9:05 am - DETROIT — Italian automaker Fiat has exercised a third option to buy a small amount of Chrysler stock. But the sale won’t go through until a price dispute is settled by ...
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Summer job leads boy to 1932 FordJul 08, 2013 1:00 am - Hard work always pays off — just not always in the ways we expect. When a 13-year old Lee Getzelman started a summer lawn-care business, he thought he'd score some hard-...
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Hoffman Estates Explorer Post hosts car showJul 07, 2013 3:05 pm - Hoffman Estates Police Explorer Post #806 will host a car show fundraiser, from 11:15 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, at Arlington Park, 2000 W. Euclid Ave. in Arlingt...
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Mexican auto manufacturing boom creates new worries for US workersJul 06, 2013 11:00 pm - RAMOS ARIZPE, Mexico — In the division of labor that has long governed North American auto manufacturing, the Big Three and other companies typically built their top mon...
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GM forges Honda fuel-cell alliance in renewed hydrogen pushJul 06, 2013 7:44 am - General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. are teaming up in a renewed push to market clean vehicles, with the two automotive giants seeking to have cheaper power- making fu...
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Chrysler recalling minivans for air bag defectJul 05, 2013 5:04 pm - AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler is recalling 282,000 minivans from the 2013 model year because the side air bags can deploy on the wrong side in a crash. Side air bags ar...