Autos
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Voice-operated dashboard technology still riskyJun 12, 2013 8:51 am - WASHINGTON — Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands — marketed as a safer alternative — actually is more distracting than simply talki...
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Adding up a 1960s Pontiac 2+2 collectionJun 10, 2013 4:00 am - Several solutions are available for cracking the high-performance algorithm. One equation involves a sleek, attractive body; a massive displacement engine, sporty suspen...
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Sporty new Corolla aimed at youthful buyersJun 09, 2013 6:59 am - DETROIT — The Toyota Corolla, an aging, stodgy but reliable economy car, is getting a radical new look. The world’s largest automaker rolled out a new version of the com...
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Should CD player draw power when vehicle is off?Jun 09, 2013 3:10 am - In our May 26 column, we were trying to help a reader with a Mustang whose car battery often went dead. One of our readers has experienced the same problem and shared th...
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Sporty new Corolla aimed at youthful buyersJun 07, 2013 1:57 pm - DETROIT — Toyota is giving the Corolla a sportier look and more gadgets, a recognition by the world’s biggest automaker that the under-50 crowd wants more than just reli...
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Streamwood residents wary of dealership proposalJun 07, 2013 12:05 am - Residents expressed concerns Thursday about traffic, toxins, tree removal and other issues in response to a proposal for the construction of a new $12 million car dealer...
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Treasury to sell 30 million shares of GM stockJun 05, 2013 12:07 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is taking advantage of the recent run-up in General Motors stock to sell off another 30 million shares in the auto giant that it acquire...
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Toyota’s Indiana plant adding more jobsJun 05, 2013 10:07 am - PRINCETON, Ind. — Toyota says it is hiring slightly more new workers than first expected as it increases production at its southwestern Indiana factory. The automaker a...
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Toyota recalls 242,000 Prius, Lexus hybrid carsJun 05, 2013 6:20 am - TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling about 242,000 of its Prius and Lexus hybrid vehicles due to problems with their braking systems. The recall app...
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U.S. auto sales roar back in May, led by pickupsJun 04, 2013 7:01 am - DETROIT — Full-size pickups once again dominated U.S. auto sales in May, as small businesses — increasingly confident in the economy — raced to replace the aging pickups...