Autos
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US Airways will join list of extinct airlinesFeb 15, 2013 5:00 pm - Pan Am. TWA. Eastern. Braniff. Their planes were once familiar sights at airports across the country and even around the globe. They helped define air travel for decades...
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BMW recalls more than 30,000 SUVs to fix brakesFeb 15, 2013 8:23 am - DETROIT — BMW is recalling more than 30,000 SUVs to fix an oil leak that can knock out the power-assisted braking. The German automaker says the recall covers X5 SUVs in...
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VW reports 17.4 pct increase in January salesFeb 12, 2013 5:29 am - BERLIN — Germany’s Volkswagen AG says it started off the year with brisk car sales, as deliveries outside Europe — particularly in China — helped more than offset declin...
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A look at the green cars at the Chicago Auto ShowFeb 11, 2013 4:30 am - Electric? Hybrid? Compressed natural gas? Diesel? We've hurtled from a few alternate fuel options at the Chicago Auto Show in years past to a green car explosion in 2013...
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Affection for 1969 Pontiac GTO grew over timeFeb 10, 2013 11:00 pm - Having a significant other on board with your dream to own a classic machine makes the ride even more enjoyable. For some, this shared love of automobiles comes naturall...
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Feds may expand Pontiac brake light recallFeb 08, 2013 8:16 am - DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are looking at expanding a small recall of Pontiac G6 midsize cars so it includes up to 550,000 vehicles. About 8,000 of the cars were r...
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Mileage vs. muscle at Chicago Auto ShowFeb 07, 2013 11:00 am - Consumers might flirt with the provocative 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray at this year's Chicago Auto Show, but not many are expected to go home with one. Instead, fue...
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United cuts 787 from February scheduleFeb 06, 2013 3:51 pm - CHICAGO — United Airlines is taking the troubled Boeing 787 out of its flying plans for the rest of this month. The airline says it has replaced its six 787s with other ...
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Stingray not only fish in the sea at Chicago Auto ShowFeb 05, 2013 4:30 am - What's new at the Chicago Auto Show this year? I'm struck by the resurgence of big, bold, high horsepower, luxury and performance. One thing seems sure, it is more like ...
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Tribute 1967 squad car honors police professionFeb 04, 2013 4:00 am - Chris Hahn grew up spending a lot of his childhood inside a Plymouth police car. It wasn't a proclivity to be a social nuisance that landed him there, but rather a famil...