Autos
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Fiat 500 adds electric and big versions to lineupNov 28, 2012 6:44 am - DETROIT — The Fiat 500 is getting bigger and going electric. Two new versions of the Italian-styled mini-car are appearing at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week: The “...
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Modern retros are throwbacks to a treasured timeNov 26, 2012 5:00 am - It's not unusual for an enthusiast to wrap-up a lengthy and expensive vehicle restoration and realize his yesteryear classic still rides and drives like a decades-old ca...
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Fiat tumbles on EU cash concernsNov 20, 2012 5:24 am - Fiat SpA tumbled on investors’ concerns that the Italian carmaker will need to raise fresh cash to finance Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne’s plans to combine w...
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Nissan upgrades Leaf electric car, lowers priceNov 20, 2012 5:24 am - TOKYO — The upgraded Nissan Motor Co. Leaf electric car can travel further without recharging, comes in a cheaper model and tells drivers how much battery life is left. ...
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Aerodynamic 1970 Plymouth Superbird pleases watchersNov 19, 2012 4:00 am - It's only fitting that Doug Schellinger and his dad, Monroe, would come to love and appreciate the Plymouth Superbird by watching it in its natural environment — in acti...
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Biodiesel blends worry fleet ownersNov 18, 2012 4:09 am - Here’s a follow-up to my Nov. 4 column on biodiesel fuel blends. Many diesel fuel suppliers in Illinois are switching from B5 (5 percent biodiesel) to B20 (20 percent bi...
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NTSB urges safety technologies be made standardNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — The government should require automakers to make the latest collision prevention technologies standard equipment on all new cars and trucks, a move that cou...
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Toyota recalls vehicles for steering, pump defectsNov 14, 2012 6:02 am - TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 2.77 million vehicles around the world for a water pump problem and a steering shaft defect that may result in faulty steering — ...
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Toyota tests cars that communicate with each otherNov 12, 2012 5:10 am - SUSONO, Japan — Toyota Motor Cop. is testing car safety systems that allow vehicles to communicate with each other and with the roads they are on in a just completed fac...
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Italian micro gets more 'smiles per gallon'Nov 12, 2012 4:00 am - Burt Richmond confesses his 1961 Autobianchi Bianchina Transformable, despite its pint-size dimensions, is tremendously huge on fun. “My wife and I experience more ‘smil...