Autos
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Automakers report sales increases despite stormNov 01, 2012 11:29 am - DETROIT — Major automakers are reporting sales increases for October despite losing three days of business to the punishing rain and wind from Superstorm Sandy. Toyota s...
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Toyota on top in latest Consumer Reports surveyOct 29, 2012 5:47 pm - DETROIT — And the winner is ... Japan. Japanese brands took the top seven spots in Consumer Reports’ annual reliability rankings, pushing aside their U.S. and European r...
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Chrysler 3Q profit up 80 percentOct 29, 2012 1:58 pm - DETROIT — Strong U.S. sales powered Chrysler to a healthy third-quarter profit. The company reported net income of $381 million, up 80 percent from $212 million a year e...
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Trio of classic cars pay tribute to Halloween orangeOct 29, 2012 10:46 am - No matter the season, classic muscle cars are always easy to fall in love with. With their high-horsepower engines, in-your-face styling and all-business demeanor, its n...
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Corvette’s Halloween delivery was a bit of magicOct 29, 2012 6:00 am - Copperfield. Houdini. Penn and Teller. All became household names for their magical stage acts, but when it comes to four-wheeled magic, Tom Spera may have them beat. Th...
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Iran aims to defy sanctions via domestic productionOct 27, 2012 5:55 pm - TEHRAN — With an economy struggling through some of the most punishing economic sanctions in history, Iran is looking inward to meet its basic needs while attempting to ...
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Oshkosh rejects Icahn’s $3 billion offerOct 26, 2012 5:46 pm - Oshkosh Corp.’s board rejected an unsolicited offer from billionaire activist director Carl Icahn to buy the truck maker for about $3 billion. Icahn, Oshkosh’s largest i...
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Toyota widens global sales lead over GMOct 26, 2012 4:53 pm - DETROIT — Toyota has widened its global sales lead over General Motors after bouncing back from a series of natural disasters. The company said Friday it sold 7.4 millio...
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Refineries in path of ‘Frankenstorm’Oct 26, 2012 4:25 pm - Hurricane Sandy, which may become the worst storm to hit the U.S. East Coast in 100 years, may slow a decline in gasoline prices just weeks before the presidential elect...
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Pet rescue delighted with their new donated ToyotaOct 23, 2012 11:15 am - It was hard to know who were the happiest, the humans or the dogs. Arlington Toyota in Palatine recently gave away a 2013 Toyota Sienna minivan to the Young at Heart Pet...