Autos
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Pickups help to drive up August US auto salesSep 04, 2012 7:40 am - DETROIT — Strong demand for pickups fueled a big jump in U.S. auto sales last month. GM’s August U.S. sales rose 10 percent compared with a year earlier, while Ford’s ro...
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Hong Kong company completes purchase of SaabSep 03, 2012 8:17 am - STOCKHOLM — A Hong Kong-owned company says it has completed the acquisition of bankrupt car maker Saab and will move ahead with its business plan to make electric cars u...
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Questions and answers about gas mileage standardsSep 03, 2012 8:12 am - DETROIT — The Obama administration finalized regulations on recently that would make auto companies nearly double the average gas mileage of all the new cars and trucks ...
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Palatine man customizes 1957 Chevrolet 210 wagonSep 03, 2012 5:00 am - When he set out to build his 1957 Chevrolet 210, Skip Gallagher looked back to combine some of his early motoring memories. “During the late '60s, my brother and I drag-...
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After driver retires, car gets worse fuel milageSep 02, 2012 6:14 am - Q. I have a 1994 Dodge Spirit and for years I got 20 to 22 miles per gallon. I retired in June last year, and since then the mileage keeps going down. I know no longer d...
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Ford expects top-selling Focus to keep sellingAug 31, 2012 6:05 am - Ford Motor Co., the second-largest U.S. automaker, said it expects to maintain the sales pace for its Focus compact car, which outsold the Toyota Corolla to be the world...
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Custom 1949 Mercury rises from the ashesAug 27, 2012 6:00 am - Ancient mythology tells of a sacred fire bird that, at the end of its life, ignites its nest to be taken up in flames. When the blaze burns down, a new offspring emerges...
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GM doubling credit lines would ensure ample cash, analyst saysAug 27, 2012 5:41 am - General Motors Co., said to be exploring as much as another $5 billion in short-term credit, is seeking to secure low borrowing costs as it pours billions in cash into n...
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Parking brake only as good as the cableAug 26, 2012 5:07 am - Q. I have a 1996 Chevy S10 pickup truck. The parking break was used every day up until two weeks ago when, as I released it, the pedal came back slow. I tried to release...
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Nissan hires Consumer Reports top reviewerAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Nissan has hired the senior auto reviewer for Consumer Reports magazine to be the carmaker’s new executive adviser on vehicle quality. David Champion, seni...