Autos
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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...
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Geneva car show gives back to cancer centerAug 22, 2012 9:02 am - Before the eighth annual Geneva Concours d’Elegance car show starts, fundraising events will be held for the LivingWell Cancer Resource Center. The Concours d’Elegance, ...
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Ceos prefer Buick minivans in China where GL8 has no peerAug 21, 2012 1:29 pm - General Motors Co. sells a model in China so popular with executives that it’s often lined up outside galas and high-end restaurants: A Buick minivan. If it’s surprising...
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Car show calendar and area auto clubsAug 21, 2012 10:00 am - Car shows Aug. 26: The Geneva Concours d'Elegance, Third Street and downtown side streets, Geneva. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More than 170 classics. proceeds benefit LivingWell Can...
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TransUnion: Late auto-loan payments fall in 2QAug 21, 2012 6:46 am - LOS ANGELES — More Americans are making their car payments on time, a trend that has sent the rate of overdue auto loans to the lowest level on records dating back more ...