Autos
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Chicago police buying cars from local Ford plantFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - The Chicago police won’t have to go far to get their new cars. Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city will be buying 100 Ford “Interceptor” sedans and SUVs from the Ford plant...
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Volkswagen more than doubles earnings in 2011Feb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - BERLIN — Automaker Volkswagen AG said Friday that its net earnings more than doubled last year as revenues grew by more than a quarter and the company benefited from acc...
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Car club calendarFeb 23, 2012 2:00 pm - Car shows March 18: The Peotone Car Club#146;s 24th annual Swap Meet, 8 a.m. at Will County Fairgrounds, 710 S. West St., Peotone. $4, children 12 and younger fre...
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For car buyers, it's harder to end up with a lemonFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - DETROIT — Car shoppers today are less likely to end up with a lemon. In the past five years, global competition has forced automakers to improve the quality and reliabil...
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Classic Recollections: 1947 Chevrolet 3100 & 2003 Chevrolet SSR, Cliff Steif, KildeerFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - Production of factory hot rods are usually few and far between because it can be a challenge for automakers to build a four-wheeled winner enthusiasts embrace straight o...
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Gas prices are highest ever for this time of yearFeb 17, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year. At $3.53 a gallon, prices are already up 25 cents since Jan. 1. And experts say they could reach...
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Classic recollections: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28Feb 13, 2012 5:00 am - Even as a young boy, Mike Kochanski was infatuated with V-8-powered machines made to move fast. He regularly walked to a Des Plaines shop, Grand Automotive, to look at a...
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High-tech car gadgets distracting, experts sayFeb 12, 2012 10:00 pm - One of the best things about media day at the Chicago Auto Show is the hyperbole. Where else would you hear "it's got Alfa Romeo DNA with Dodge passion" to describe the...
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Under the hood: High-mileage autos likely driven to the shop oftenFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - I was having a conversation with the salesman from one of our vendors the other day. We got to talking about the fact that he had more than 200,000 miles on his Pontiac....
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Chicago Auto Show is vroom and zoom, not doom and gloomFeb 09, 2012 4:30 am - The next big thing is small. After years of hype over super-sized Humvee-type vehicles, much of the buzz at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show media preview Wednesday focused o...