Autos
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Porsche's electric Taycan is its most important car of 2019
Jan 05, 2019 5:00 am - The year 2018 was very good for the car industry. According to Cox Automotive, U.S. auto sales are expected to total 17.2 million units in the year, which is more than 2...
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Tesla cuts prices as 4Q deliveries miss analysts' estimates
Jan 02, 2019 12:00 am - DETROIT - Shares of electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. tumbled Wednesday morning after the company cut vehicle prices by $2,000 and announced fourth-quarter s...
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Aging 1968 Camaro scooped up and turned into an award-winnerDec 31, 2018 5:00 am - Upon his retirement in 2014, Greg Gorski and his wife Becky bought the present he always wanted - a first-generation 1968 Chevy Camaro RS/SS. “It was the car I always ha...
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The worst luxury cars of 2018
Dec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Drivers who buy new cars today usually don't have to worry about whether the car will break an axle on the side of the road, or whether its brakes will give out on a ste...
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Why your high-tech car is a magnet for hacking
Dec 22, 2018 5:05 am - Hopping into an Uber or a Car2Go is a great way to get around. Unfortunately, hackers agree, exploiting weaknesses in apps to go on "phantom rides" with someone else's p...
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1972 Nova SS was an educational experienceDec 10, 2018 5:00 am - During his high-school years, Mark Knecht spent many a summer day in the shipping department at Imperial Printing in Des Plaines. While his rambunctious peers were out e...
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'We'll never carry a gas vehicle': Naperville used-car dealer will sell only electrics, hybridsDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - The red Tesla Roadster inside a newly established used-car dealer in Naperville is a showpiece and a symbol. At Current Automotive, the vibrant convertible illustrates ...
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One-of-a-kind Ferrari? No problemDec 03, 2018 5:00 am - Ferrari aims to please and when an enthusiastic (and deep-pocketed) client or collector wants a one-off, custom roadster, the Italian brand obliges. One recent example i...
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Windy City hires new vice presidentDec 02, 2018 5:00 am - Windy City Motorcycle Co. has named Matt Sheahan as vice president of sales. Sheahan comes with a strong background in the motorcycle industry and more than 15 years of ...
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SUVs compete for spotlight at L.A. Auto ShowNov 29, 2018 10:00 pm - As buyers flock to SUVs and pickup trucks instead of sedans, automakers are revealing their latest offerings for the growing market at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Compani...