Autos
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Penchant for Chevys runs in the familyJan 14, 2017 5:00 am - James Pieniazek's 1963 Chevy II Nova is one wild ride but it wasn't always that way. He and his son, Vince, found it at a local sale in Park Ridge about 10 years ago. "I...
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Auto show concepts: Would you build them or forget them?Jan 12, 2017 10:00 pm - DETROIT - Car companies don't just show current models at auto shows. They also unveil prototypes that could be built in the future. These so-called concept cars help th...
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Six things we learned at the Detroit auto showJan 11, 2017 10:00 pm - DETROIT - This year's North American International Auto Show reflects an industry that's flush with cash but uncertain about the future. Multimillion-dollar displays sho...
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GM, Ford boost shareholder payouts in sign of Detroit's optimismJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - 2017 has been touted in Detroit as the year that'll mark the end to a nearly decadelong boom in U.S. auto sales. And maybe it will. But there's little sign of that right...
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Detroit wants something from Trump in exchange for tweetsJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - The way Bill Ford tells it, you'd think he and Donald Trump are like two old buddies chitchatting all the time about cars, economics and taxes. "When needed, I can alway...
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Humble Malibu model rebuilt for speedJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - The Chevelle was perfect. Well, not exactly perfect. The right rear fender and door were crushed into the frame and it was sitting in the middle of a junkyard. Besides a...
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Faraday Future unveils the FF91 - its make-or-break electric car
Jan 07, 2017 6:13 am - Start-up automaker Faraday Future unveiled its first commercial electric vehicle at the technology industry's annual Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday as the Los Ange...
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What the Gigafactory means for Tesla
Jan 07, 2017 6:12 am - The Gigafactory has been activated. Hidden in the scrubland east of Reno, Nevada, where cowboys gamble and wild horses still roam - a diamond-shaped factory of outlandis...
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Intel announces 'go' for cars, aiming to gain in self-driving
Jan 07, 2017 6:10 am - Intel Corp., trying to convert its dominance of computers into a stake in the growing market for chips used in cars, is offering automakers new products aimed at making ...
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The real reason Ford abandoned its plant in Mexico
Jan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Ford chief executive Mark Fields said Tuesday the automaker was ditching its plans to open a factory in Mexico and instead expanding a Michigan plant, creating 700 more ...