Autos
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Will your home and car soon talk to each other?
Jan 14, 2017 6:00 am - Your car may already feel like an extension of your home based on the hodgepodge of stuff collecting in the back seat, but it's apparent that technology will soon make t...
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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 ...