Autos
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U.S. requires car makers to offer data about recallsAug 14, 2013 11:12 am - Starting next summer, U.S. consumers will be able to search a giant database to find out if recall repairs have been made to their cars or motorcycles. The National High...
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Camry to stay as U.S. top-selling car?Aug 13, 2013 1:00 pm - DETROIT — Toyota will not relinquish the Camry's spot as America's most popular car this year, a top executive told industry analysts on Tuesday. Senior Vice President B...
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Best car restorations start with a strong foundationAug 12, 2013 12:00 am - Replacing a chassis on a vintage cruiser or classic muscle car is neither cheap nor easy. But the nimble ride that results leaves enthusiasts with a newfound passion for...
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Nontraditional credit checks worry consumer groupsAug 11, 2013 6:56 am - WASHINGTON — Lenders are loosening once-tight credit standards, giving Americans with limited or poor credit histories a better shot at buying a car but raising concerns...
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New survey tells you what a new car costs to driveAug 11, 2013 6:23 am - DETROIT — Every new car window sticker shows the estimated cost of fuel for a year, but that figure may not reflect the miles you drive. A new survey does that math for ...
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Automakers launch price war to spark interest in electricsAug 11, 2013 6:00 am - DETROIT — As the auto industry struggled to recover from the recession, it swore off the deep discounting that destroyed profits and led to disaster. Now, a price war ha...
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Buying a car online can easier for womenAug 11, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — When I wrote last spring about the ways the auto industry still fails to understand women — especially at car dealerships — I didn't realize that a few months...
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Navistar looks at ‘couple hundred’ layoffsAug 09, 2013 8:07 pm - Navistar International Corp. officials announced Friday the company would cut “at least a couple hundred” jobs by early next month as part of an ongoing effort to lower ...
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Auto industry: Young people will buy cars againAug 07, 2013 6:47 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The auto industry says people under 34 are gradually starting to buy cars again as their economic circumstances improve. After the Great Recession...
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GM cuts 13 percent off price of VoltAug 06, 2013 5:04 pm - DETROIT — General Motors is knocking 13 percent off the sticker price of the Chevrolet Volt electric car as it tries to keep pace with rivals in the market for plug-in v...