Autos
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Making car payment takes priority, study findsApr 01, 2012 5:13 am - NEW YORK — The recession and its hangover may have turned bill-paying habits upside down. Cash-strapped Americans are paying off their car loans before they pay credit c...
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New GM phone app may replace car navigation systemMar 31, 2012 5:50 am - DETROIT — General Motors soon will sell a $50 smartphone application that could replace your dashboard navigation system. The company said this week that the app, called...
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Ford CEO made $29.5 million in 2011Mar 30, 2012 1:36 pm - DEARBORN, Mich. — The pay package for Ford CEO Alan Mulally rose 11 percent last year to $29.5 million, or a little more than $5 for every vehicle sold. It was the comp...
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Car dealer to move into old East Dundee Saturn buildingMar 26, 2012 6:00 pm - The old Saturn dealership in East Dundee that's been sitting vacant since 2009, has found new life as a used car dealership. Last Friday, the village closed on a bond i...
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New Regal GS has power and performanceMar 25, 2012 7:31 am - The 2012 Regal GS, the sportiest version of Buick’s mid-size Regal sedan, is already on a “hot list” as a potential collector’s car. Today’s top-of-the-line Regal GS is ...
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Doug McAllister, Under the hood: Don’t run emptyMar 25, 2012 5:36 am - Q. I enjoy reading your column in the Daily Herald and have a question. You mentioned that letting the gas level get too low can result in damage to the fuel pump. My qu...
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Hybrid and plug-in cars may not be as green as perceivedMar 25, 2012 3:21 am - WASHINGTON — People interested in environmental issues love a good game of this versus that. Which is better for the environment: Paper towels or hot-air hand dryers? W...
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Decision in Johnson appeal does little to clarifyMar 25, 2012 1:46 am - FONTANA, Calif. — Jimmie Johnson insists his car was perfectly legal at the Daytona 500, and he believes NASCAR’s chief appellate officer proved it this week by rescindi...
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Electric cars risk losing green sheen in JapanMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - TOKYO — Electric car owners who prided themselves on being green now find themselves in a bind as Japan's government maneuvers to restart dozens of nuclear power plants ...
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Poll Vault: How many mpg does your vehicle get?Mar 23, 2012 1:00 am - When I worked at a paper in the South suburbs in the late 1990s, I used to fill up at a Phillips 66 near Oak Forest that was in a price war with another station on Cicer...