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McCain AWOL, GOP snubs Joe the Auto Builder

After so much groveling from the Big Three--Ford, GM, and Chrysler--execs, 31 southern GOP senators place blame for scuttling the future of as many...
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1500 miles from youth to adulthood

One of the things missed most by this writer is the road trip. Many hours have been spent trying to determine why the road trip is no longer an...
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Car jokes

Shaquille O'Neal at TX Motor Speedway (AP Photo/Randy Holt) The following jokes were chosen from a random query of internet resources today. They...
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Courtesy - A dying art?

This article was originally going to be more of an outlet of emotions. A means of ‘venting’ other than the ‘Coors’ can. The...
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The cure

GM (Government Motors) is currently under the protection of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Gov't Motors is not just a queer moniker. The new GM will...
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Bankruptcy biopsy

It seems to this writer that the ailments of the automobile industry (esp. USA automakers) began with the boom economy of the Reagan years. As you...
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Autopsy or biopsy?

Welcome to my first article published as a newly christened “Examiner”. More specifically, my official title is Las Vegas Autos...
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Romney takes credit for U.S. auto industry comeback during campaign stop

  • 2008 auto bailout
  • May 8, 2012
Despite Mitt Romney’s stance in a 2008, New York Times op-ed “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt,” the presidential candidate patted himself...
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GM recall: Steering issue forces recall of 6,000 GMC, Chevy SUVs and vans

GM is recalling over 6,000 vehicles including certain GMC Yukon XL, GMC Savana, Chevrolet Suburbans, and Chevy Express vans. The recall, announced...
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Slow sales prompt GM to idle Chevrolet Volt production plant

The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid outsold its big rival, the all-electric Nissan Leaf, by a 2-to-1 margin in February. That doesn't mean that...
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