A Tesla Model S electric sedan is driven near the company's factory in Fremont, California, in this June 22, 2012, file photo. Tesla Motors Inc Chief ...
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Autos

Electric car maker Tesla to pay off $465M in federal loans

A potential customer looks under the hood of a black 2012 Chevrolet Volt electric car in the showroom of George Matick Chevrolet auto sales in Redford...
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Autos

100,000 electric cars sold, but expectations lag

Image: According to reports April 2, 2013, sales of Chrysler cars and trucks rose 5 percent in March. BELVIDERE, IL - FEBRUARY 02: Workers...
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Autos

Detroit roars back after years of quality issues

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Autos

GM stock at highest point in more than two years

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Autos

Mercedes S-Class wows with 3D cameras and night vision

Andrew Utter plugging his converted Toyota Prius into a charging station across the street from City Hall in San Francisco.
Jim Wilson/New York Times file (2010)
Autos

Expect millions of electric car charging stations by 2020

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The Detroit Bureau
Autos

SUV passengers more likely to survive crashes

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Autos

Subaru only small SUV ranked 'good' on crash test  

The 2013 Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid shown in Tuxedo Black Metallic.
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Autos

Detroit dominates new car quality survey -- but will anyone notice?

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Autos

America's driving boom is over, study indicates

In this Thursday, April 25, 2013, photo, GMC trucks are lined up on the lot of Capitol City Buick Pontiac GMC in Montpelier, Vt.
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Autos

As auto sales rebound, so do repossessions

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Reporters gather around a Fisker Karma during the Los Angeles Auto show on November 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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Autos

Used Fisker Karma EVs are the 'new Delorean' as prices tumble

Tesla Motors CEO, Chairman and Product Architect Elon Musk, at the wheel, and Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen take the prototype Tesla Model S all...
AP
Autos

Electric car maker Tesla defies skeptics

In this March 7, 2010 photo, 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokees sit at a Chrysler Jeep dealership in Centennial, Colo. Chrysler Group LLC reported Monday May 3...
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Autos

Chrysler recalls 469,000 SUVs over gearshift problem

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the low-beam headlights can go dark without warning on some Chevrolet Corvettes.
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Autos

US safety watchdog probes Chevy Corvette headlight problem

Traffic moves slowly on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, California July 14, 2011. "Carmageddon" is the name Los Angeles residents are giving the likel...
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Autos

LA edges out Honolulu for worst traffic

The logo on the front of a Dodge RAM truck is seen at a Chrysler dealership in Carlsbad, California April 29, 2013.
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US auto sales surge on truck and SUV demand

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Autos

Motorcycle deaths rise again; helmet law repeals blamed

Motorcycle deaths rose 9 percent last year, according to new data from the Governors Highway Safety Administration – marking the 14th...

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Downsizing: Same big truck, just a smaller engine

With fuel prices nudging $4 a gallon in some parts of Michigan, Quinn Felter started thinking about downsizing when it came time to trade...

A Chevy Volt electric car is shown being charged during a tour of the Argonne National Lab near Chicago by U.S. President Barack Obama March 15, 2013....
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