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Auto One owner Matthew Crever charged with grand larceny The owner of a former Clinton car dealership was charged with felony fourth-degree grand larceny Wednesday after he allegedly charged a customer for a product he did not deliver, the Oneida County District Attorney’s Office said.

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State News At A Glance Neb. police searching for escaped inmate LINCOLN (AP) – Lancaster Correctional Facility officials say an 18-year-old inmate has escaped, and Lincoln police are searching for the man.

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Thai auto-makers prepare for another big year With a sharp rebound in the Thai auto mobile market, auto -makers are quickly resuming production and making more investments to raise their capacity in the year ahead. This is good news for the local economy, since the sector contributes 12 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.

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State News at a Glance Mom gets 225 days for breaking leg of her son LINCOLN (AP) – A young Lincoln mother who broke one of her son’s legs while changing his diaper has been given 225 days in jail.

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News Conference by The President Release Time:  For Immediate Release Location:  South Court Auditorium, Eisenhower Executive Office Building 4:16 P.M. EST      THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  Good afternoon.  I know everybody is itching to get out of here and spend some time with their families.  I am, too.  I noticed some of you colleagues have been reporting from Hawaii over the last week.  But I just wanted to say a few …

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Carkeys – Motoring News, Auto Features, Road tests and Launches Love this car? All the choice and model options delivered straight to you. Try this car before you buy – get a test drive from your local dealer!

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Ford says U.S. auto sales running at a 12 million pace BLOOMBERG NEWS Ford Motor Co. said U.S. auto sales in December are running at a 12 million unit annual rate, and it forecast sales to rise to almost 13 million next year. December would be the third straight month of industrywide deliveries at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 12 million or more, a level exceeded once in the previous two years. Sales for all of 2010 may rise to 11.5 million …

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Car, truck of the year hopefuls reflect changing industry For the first time, all three finalists for North American Car of the Year are green machines: Nissan’s electric Leaf, Chevrolet’s plug-in Volt, and Hyundai’s Sonata, which is available with a conventional gasoline engine or as a gas-electric hybrid.

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North American car, truck of the year finalists announced Detroit — Finalists for the 2011 North American Car of the Year announced today are the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Sonata; and Truck of the Year finalists are the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Durango and Ford Explorer.

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Memory Lane: Loren Tate 101 I view Bill Self’s departure differently from many Illini fans. Like Lon Kruger, John Mackovic and other ‘professional’ coaches, Self is a traveling soldier in the business and saw a chance to take a more lucrative, tradition-rich job located closer to where he wants to live. I think Self deserves praise from Illini Nation for providing the UI with the players Bruce Weber has woven into a …

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Carkeys – Motoring News, Auto Features, Road tests and Launches Love this car? All the choice and model options delivered straight to you. Try this car before you buy – get a test drive from your local dealer!

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China caps boom year for auto market with car show (AP:GUANGZHOU, China) China’s second major auto show for 2010 kicked off Monday in the southern city of Guangzhou, capping a year of record sales for the country’s booming auto market even as it faces the prospect of slowing growth.

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China caps boom year for auto market with car show GUANGZHOU, China: China’s second major auto show for 2010 kicked off Monday in the southern city of Guangzhou, capping a year of record sales for the country’s booming auto market even as it faces the prospect of slowing growth.

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Temecula auto worker killed by falling car An auto worker at a Temecula repair shop was killed when a car slipped off the lift and fell on him.

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2011 BMW Models – Lots of News MUNICH, December 14, 2010. This spring we will see many new models, model variants and new features from the Bavarian car manufacturer. As of March, the 1 Series Coupe and Convertible will get a face lift, or as BMW calls it: design modifications and improved aerodynamics.

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Volkswagen interview with Mark Miller Volkswagen factory driver Mark Miller and his South African co-driver Ralph Pitchford are already looking forward to the 2011 Dakar Rally.

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2011 Volkswagen Jettas to be sold for $5,995 each–really: Volkswagen is selling three 2011 Jettas through Gilt Groupe for $5,995–slashing the and#8220;1and#8221; from the usual $15,995 starting price.

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2011 Volkswagen Jetta SEL With a goal of tripling sales in the U.S. before the end of the decade, VW introduces the more-bang-for-your- buck 2011 Jetta SEL – Electric Minicar Begins Production in Ind.

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2011 Volkswagen Jetta SEL Has WM taken over VW? The spirit of WalMart is alive and well at Volkswagen, as the German automaker begins chasing a dream of tripling sales in the United States before the end of the decade.

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Volkswagen news Extreme desert passages, dizzying heights in the Andes, fast gravel sections – the Dakar Rally remains the longest and toughest test in motorsport: Volkswagen is determined to bring the title home to Wolfsburg for the third consecutive time.

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Auto insurance quotes for small cars Excited about that new smaller car you bought? You may not be after seeing your insurance premium.

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State News At A Glance Neb. police searching for escaped inmate LINCOLN (AP) – Lancaster Correctional Facility officials say an 18-year-old inmate has escaped, and Lincoln police are searching for the man.

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State News at a Glance Mom gets 225 days for breaking leg of her son LINCOLN (AP) – A young Lincoln mother who broke one of her son’s legs while changing his diaper has been given 225 days in jail.

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Patrons back Cuneyit Erdal, ‘squeezed’ owner of Kensington Shell station Mike Mclaughlin, DAILY NEWS WRITER Gas station customers put the pedal to the metal to help a Kensington station owner try to save his business from a middleman charging him high prices for fuel. Customers fled Cuneyit Erdal’s Shell station …

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BREAKING NEWS: Perryville Middle School bus rear-ended with 30 aboard A car rear-ended a school bus carrying about 30 students from Perryville Middle School this afternoon.

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News by location Get local and national news updates via E-mail. Cheers to AAMCO Transmissions at 1047 Bragg Blvd. in Fayetteville. I was having a bit of a leakage problem in my transmission, and I was also having a problem with the acceleration of the car.

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Carkeys – Motoring News, Auto Features, Road tests and Launches Love this car? All the choice and model options delivered straight to you. Try this car before you buy – get a test drive from your local dealer!

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BREAKING NEWS: Perryville Middle School bus rear-ended with 30 aboard A car rear-ended a school bus carrying about 30 students from Perryville Middle School this afternoon.

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Car, truck of the year hopefuls reflect changing industry For the first time, all three finalists for North American Car of the Year are green machines: Nissan’s electric Leaf, Chevrolet’s plug-in Volt, and Hyundai’s Sonata, which is available with a conventional gasoline engine or as a gas-electric hybrid. Electrification, the auto industry’s hottest trend, will again be in the spotlight at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next …

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NEWS: Hyundai reveals teaser of midsize car for Europe Do you think the Philippine market will like this as well?

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Destroy Cars, Save the Economy! (9pm Friday on Fox News) My new special “Politicians’ Top 10 Promises Gone Wrong” airs this Friday in Hannity’s timeslot — 9pm EST. Thanks, Sean, for letting me take your time! My first promise gone wrong was last summer, when the administration passed Cash for Clunkers, which paid people $3,000 to destroy their older car and buy a new one. They

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Atlanta Car Accident Attorney Applauds Georgia State Patrol’s Efforts to Crack Down on Drunk Driving in December Icy roads and holiday parties can be a lethal combination at this time of year, says Atlanta car accident lawyer Bruce Millar of the personal injury law firm of Millar & Mixon, LLC, Injury Attorneys.

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7 ways to cut car insurance costs Don’t pay sticker price for your vehicle coverage. Discounts are available for a variety of reasons, and you don’t need a stellar driving record for most of them.

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North American Car/Truck of the Year Finalists Forty-nine automotive journalists have selected the Chevrolet Volt, Hyundai Sonata and Nissan Leaf as the three finalists for the 2011 North American Car of the Year.

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Series news and notes 2010-12-15 1. Servia, Hinchcliffe warm up track at chilly Sebring: Cold temperatures couldn’t prevent Oriol Servia and James Hinchcliffe from staring their case for full-time IZOD IndyCar Series ride with Newman/Haas Racing during two days of testing at Sebring International Raceway.

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