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Federal shutdown stalled auto safety regulators
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
One of the federal agencies affected during Congress's fight over a stopgap government funding bill is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Chrysler plans to go public in IPO
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
CHICAGO, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Four years ago a betting man would have risked even money that Chrysler would disappear, but four years later Chrysler Group is planning to go public.
Auto Outlook: Ford, VW bullish on turbocharged engines
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
CHICAGO, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Despite initial growing pains associated with any new technology, the U.S. automaker Ford says it can see a day when all vehicles are either hybrids, electrics or powered by turbocharged engines.
Carmakers look down the road, small car crash tests
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Results of overlap front crash tests of a dozen small cars by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety were mixed.
Luxury Bentley SUV not for the masses, Ford hiring
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Likely inspired by the success of Porsche's Cayenne sport-utility vehicle, England's Bentley Motors has announced plans to build "the world's most powerful SUV."
Nissan gives Datsun brand a Go, best cheap cars
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Nissan is giving the Datsun brand a Go in India.
Auto repairs, big trucks most stolen vehicles
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Early in our relationship my wife deferred to my competence in all things automotive.
Crash tests for Jeeps, fuel cells and a muscle car
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Auto safety advocates are calling for government regulators to crash-test older model Jeeps to make sure protective trailer hitches actually protect occupants.
Self-parking cars to go beyond parallel parking
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Sometime in the not-too-distant future a driver will be able to get out of a vehicle in front of a hotel or restaurant and her car will find an open parking spot and park itself at the touch of a button.
Corollas, Jeeps, buttons, knobs and backup cameras
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
I had a girlfriend in college who had a 1970 Toyota Corolla. Back in the day the boxy Japanese compact was a novelty, sort of like what early buyers of Hyundai and Kia vehicles experienced when they drove South Korean cars in the early 1990s.
Ford EcoBoost engines under the microscope
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is taking a close look at 400,000 Ford F-150 pickups with 3.5-liter EcoBoost gasoline engines because of a lack of power in some circumstances.
Four-cylinder engines back, long summer for autoworkers
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
The Detroit Three automakers are scaling back their annual summer production shutdowns to keep up with demand for top-selling models.
Is the driving boom over; domestic cars quality up
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
U.S. automakers win "Total Quality" awards
The end for the Coda EV
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Never heard of Coda Automotive? Don't feel too bad.
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released voluntary guidelines to discourage automakers from installing electronic devices that could create distractions for drivers.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool