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2010 Chicago Auto Show: Toyota Prius Wins MotorWeek Award

Amid all the recalls, finger-pointing and apologies, Toyota received MotorWeek’s Best of the Year award for its 2010 Prius. The announcement at the Chicago Auto Show raised a few eyebrows. While the 2010 Prius has already earned much kudos, the timing of the MotorWeek award was awkward.

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Subaru hybrid Tourer concept preview ahead of Geneva 2010

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced that it will exhibit the "SUBARU HYBRID TOURER CONCEPT" as an European premiere and unveil the "Subaru Impreza XV" as a world premiere, which will be marketed this summer in Europe, at the 80th Geneva International…

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2010 Chicago Auto show:2010 Furious Fuchsia Dodge Challenger

With little or no money for actual product development in recent times, the folks at Auburn Hills have turned to digging through their library of eye-catching (and eye-searing) exterior colors to drum up interest. In October, the Challenger went Plum Crazy and now, here in snow-coated Chicago,…

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Chicago Auto Show 2009: Ford’s North American Fiesta Movement starts here

What Car?’s Car of the Year, the new Ford Fiesta, was sitting at the Ford booth at the Chicago Auto Show sporting a fresh look. All tricked out to promote the Fiesta Movement, the Fiesta was looking pretty good – and very green. Lime green, that is. The Fiesta Movement is Ford’s plan to give…

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2010 Chicago Auto Show: Toyota is the focus

Not surprisingly, the Toyota press conference, ostensibly to introduce the full-size sedan to the world, was thoroughly overshadowed by all the news involving the beleaguered company. Bob Carter, Toyota’s vice president for North America, spent most of the 45 minutes allotted his company…

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Chicago Auto Show 2009: Under the skin of the Toyota FCHV

Toyota first began researching hydrogen fuel cells way back in in the ’90s, and the Japanese automaker has continually refined the drivetrain and platform that houses it ever since. We got the chance to drive the latest FCHV a few months ago, so we were naturally interested to see what makes…

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Chicago Auto Show 2010: Fisker Sunset shows up in black

While walking the hallways at the Chicago Auto Show looking for interesting things to write about, we stumbled upon the Fisker booth and found a pair of extended-range plug-in hybrids to point our DSLR lenses at. We were especially attracted to the droptop Sunset model, in this case painted up in…

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2010 Chicago Auto Show: all-electric Ford Connect Transit will make an appearance

At the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, Ford unveiled its Transit Connect utility van for the U.S. market. In 2009, the company was back with the urban delivery vehicle, this time decorated for use by a variety of small businesses, and confirmed that a plug-in version would be coming to the U.S. At the…

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Chicago Auto Show 2010: The greenest vehicles at the auto show?

Yes, there were plenty of electric, hybrid, ethanol and diesel vehicles here at the Chicago Auto Show. There are even some cars and trucks that use some combination of multiple green fuels or powertrains. But those are expected and they aren’t necessarily the greenest or most environmentally…

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Chicago Auto Show 2010: Scion tC Release Series 6.0 is present and accounted for

Take a good look at the Scion tC Release Series 6.0… it’s kind of a big deal. Last year, Scion offered up 2,000 tC Release Series 5.0 models. This year, the new Release Series 6.0 will be almost twice as rare, with just 1,100 such models planned for production. Better get yourself in line now.

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Chicago Auto Show 2010: GM uses clear plastic to illustrate direct injection

Automakers have long grappled with a way to showcase exciting new technology in an interesting and informative yet still simple-to-understand way. One traditional method that’s been used for years for this purpose is to hire an artist skilled enough to draw complex cutaway illustrations that…

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2010 Chicago Auto Show:Nissan Juke coming to America

We’ve now officially heard it from the horse’s Nissan’s mouth. Today at a pre-Chicago Auto Show event, Nissan confirmed what we’ve been hearing for the last month: the funky Juke will jive its way to America this Fall. The small crossover was presaged by the Qazana concept, and the…

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Honda bringing Odyssey minivan concept to 2010 Chicago Auto Show

With apologies to Get Shorty and the 1995 Oldsmobile Sillhouette, the Honda Odyssey may well be the Cadillac of minivans. Honda’s big, luxurious people hauler has been the hottest-selling minivan in the U.S. over the past two years, besting Chrysler and Toyota for the minivan sales title. With…

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Hyundai Announces 2010 Genesis Coupe Pricing in 2010 Chicago Auto Show

Hyundai announced pricing of the Genesis Coupe at the Chicago Auto Show. The much-anticipated sporty brother to the luxurious new Genesis sedan goes on sale later this month, offering rear-wheel drive and V6 power, and offering Hyundai a chance to play in the serious-performance market.

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Plan To Curb Asian Carp Raise Job Loss Concerns

Photo AP/M. Spencer Green In the fight to control the invasive Asian carp population, some wonder if there will be another casualty apart from the meddlesome fish: jobs. During a three-hour public hearing, state and federal officials tried to convince the audience that a federal plan to…

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Weekend Diversion: Solution For Google Privacy Concerns

Have concerns about privacy issues and Google? There's a solution for you. Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village

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Illinois To Receive Millions In Federal Job Training Money

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris announced Friday Illinois is slated to receive more than $8 million in federal grants for job training, Chicago Breaking News reports. Illinois will receive two grants from the Department of Labor; the money will be used for training in health care and "emerging…

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