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GM brands make big jump in J.D. Power initial quality rankings
General Motors Co. brands made a big jump in the rankings of the 2013 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, which examines the problems drivers encounter during the first 90 days of owning a new vehicle. Porsche topped the list — it regularly ranks...
Tags: Cadillac, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Mazda, GMC, Scion
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OfficeMax seeks incentives to keep post-merger HQ in state
Tribune reporterOfficeMax executives are seeking economic incentives to maintain their Illinois corporate headquarters once the Naperville-based office supply retailer completes its merger with rival Office Depot. Democratic State Sen. Tom Cullerton of Villa Park...Tags: OfficeMax Inc., Career and Workplace, Naperville, Sears Holdings Corp., Office Depot Inc.
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Bedrocket Takes Stake in YouTube Channel 'What's Trending'
VarietyBedrocket Media Ventures, an Internet media firm and YouTube multichannel network operator, has taken a seven-figure investment in What's Trending, a YouTube channel whose daily talkshow that generates more than 2 million views per month. The amount of...Tags: Margaret Cho, Entertainment, Computer Networking and Internet, The Huffington Post, Samsung Group
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Mike Brudenell: Biffle, Ford find success at MIS
Detroit Free PressDETROIT If David Pearson couldn't drive to Ford Racing's 1,000th NASCAR victory in the Irish Hills on Sunday, I'm glad Greg Biffle did. Biffle is a racer's racer. Like Pearson before him, he runs flat out and is smart about it. He tries to mash the...Tags: Roush Fenway Racing, Auto Racing, Stock Car Racing, Indianapolis 500, NASCAR
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Design revolution: A focus on style is saving Detroit
In the dark winter months before General Motors Co. filed for bankruptcy four years ago, its top designer, Ed Welburn, was growing increasingly frustrated with the negative news about his company. He gathered his 300-member design staff in the cavernous...
Tags: Cadillac, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Manufacturing and Engineering, Aston Martin
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Biffle claims fourth career victory at MIS; Bowyer battles back to 7th
Special to NASCAR Wire ServiceGreg Biffle feels right at home at Michigan International Speedway. He took the lead for good on a late restart and ran away from the field in the closing laps to win Sunday's Quicken Loans 400. The No. 16 Ford driver won his second straight race...Tags: Dave Blaney, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Nemechek, Aric Almirola, Tony Stewart
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Greg Biffle wins Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan
The Charlotte ObserverBROOKLYN, Mich. Greg Biffle may have had a sense he could win Sunday but he also had plenty of common sense as well. When Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards asked if Biffle, then the race leader, would slow to help Edwards remove trash from his...Tags: Roush Fenway Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Auto Racing, Stock Car Racing, Services and Shopping
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Greg Biffle wins second in a row at Michigan
Greg Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway at Brooklyn, Mich., easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday. It was the 1,000th victory...
Tags: Kasey Kahne, Bobby Labonte, Auto Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Stock Car Racing
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Edwards captures pole for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400; Bowyer a disappointing 27th
Special to NASCAR Wire ServiceA day after he drove one of the first American race cars, Carl Edwards captured the pole for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400. Edwards, the sixth driver on the track Friday afternoon, recorded the fastest lap of the day at 202.452 mph to win the Coors Light...Tags: Kasey Kahne, Auto Racing, Aric Almirola, International Speedway Corp., Kurt Busch
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Ford revamps F-150 for sales battle
The Kansas City StarFord Motor Co. figures that Atlas a titan standing for strength and endurance is just the right code name for the effort to create the next-generation F-150, the country's best-selling pickup truck. The Atlas, a concept vehicle showing off possible...Tags: Automotive Equipment, North American International Auto Show, Services and Shopping, Land Price, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Q&A: Ford's futurist looks far ahead
The Orange County RegisterSheryl Connelly is the rare auto industry expert who has almost nothing to do with cars. As Ford Motor Co.'s manager of global trends and future, her role isn't to look at the industry but outside it, to determine what factors will influence cars in the...Tags: United Nations, Demographics, Beijing (China), Manufacturing and Engineering, Orange County Register
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Tracking funds for training
When Illinois lawmakers criticized a state agency last spring for failing to adequately monitor how training funds were spent, they took matters into their own hands. They gave control of nearly $7 million to five private entities and promised to track...Tags: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Productivity, Economy, Business and Finance, Pat Quinn, Government
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