Chrysler to File for Bankruptcy; Will Get "New Lease on Life," President Says

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President Barack Obama announced today that after further consultation with his Automotive Task Force and review of Chrysler’s latest plan-submitted within the 30-day deadline provided at the end of March-it appears the company will be filing for bankruptcy.

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Pre-Registration Numbers Match 2008 for Independents’ Days Conference

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Pre-registration for the Independent Glass Association’s (IGA) 2009 Independents’ Days Conference and Spring Auto Glass Show have reached the levels of its previous events.

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Pittsburgh Doctors Step Up Monitoring of Flu-Like Symptoms

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Pittsburgh-area hospitals have not seen a spike in the number of flu-related respiratory problems, but the number may rise as doctors become more vigilant in screening patients for swine flu.

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Windshield Repairman Won’t Return Calls

Posted by on April 29, 2009 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

Many of us have driven down the freeway and seen a rock kick up and crack the windshield. Then comes the decision to get the windshield replaced

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Funeral Services Held For 3 Slain Women

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Funeral services were held today for the three women killed last week inside a Westmoreland County business.

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Funeral Services Held For 3 Slain Women

N.Y. Court Gives Progressive 30 Days to Produce Claims Files in Anti-Steering Suit

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The New York State Supreme Court has issued a final deadline of May 28 for Progressive Insurance to furnish the 802 claims files requested in a suit filed by a New York auto body shop.

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Two-Year Deal for Auto Windscreens

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Lombard Vehicle Leasing has appointed Auto Windscreens as its automotive glazing service provider.

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Three Boys Arrested for Shooting Out Car Windows, Setting One on Fire (Video)

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Three teenage boys Monday night were arrested for shooting out car windows at a salvage yard and setting one car on fire, police spokesman Sam Clemens said.

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State Auto Loss Widens After Catastrophe Charges

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Insurer State Auto Financial Corp. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net loss widened to $14 million, or 35 cents a share from $12.5 million, or 31 cents a share, a year earlier.

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Death of Pistons Owner Bill Davidson Leaves Front Office Void for Joe Dumars in Offseason

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This will be a summer of change for Joe Dumars, the Detroit Pistons’ president of basketball operations. Not only will he look to retool an aging, underachieving roster, he will do it for the first time without team owner Bill Davidson, who died last month.

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