MARGARET HARDING

Associated Press Writer
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Researchers work to turn car's exhaust into power

The stinky, steaming air that escapes from a car's tailpipe could help us use less gas.

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GM researches high-tech windshields to aid vision

When Coke bottle glasses just won't cut it for safe driving, a futuristic windshield might do the trick.

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Salvage yard haven for do-it-youself customers

It took an hour's worth of work, but Roman Knight didn't mind. The 18-year-old needed a bumper for his '94 Buick LeSabre, and a Detroit salvage yard had the right one. So he got down to business, prying off the bumper from a junked-out car, walking it to the clerk's desk and hoisting it up to the checkout counter. Then he went back for more.

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GM says 18,657 took buyouts, early retirements

The departure of 18,657 hourly workers allows General Motors Corp. to take a major step toward solving one of its most pressing problems — the need to shed workers as it downsizes its truck production to match dwindling demand.

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