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Weekend warmup: Bruins and Trojans on the hardwood
It’s an even-numbered year — 2008 — in the race for the Lexus Gauntlet, and USC has won it in each even-numbered season. Troy is leading so... more
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It's Rivalry Time
The Trojans are leading the Bruins 25-10 in this year's Lexus Gauntlet, but a lot of points are on the line this weekend. USC will host the... more
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Hyundai takes luxury route with its Genesis
January 9, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesHyundai Motor Co. launched its rear-wheel drive Genesis luxury sedan Tuesday, a car the South Korean company sees as its ticket into the ranks... more
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Don't like car names? 2BAD
| January 5, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesLast November, Mark Fields, Ford Motor Co.'s executive vice president, took the stage at the L.A. Auto Show. He was there, he told the standing... more
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Daring to be different
| December 12, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesMY favorite piece of recent movie dialogue comes from the animated tour de force "Ratatouille." The ruthless food critic Anton Ego has just... more
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Fire sweeps through carport of Pasadena condo complex
| November 28, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesThirteen cars, including several high-end models such as a Porsche, two Lexuses and a Pontiac Solstice, were destroyed or severely damaged... more
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Dealers get best marks ever from car buyers
November 17, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesAuto dealers nationwide are getting better at serving their customers, collectively scoring at a record level this year in a survey of new... more
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Surgeon's family wins settlement
November 3, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesIn a wrongful-death trial, a Ventura County jury awarded $12.5 million Friday to the family of a Thousand Oaks dental surgeon who was killed... more
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A 'green' solution for a parched, car-crazy region
| November 1, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesTo the list of marketing oxymorons -- the sunless tan, cheeseless pizza, soap-free detergent -- add this: the no-water carwash. Lisa and... more
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From C to shining C
| October 24, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesON average, the angriest e-mails I get are from former Mercedes-Benz owners on the occasion of my saying something nice about the company... more
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Toyota loses lead in race for reliability
| October 17, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesIn a blow to the company that is poised to be the largest automaker in the world, Toyota Motor Corp. fell so far in Consumer Reports' annual... more
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Another Toyota executive moves to rival
| October 12, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesToyota's advertising slogan is "Moving Forward." Its U.S.-based executives keep moving out. Jim Farley, head of the automaker's Lexus... more
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HEY, BIG SPENDER
October 7, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesIF you're a big spender at Neiman Marcus, you qualify for a white-gold credit card that comes with a rewards program, InCircle, that's ridiculously... more
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Singular vision of Monocle's founder
September 29, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesThe death of print is often lamented among media types these days, in the era of Google ads and the mad exodus of advertisers from dreary... more
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Lexus and Buick top survey on reliability
August 10, 2007
From Los Angeles TimesBuick tied with Lexus as the highest-ranking brand in a closely watched study of vehicle dependability, marking the first time in 12 years... more
