The Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan is an important car for General Motors. It's hugely outselling its lackluster predecessor, the Chevy Cobalt, and the EPA rates the...
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GM exec confirms 2014 Chevrolet Cruze plug-in hybrid model
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Carol Browner: Sweeping energy, climate bills are out of fashion
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Issa asks automakers for details about meetings with Obama administration
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