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Automotive News Archive01-Dec-2006Gas Prices Hold Steady as Holiday Travel Picks Up Air fares, hotels and rental cars all up sharply this year while gas prices remain stable. Feds Find Backup Sensors Ineffective Automakers also claim the devices are expensive and would save few lives. Safety Groups Want Earlier Stability Control Rule Safety device could save 10,000 lives per year, Public Citizen argues. New Cars More Affordable Than Anytime Since the 1980s Average consumer spends 26.3 weeks' pay to buy a new car or truck. Domestic Cars' Reliability Improving Consumer Reports finds some American models equal or surpass Asian brands; Euro marques slump. Ford, GM Try to Clear Year-End Inventory Automakers hoping that big discounts, no-interest loans, rebates will move 'em out. Oil Giant Produces Gigantic Profit Exxon Mobil reports second highest profits ever recorded by a U.S. company. Honda, Subaru Top IIHS' Safety Picks List Less expensive cars beat out more expensive brands this year. Feds Probe Fires in Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute Antilock braking system's control module suspected in latest rash of Ford fires.
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