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Some of us remember the "lime runs" done in college where you follow a trail of broken paper bags filled with lime tossed out of a lead vehicle. The powdery residue left by the bag was always an assurance that you were on the course to your objective.

Will Audi Release a Mini R8?

If you just don't have access to a Clapper, you can find solace with the Smart Finder, a remote that finds your gadgets for you when they disappear into the sofa cushions or your dog's secret hiding place.

A BOLD thief robbed a pensioner as she worked in her garden in Motherwell. The 71-year-old had been enjoying the sunshine on Thursday, April 19, when a neighbour spotted a man rummaging through her house at around 3pm.

Elderly people have been warned about the danger of opening their door to strangers following two distraction burglaries in Ryhall.

Tom Kristensen has left hospital after remaining there for two days while recovering from his crash at Hockenheim on Sunday.

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Automotive Component Manufacturers - April 2007 to their offering.

Thanks to BMW's iDrive, Mercedes' COMAND and Audi's MMI, centralised cabin-control systems are all the rage in the executive and luxury classes. However, the new Mondeo introduces similar technology to a family car.

'Reports are coming in to Fight for United that a group of United fans have staged an attack on what is thought to be Malcolm Glazer son's at the Lowry Hotel in Salford.

On Tuesday, May 1, The Motor Press Guild , America's largest professional automotive media association, will feature Johan de Nysschen, executive vice president of Audi America.

RUF Automobile has hosted a delegation consisting of the heads of 25 Bavarianbusinesses as it continues to strengthen commercial relationships between Bahrain and Germany.

Moody's Investors Service published yesterday the rating results for banks in Middle East countries namely Lebanon, United Aarab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Jordan as part of the application of its refined joint default analysis (JDA) and updated bank financial strength rating (BFSR) methodologies.

How Much Booze Can A Body Take? In the long, sad history of drunken driving, few motorists have reached the height of pickling recently recorded by police in Washington state.

MONTVALE, N.J. and NEW YORK, April 24 -- Mercedes- Benz, USA and SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) plans to significantly increase the rate at which they install SIRIUS radios in Mercedes-Benz vehicles to more than 80 percent for 2007, with plans to continue building to 90 percent for 2008 and over 90 percent by 2009. The growth in the installation rate far ...

Shanghai- Audi presented the Audi Cross Coupe quattro combining the design of a compact premium sports car with the spaciousness of a four-seater Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) featuring a fabric folding roof at the Shanghai Motor Show. Painted in Liqu...

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RAGING Hugh Grant yesterday launched an astonishing attack on a photographer. The actor hurled abuse - and a plastic container of beans - at the agency snapper outside his home.

The frenetic competition in the automotive industry is taking its toll on the advertising industry.

A fellow yacht member of a missing bank executive said he saw the man alive last Saturday.

A President's Day appreciation of some local gavel-wielders. Duties: Presides over six annual board meetings to help steer an organization of more than 250 Volkswagen enthusiasts.

The scene from Shanghai - minus the Mao suits.

A blaring noise and an immediate alert to the alarm company just won't cut it if you want to protect your home from intruders. You'll need this USB-powered sentry gun designed by vCrib.

Tesla Roadster, eat your heart out. If you've got that need for speed, but want to keep it off of the city streets, then this custom-built electric go-kart might be right up your alley. With a little tinkering, the electric devil may be capable of speeds as high as 178km/h (110mph).

The Volkswagen Phaeton was pulled from American showrooms in 2005 due to poor sales, but VW is planning to bring the marque back to the States with a revitalized look, a smaller stature, and a reduced price.

Audi was one of the first carmakers to realize the potential benefit of equipping both its road-going and competition cars with an AWD system.

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54852) has announced the addition of the new Frost & Sullivan report “ Strategic Analysis of the European Market for Transmission ” to their offering.

April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, said the redesign of its best-selling Golf model is progressing as planned. ``We are right on track,'' Ulrich Hackenberg, the head of Volkswagen brand development, said today in an interview in Berlin. ``We are where we want to be.''

Audi has launched the web site for the newly launched Audi Cross Coupe quattro, which it unveiled at the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show. The site offers a closer look at the design, drive and electronics of the car.

Lexus, the premium brand of Toyota, is seriously looking at introducing one or more of the hybrid models in its arsenal as demand for the revitalised range grows - with Lexus currently outselling its direct opposition in each segment against BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.

The following reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton District D-14 crime logs from April 15-22. In the early hours of April 19, Boston police met with agents from Massena, N.Y. and a cooperating witness to intervene in a marijuana delivery, suspected to be about 100 pounds.

PRNewswire/ -- Achievo® Corporation, the leading global software and information technology outsourcing provider with a local front-end and China back-end service model, today announced it has signed a vendor service agreement with CA to provide professional services to CA clients in China.

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the new Frost & Sullivan report "Strategic Analysis of the European Market for Transmission" to their offering.

BorgWarner will share its technical expertise in all-wheel drive, dual clutch technologies and diesel exhaust gas recirculation , during seminars at the 12th international Shanghai Auto Show held in the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center from April 22 - 28.

MAIDENHEAD, UK----SDL International, one of the leading providers of Global Information Management solutions, announced today that it has signed an agreement which is subject to, inter alia, Shareholder approval to acquire Tridion, one of the leading providers of enterprise class Web Content Management solutions.

A BLACK Audi A4 saloon is being sought by police in connection with 11 distraction burglaries that took place across the Thames Valley over the weekend.

A BLACK Audi A4 saloon is being sought by police in connection with 11 distraction burglaries that took place across the Thames Valley over the weekend. (24/04/2007 11:11:58)

A £5,000 reward is offered in an attempt to find the thief who stole a rare robotic arm.

Mercedes- Benz, USA and SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that Mercedes-Benz USA plans to significantly increase the rate at which they install SIRIUS radios in Mercedes-Benz vehicles to more than 80 percent for 2007, with plans to continue building to 90 percent for 2008 and over 90 percent by 2009.

ONE woman died and a man was seriously injured following a four-vehicle crash on a notorious stretch of the A66. It was one of series of crashes on Cumbria’s roads yesterday and left surrounding roads gridlocked for hours.

Adam Carroll is known as a cool guy, a laidback driver who takes the ups and downs of motor racing in his stride.

ONE woman died and a man was seriously injured following a four-vehicle crash on a notorious stretch of the A66. It was one of a series of crashes on Cumbria’s roads yesterday and left surrounding roads gridlocked for hours.

Chrysler has anounced prices for its new Mondeo rival, the Sebring, which arrives in June.

A Leicestershire woman is killed in a crash involving four cars and a lorry on the A66 in Cumbria.

Doha: Greater Paris Investment Agency (GPIA) delegation is in Qatar today to scout for potential investors in finance, real estate, energy, asset management, infrastructure and utilities.

Lexus has launched its most expensive and comprehensively equipped vehicle ever as it continues its assault against more established luxury brands.

GRAZ, Austria — The X-Bow roadster turned plenty of heads earlier in the year at the Geneva Motor Show. The car seemed a natural Lotus fighter in the lightweight sporting category.

NB - THERE ARE TWO MEDIA RELEASES CONCERNING THIS CONCERT SERIES. This May, 29yr-old international pianist, Freddy Kempf will make his debut with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in concertos by Beethoven and Prokofiev.

A lucky Big Wednesday player who won a total prize of $3.5 million on last Wednesday's draw, keeps pinching himself to make sure he really is the winner and that he isn't dreaming, says NZ Lotteries' Chief Executive, Todd McLeay.

GRAZ, Austria — The X-Bow roadster turned plenty of heads earlier in the year at the Geneva Motor Show. The car seemed a natural Lotus fighter in the lightweight sporting category.

SHANGHAI — Among Chinese indigenous brands at the Shanghai Auto Show, Great Wall and Chery run neck and neck in the number of new-model debuts. We think Chery had the edge, though, with such memorable products as the A6CC sport coupe, the Shooting Sport wagon and the Tiggo6 SUV, among others.

My first Volvo, a ’66 122S two-door, was sold to me by a very nice lady for just $300, and she tossed in a cartoon from the New Yorker. A man was sitting at a bar, staring into his drink. “Nobody loves me but my Volvo,” he said.

It is the eve of the New York International Auto Show as I write this, and the auto market seems very unsettled to me.

Engine was blowing blue smoke out the exhaust at 5,000 miles, they replaced the engine at 20,000 miles. Shift fork fell into the transmission at 30,000, I had to pay $12,000 for the repair.

DTM: With a double victory at Hockenheim, Audi managed a successful start to the 2007 DTM season. 101,000 spectators (throughout the weekend) witnessed an impressive debut of the evolution Audi A4 DTM that was the quickest car on all three days of the event.

If all roads were straight and smooth, you’d be looking at the new best car in the class. But they’re not and neither are you

Contrary to the trend for automakers to increase a car’s size with each new model change, Volkswagen is planning to shrink its flagship Phaeton sedan for the all-new 2010 model.

Whether for greed, corruption or malfeasance, companies increasingly find themselves in the position of the accused. Protecting corporate reputations against these attacks is no easy task.

While attending the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, a group of American journalists representing most of the major automotive publications and a selection of specialty titles such as Fourtitude, were given the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Rupert Stadler, the recently appointed Chairman of the Audi AG Board of Directors.

DETROIT, April 23 -- Once was a time when getting Shanghai'd was a bad thing to have happen. Not these days, and certainly not when the booming Chinese city plays host to one of the world's newest and most important auto shows.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 23 -- BorgWarner will share its technical expertise in all-wheel drive, dual clutch technologies and diesel exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), during seminars at the 12th international Shanghai Auto Show held in the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center from April 22 - 28. The company will also display its leading technologies at the exhibition, including regulated ...

Does a ballot cast in private or a card signed in pub lic better reveal a worker's true preference about whether to join a union?

As a partner of international sport, Volkswagen China Investment Ltd., with its brands Audi and Volkswagen, will be nailing its colours to the mast during the Summer Olympics staged in Beijing (China) in August 2008. In the Olympics and Paralympics the spotlight will be on Audi vehicles as the "Official Premium Car": Athletes, officials and VIP guests will be using the chauffeur service with over ...

No - this picture is not a Las Vegas gambling casino with a fleet of Rolls Royces, BMWs and Mercedes waiting to pick up the high rollers from the airport. Rather this is the family house of Shiekh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, president of The United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu-Dhabi.

The folks over at Automobile are saying that they’ve been told by Audi’s product planners that the Audi RS4 cabriolet still has a very good chance of making its way onto the US shores.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio , the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, will provide the most comprehensive radio coverage available of the 2007 NFL Draft live on SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, the only 24/7 year-round radio channel devoted to the NFL.

BorgWarner will share its technical expertise in all-wheel drive, dual clutch technologies and diesel exhaust gas recirculation , during seminars at the 12th international Shanghai Auto Show held in the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center from April 22 - 28.

THE funeral of a Coventry woman killed in front of her young daughter and a school-friend as they popped out to the shops will take place later this week.

A 17-year-old teenage Aylesbury shop worker died in a car crash over the Easter weekend at Lacey Green.

A CAR was badly damaged and ended up in a ditch after a collision with a lorry at the junction of the A1198 and the Graveley turn on Friday morning.

Once was a time when getting Shanghai'd was a bad thing to have happen.

April 23 (Bloomberg) -- The German IG Metall union and employers may fail to solve a pay row by a weekend deadline, threatening stoppages at companies including Bayerische Motoren Werke AG in Europe's largest economy, labor officials said.

The next user to download a song from a peer-to-peer file-sharing service like LimeWire could be in for a surprise. Not a recording industry lawsuit, but a pop-up asking him to look at an ad--either text or video--in return for a free and legal copy of the music.

BATHGATE'S Paul di Resta avoided a huge multi-car pile-up, which stopped the race for 30 minutes and involved Oban's Susie Stoddart, to score points on his debut in the German Touring Car Championship at Hockenheim.

Day Software this week unveiled a new digital asset management as part of its Communique enterprise content management suite.

Freddie Hunt, the 19-year-old son of 1976 World Champion James Hunt, will make his motor racing debut in the British Formula Ford Championship this weekend (21/22 April) at Donington Park.

The Malaysian manufacturer is moving forward...but not fast enough to keep up with the pace of the market, says Alan Candy after road testing the Impian (23/04/2007 10:40:42)

It is the eve of the New York International Auto Show as I write this, and the auto market seems very unsettled to me.

BUDAPEST. APRIL 23. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - ADVERTISING: Advertising Brochures Printed in Record Numbers - The number of advertisement brochures printed and distributed by retail chains continues to grow year after year, despite the rising environmental fees, a study by market researcher GfK Hungaria Piackutato shows.

A 17-year-old teenage Aylesbury shop worker died in a car crash over the Easter weekend at Lacey Green.

Oil firms educate students about GTL fuel

The Audi S6 is technically superb but doesn't inspire like other luxury sedans, says CAMERON McGAVIN.

Get set for a Shanghai surprise! With the Chinese city's fast-growing motor show opening on 19 April, BMW, Audi and Chevrolet are all preparing a series of shock new concept cars - while Ford and Volkswagen will take part with debuts of the Mondeo and Neeza MPV respectively.

Breakthrough or poor substitute?

Chances are only one of the recreational vehicles traveling Michigan's highways this summer will carry law students and legal documents instead of vacationers and a bed.

Five months after Beijing's auto gala, the world's top carmakers are back for the 12th Shanghai International Automobile Manufacturing & Technology Exhibition, or Auto Shanghai 2007, which opens to the public on Sunday.

The debut of the CS concept is interesting for several reasons. To announce such a significant concept at Shanghai signals how seriously BMW is taking the Chinese market.

These shorts are some of the best of the kind I've seen. The sturdy look and professional light pattern lines make them good for golf, light tennis, or just hanging by the pool. Pick 'em up for $78 at Nordstrom.

Audi drivers Tom Kristensen and Alex Premat praised the safety of their A4 DTM car, saying they were lucky to walk away from today's crash with relatively minor injuries.

Mattias Ekstrom took the first Audi victory at Hockenheim since 2002 in a shortened DTM race on Sunday

Neither Tom Kristensen nor Alexandre Premat are understood to have suffered any serious injuries in the huge multi-car pile-up that halted the opening DTM round at Hockenheim

April 21, 2007--Houston, Texas--The Flying Lizard Motorsports No. 45 and No. 44 Porsches finished second and fifth in GT2, respectively, at today's Grand Prix of Houston.

My first Volvo, a ’66 122S two-door, was sold to me by a very nice lady for just $300, and she tossed in a cartoon from the New Yorker. A man was sitting at a bar, staring into his drink. “Nobody loves me but my Volvo,” he said.

It is the eve of the New York International Auto Show as I write this, and the auto market seems very unsettled to me.

At least once in your life, maybe while bored during a classroom lecture, you have likely attempted to create a rough sketch of an airplane, bicycle, or automobile. And if you're like me, the results were less than spectacular.

Belted into a 2007 dark gray Audi A3, Gene Petersen is driving ever faster. He hits 35 m.p.h., 40, then 45. He’s looking for that precise moment when velocity will help turn his car into a boat. He accelerates hard, and the thrumming of the V-6 is suddenly replaced by a churning hiss as the tires hit a carefully created ...

"BMW 3 Series - The Ultimate Driving Machine!" What things have gone wrong with the car?

If any country could wipe the slate clean and start again, chances are it would look to Dubai for inspiration. For Dubai is a clever little country. It doesn't think big - it thinks huge. In just 50 years, the tiny emirate has risen from the sand and made sure the world took notice.

It's the end of the road for Volvo's R performance badge... The Swedish maker is phasing its performance badge out because of lukewarm demand for its hottest models.

AUDI S5 ::: If all roads were straight and smooth, you’d be looking at the new best car in the class. But they’re not and neither are you

For the first time in American Le Mans Series history, a Prototype 2 car has won back-to-back races. After winning last week in Long Beach and breaking the stranglehold the Audi R-10 had on the series, Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas drove to victory during Saturday's Lone Star Grand Prix at JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park.

Soaking up some rays, Lucille Wurtz of Philadelphia relaxed on a bench yesterday in Rittenhouse Square. There should be plenty of opportunity for similar activity in the next few days, with temperatures expected to reach well into the 70s through at least Tuesday. A full weather report: B7.

Auto enthusiasts were treated to a peek at one of 2008's hottest sports cars Friday night.

A company proposing to launch a new type of transportation service in Southeast Alaska is back on track with a new vehicle.

Soaking up some rays, Lucille Wurtz of Philadelphia relaxed on a bench yesterday in Rittenhouse Square. There should be plenty of opportunity for similar activity in the next few days, with temperatures expected to reach well into the 70s through at least Tuesday. A full weather report: B7.

For the first time in American Le Mans Series history, a Prototype 2 car has won back-to-back races. After winning last week in Long Beach and breaking the stranglehold the Audi R-10 had on the series, Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas took the checkered flag for the second straight week to win Saturday's Lone Star Grand Prix at JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park.

The Oslo court also convicted a third man for supplying a car for the armed robbery, but did not order him to pay damages.

HOUSTON, TX.As captain of his high school hockey team, Brent Figueira, Jr., handled plenty of black, round, rubber objects.

The Centrica subsidiary is launching a new business aimed at winning customers concerned about their carbon footprint or eager to save money by reducing the energy they waste.

Coach Scott Conner's Carmi-White County High School softball team collected 13 hits in a 17-3, five-inning Black Diamond Conference win at Eldorado Thursday.

tops the agenda this week as the third event in The Herald/Sunday Herald mentoring series takes place this Friday at the Glasgow Audi conference centre in Braehead.

It's been a long time since David Brabham qualified on the top overall spot in the American Le Mans Series. He proved Friday that he still has what it takes with a thrilling final-lap pass to claim the pole position for Saturday's Lone Star Grand Prix at JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park in Houston.

Allan McNish misses pole-position by a mere 0.006 sec Marco Werner claims sixth position in "sister" car Qualifying finally decided in the very last seconds The two Audi R10 TDI sportscars start Saturday's fourth round of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in Houston (US state of Texas) as fastest LM P1 prototypes from the first and third rows.

Bruno Spengler has taken pole position in the brand new Mercedes C-Class for the first round of the DTM season at Hockenheim

The sixth edition of the Malta Football Awards will be held on June 9th at the Corinthia Palace - Attard. Details about the gala event, which will carry once again the name of Melita Digital Malta... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MaltaMedia.com for full news, links, and other content. ]]

By Seyfert, Karl To keep pace with evolving vehicle technology, a shop must periodically evaluate its diagnostic equipment, then update or replace as needed. This report provides information on recent tool manufacturer and supplier offerings.

Martin Tomczyk set the fastest time in the final DTM free practice session at Hockenheim and nbsp;this morning

Nothing Yet, mind you I have owned it 9 days, but it seems like it will last me a long time yet! Oh wait, the driver's side rear window doesn't roll down, its 12 years old, big deal.

du, the new telecom operator in the UAE, will treat exhibition visitors and media delegates to a microcosm of its complete and friendly telecommunications experience, at the MECOM Telecommunications & ICT Summit 2007.

My first Volvo, a ’66 122S two-door, was sold to me by a very nice lady for just $300, and she tossed in a cartoon from the New Yorker. A man was sitting at a bar, staring into his drink. “Nobody loves me but my Volvo,” he said.

It is the eve of the New York International Auto Show as I write this, and the auto market seems very unsettled to me.

An investigation into who may have burglarized several unlocked vehicles in Pinebrook last week continues but detectives say they haven't arrested

As in the world of fine art, the most elaborate attempts to misrepresent cars occur where the profit potential is greatest.

My first Volvo, a ’66 122S two-door, was sold to me by a very nice lady for just $300, and she tossed in a cartoon from the New Yorker. A man was sitting at a bar, staring into his drink. “Nobody loves me but my Volvo,” he said.

It is the eve of the New York International Auto Show as I write this, and the auto market seems very unsettled to me.

China's vehicle market maintained strong growth momentum in the first quarter of this year. Sales of Chinese-made vehicles totaled 2.12 million units from January to March, jumping 22.2 percent from a year ago. Meanwhile, sales of passenger cars surged by 28.5 percent to 1.25 million units.

SHANGHAI: The 12th International Automobile & Manufacturing Technology Exhibition is receiving a warm response, especially from the new rich and the hopeful.

Coach Scott Conner's Carmi-White County High School softball team collected 13 hits in a 17-3, five-inning Black Diamond Conference win at Eldorado Thursday.

Superleggera, Buick Riviera, BMW CS, and more.

LEINGARTEN, Germany — We love the Volkswagen Rabbit and the Audi TT as much as anyone. But the VW global brand portfolio has a few other gems that we don't get to see in North America: potential pocket rockets that provide great grist for European tuning houses such as JE Design.

So there's this guy -- I'll call him John -- whose Audi was parked on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco a week ago today. Street cleaning was scheduled for early Saturday and John's car was still there at the time. At 2:41 a.m., he was issued a ticket for $40.

As the build up to the launch of Forza Motorsport 2 continues, Turn 10 reveals the last (substantial) list of vehicles...

2007-04-20 15:11:28 Continental AG's Sattelberger to join Deutsche Telekom board - report

Ben Devlin and B-K Motorsports were running as high as third overall last weekend in Long Beach in the Mazda-powered Lola. Click here for Hi-Res The early part of the 2007 American Le Mans Series has featured new street venues and four events in the season's first six weeks.

BMW has revealed the Concept CS, an exclusive four-door high-performance luxury coupé. The exterior design is very distinctive, but includes a large number of familiar styling cues.

A Battersea security guard is facing the prospect of a lengthy prison sentence after police allegedly discovered a loaded gun hidden between his buttocks.

ICEM Shape Design (ISD) R17 features range of tools for creation, validation, and modification of any type of surface, from freeform surfaces to complex mechanical shapes. Developed on CAA V5 software architecture, it includes functionality for geometry creation, modification, and quality analysis. Software integrates with CATIA v5 and CAA V5-based PLM environments, and is available as ...

SHANGHAI, April 20 (Reuters) - French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen said on Friday it expects its China sales to increase 25-30 percent this year, and it may build a third factory to keep up with demand in the world's second-biggest autos market.

So there's this guy -- I'll call him John -- whose Audi was parked on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco a week ago today. Street cleaning was scheduled for early Saturday and John's car was still there at the time.

THE RemasTTered project has timeless iconic classics and gives them a modern edge.

So there's this guy -- I'll call him John -- whose Audi was parked on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco a week ago today. Street cleaning was scheduled for early Saturday and John's car was still there at the time. At 2:41 a.m., he was issued a ticket for $40.

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Police were searching Friday for two armed robbers who held up a bank in the southern coastal city of Kristiansand.

Who heaps all this praise on the humble head Ferdinand Piech, chairman of the supervisory board of the Volkswagen Group? Why, the Volkswagen Group does. Specifically, the man who signs off on this treacly treatise is Andreas Meurer, head of group communications for the VW Group.

The high-brightness (HB) LED market will change from a slow-growth trend within the next one to three years and grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.7% to US$9 billion in 2011, according to market research firm Strategies Unlimited.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Audi AG aims to beat Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and Mercedes in terms of profitability, customer satisfaction and quality by 2015, but not in terms of sales, said Audi CEO Rupert Stadler in an interview with Financial Times Deutschland.

• Peter Angus Coltart, 28, of 127 Academy Road, Monmouth, warrant, burglary, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at 209 Lincoln St. • Anthony Paul Palmer, 42, of 302 Pleasant St., violating condition of release, 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at 32 Horton St.

"If others can sell 50,000 more cars, then good for them," he said, without referring directly to top rival BMW and Mercedes. Stadler also indicated that the cooperation with parent Volkswagen AG and VW's biggest shareholder Porsche AG would be expanded but he did not provide details.

Audi is calling this Shanghai motor show concept the Cross Coupe quattro, but consider it the preview for the Q5 junior luxury 4WD confirmed for production in 2008.

SHANGHAI, April 20 (Reuters) - Volkswagen expects its China sales to rise 18-20 percent this year, a senior executive said on Friday, roughly in line with most industry forecasts for growth in the world's second-biggest car market.

A 19-year-old University of North Texas student died in a one-car accident early Thursday.

Overall Conf.

One of baseball's best received some much-welcomed advice from one of the American Le Mans Series' best Thursday.

A DRUG addict who stole an Audi A3 from a nurse working at Wansbeck General Hospital has been jailed. (20/04/2007 07:56:09)

Federal-Mogul reported net income of $5 million for the quarter ended March 31, compared with a net loss of $68 million for the first quarter of 2006. The Southfield-based global auto parts supplier reported sales of $1.7 million for the quarter, an increase of 7 percent compared with the year-ago period.

The team’s brand new racers dominated the opening 1,000km round of the European Le Mans Series at Monza in Italy. But on the other side of the Atlantic, Audi’s R10 TDI lost its 13-month unbeaten record.

A leading used-car price guide says metallic or even solid black paint is worth up to R7000 more than other colours on premium used vehicles.

Buick Riviera, Mazda2, fuel-cell Volt, Audi Cross Coupe.

THE RemasTTered project has timeless iconic classics and gives them a modern edge.

Lexus execs admit that the LS460 cannot compete with the big boys. In Edmund's Full Test of the LS 600h l, the article quotes: "These people have a very short shopping list and we're not on it" is the way one Lexus executive put it.

Audi will be unveiling an innovative entertainment system for rear-seat passengers in the A6L at the Shanghai Auto Show (20 – 27 April 2007). Two 10.2-inch monitors are fitted on the backs of the front seats.

Two men were thrown from a car and killed Wednesday night after the driver of a high-powered sports car sped away from a routine traffic stop, causing a six-car wreck.

Sleeper cars of 2007 Some cars wear their street cred on their sleeve, while others are ill-conceived products of optimism with achingly ugly bolted-on wings and decals that say things like “2 Wycked.” Yet, fully capable sleeper cars stand on the sidelines without an ounce of ostentation.

Oriol Servia got the call while wandering the pits Saturday at the Grand Prix of Long Beach that Forsythe Racing was in need of a driver after 2003 series champ Paul Tracy suffered a back injury in practice. He quickly donned a mechanic's fire suit, qualified the car and a day later finished second to Sebastien Bourdais possibly revitalizing his career in the processs.

Shanghai's soft-roader wears four rings.

KTM is an Austrian motorcycle company. Originally it produced only off-road bikes, but now it also makes ATVs / quads and road orientated machines, all focused on the enthusiast end of the motorbike market - there are no retro-cruisers, scooters or large screened tourers in the KTM range.

BERLIN: Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, plans to focus more attention on boosting sales in the growing Russian and Indian markets to counter the stagnating motor vehicle business in Europe and the United States.

One of baseball’s best received some much-welcomed advice from one of the American Le Mans Series’ best Thursday.

What Works: Beautiful and comfortable interior; amazingly quiet; elegant composure. What Needs Work: Heavy and feels it; not as fuel-efficient as you expect a hybrid to be; dinky trunk; not quick enough to be competition for a V12.

Roger Clemens benefitted from karting tips given by Allan McNish on Thursday in Houston. One of baseball's best received some much-welcomed advice from one of the American Le Mans Series' best Thursday.

DETROIT, Mich. — Audi of America will introduce 15 new models over the next three years, including four or five in segments that the brand does not currently occupy.

AMHERST -- Two men speeding away from a police stop in their Corvette drove into a crowd of other cars causing a horrendous accident Wednesday night on the Route 101 bypass, killing them both and leaving another driver with "possibly life-threatening" injuries. ... - By DAVID BROOKS Telegraph Staff

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech was re-elected to another term as supervisory board head over the objection of some investors, critical of a management shuffle and his ties to Porsche AG, Volkswagen's largest stakeholder.

LEINGARTEN, Germany — We love the Volkswagen Rabbit and the Audi TT as much as anyone. But the VW global brand portfolio has a few other gems that we don't get to see in North America: potential pocket rockets that provide great grist for European tuning houses such as JE Design.

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech was re-elected to another board term over the objection of some investors who criticized him for replacing the chief executive and his ties to Porsche AG, Volkswagen's largest stakeholder.

Autocar has just driven the Audi S5. They were happy with interior layout and ergonomics (which is to be expected when reviewing an Audi for interior execution).

By Andreas Ohrt.

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech, seeking re-election to another term today, was criticized by shareholders for replacing the chief executive officer and his ties to Porsche AG, Volkswagen's largest stakeholder.

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech, seeking re-election to another term today, was criticized by shareholders for replacing the chief executive officer and his ties to Porsche AG, Volkswagen's largest stakeholder.

A 19-year-old University of North Texas student died at the scene of a one-car accident early Thursday.

A 19-year-old University of North Texas student died at the scene of a one-car accident early Thursday.

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Car ESP Report, 2006-2007 to their offering

This weekend's Lone Star Grand Prix marks the third straight street race for the American Le Mans Series. Already the Series' cars and stars have made first-time visits to St. Petersburg and Long Beach.

2007-04-19 15:33:24 Embraer confirms it is studying production of military transport plane

The silhouette is typical Audi; the design of the study, painted in Liquid Silver, is highly reminiscent of the sporty models produced by the Ingolstadt brand. The proportions and the large 20" wheels point clearly towards the offroad potential of the Cross Coupé quattro.

Ferdinand Piech has cemented his personal control of Volkswagen after winning the overwhelming backing of shareholders to remain as chairman. By David Gow in Hamburg.

A study released today by noted automotive consulting firm AutoPacific, Inc. summarizes the results of AutoPacific's Image and Consideration Tracking Study that will help manufacturers measure and manage their image.

BorgWarner Inc. announces the following Webcast:

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech, seeking re-election to another term today, was criticized by shareholders for replacing the chief executive officer and his ties to Porsche AG, Volkswagen's largest stakeholder.

THE owner of a family-run store wants to sell up after a gang armed with knives and baseball bats stormed the shop terrorising staff and stealing £15,000.

Audi produced a total of 15,740 TTs in the first quarter, compared to 3,107 during the same period last year, Audi said. Motor production was also up to 513,675 during the period, compared to 493,831 last year.

A cyclist is killed in a collision involving two other vehicles on the A456 Bewdley bypass.

European shares started in the red on Thursday, weighed down by mining companies Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton and some weakness in auto firms DaimlerChrysler and BMW.

On Tuesday, George Fantini sat in his darkened Cutler Road home with live electrical wires scattered in his driveway and deep dents on the roof of his 2006 Audi A6.

A FAMILY is desperate to catch the arsonists who set fire to a car at the back of their shop in Newbury Park. Neighbours chased the yobs after they were seen running from the burning black Mercedes four-wheel drive - but they managed to escape.

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, plans to focus more attention on boosting sales in the growing Russian and Indian markets to counter the stagnating automobile business in Europe and the U.S.

LONDON (MarketWatch) - European shares started in the red on Thursday, weighed down by mining companies Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton and some weakness in auto firms DaimlerChrysler and BMW.

CARS go better when painted black - at least when it comes to selling. Black cars are worth an average of £500 more than other colour son the second-hand market.

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in German markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the company names and prices are from the last Xetra close unless otherwise stated.