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REDLANDS - The driver eluded police as he ripped through a string of red lights in a stolen car, zipped down the freeway shoulder at 140 mph and barreled into an SUV pulling out of a shopping center, authorities said.

TELEVISION personality John Mangos has emerged as a key witness in the high-profile speeding case involving former Federal Court judge Marcus Einfeld, QC.

In the very near future, Interstate 95 is going to look a whole lot different -- and potentially cost a lot more -- for hundreds of thousands of South Florida motorists.

WEST SPRINGFIELD - A 43-year-old West Springfield man was severely injured Monday night when his car crashed into the rear of a flatbed tow truck on Interstate 91.

Federal regulators have stepped up an investigation into 98,454 Lexus ES 350 sedans after amassing 40 reports of unintended acceleration, including eight crashes and 12 injuries, along with cases in which drivers said their cars stopped only after an accident.

Baltimore County Digest Three firefighters were injured and three apartment buildings heavily damaged in a two-alarm fire yesterday at a Randallstown apartment complex, officials said.

"The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century Further Updated and Expanded," by Thomas L. Friedman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times; he maps the next phase of globalization.

In the very near future, Interstate 95 is going to look a whole lot different -- and potentially cost a lot more -- for hundreds of thousands of South Florida motorists.

LYNNWOOD - A rock star wannabe with a taste for luxury cars and high-end stores is financing his heavy metal lifestyle with stolen credit cards and fake identities, police say.

For about $6, motorists soon will be able to jump on toll lanes on Interstate 95 to travel from Fort Lauderdale to downtown Miami, avoiding bumper-to-bumper gridlock during rush hour.

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REDLANDS - The suspect eluded police as he ripped through a string of red lights, zipped down the freeway shoulder at 140 mph, and barreled into shoppers pulling away from a Redlands grocery store.

ABDULLAH Abdulghani & Bros (AAB) Company, the sole agents for Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Qatar, has announced the result of the ninth draw of the ongoing ‘Toyota-Lexus Summer Festival’.

Drivers will soon be able to buy their way out of traffic jams on a 21-mile stretch of Interstate 95 between Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

Lexus is renowned for delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction, not only for everyday motorists but increasingly for the nation’s police forces too.

The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Tuesday, August 14, 2007: Mattel Could Announce 2nd Toy Recall

Jim Cramer answers questions on Dell, Tupperware and more.

Norway’s Jan-Are Larsen believes his Challenge Tour colleagues that are heading to his home club for the Lexus Open will be putting on some of the best greens in the world at the Miklagard Golf Club.

The Lexus LX 470 is a luxury sports utility vehicle, designed to give drivers and passengers an exhilarating, powerful experience. The Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek is the only hotel in Dubai to offer the cars.

Hertz UAE has signed an exclusive deal with the Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek to provide a fleet of luxury Lexus LX 470 cars for guest transportation.

DMN Newswire--2007-8-13--Boxer Films’ Rob Groenwold conjured the ghosts of some of golf’s greatest players and made a pilgrimage to some of its most hallowed courses in directing a new, golf-themed campaign for Lexus and Team One Advertising.

a new, golf-themed campaign for Lexus and Team One Advertising. The 3-spot package, exploring the deep-seeded emotions golfers feel for the game, was shot by Groenwold entirely on location in Scotland. Road Trip follows a man as he drives winding Scottish back roads in a downpour.

Americans' satisfaction with domestic vehicle brands increased in the second quarter of this year, while contentment with all but two Asian nameplates dropped from a year ago, according to the University of Michigan's Consumer Satisfaction Index, released today.

Exquisite design, top talent and innovative fashion will converge during "The Lexus Fashion Preview" fashion show at the 57th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this weekend.

Calty Design Research, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, provides innovative design solutions for Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles.

The stunning 1-2 finish by the Chip Ganassi with Félix Sabatés Lexus-Riley Grand Am Rolex Series Daytona Prototypes at the Iowa Speedway race on Friday 13 July was definitely a hard act to follow.

Applegate was in "Married ... With Children," Schaech in "That Thing You Do!"

The RX 400h SR, on sale now, is positioned in the line-up between the standard RX 400h and the RX 400h SE. It builds on the regular RX specification with leather upholstery, eight-way electric front seat adjustment, heated front seats, a 40:20:40 split-folding rear seat and metallic paint.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 13 -- Exquisite design, top talent and innovative fashion will converge during "The Lexus Fashion Preview" fashion show at the 57th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

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Lexus Delivers Breakthrough Hybrid Advertising and Impacts Purchase Interest.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Members of the public had a chance to view for themselves and appreciate the aesthetically appealing hand-woven carpets from India, Pakistan and Iran at the, Lexus Showroom in Gadong yesterday.

Around ten o'clock Saturday a woman driving a Lexus SUV drove her vehicle into a canal, rolling about fifteen feet down, and then drifting downstream. Sunday the car was brought out.

Bandar Seri Begawan - It was a visual feast at the Central Asian Carpet Exhibition held at-the Lexus Showroom in Gadong for all Lexus owners yesterday from 1pm to 7pm.

This summer the Lexus range is being extended to include a new version, the RX 400h SR, that offers a typically high Lexus specification with great options for multimedia and entertainment systems.

The new Lexus RX will receive an update for year 2009. We can’t say many things about the test mule due to its heavy camouflage.The production will begin at the end of 2008 and will receive several modification, it will be a little longer that its predecesor and will get the same 3.5 liter V6 engine but will get a new 6 speed transmission.

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 9, 2007 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today placed first among all corporations and earned 10 segment awards in the 2007 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study(SM) (VDS), more than any other manufacturer.

(Watkins Glen, NY) August 9 2007-- John Pew nearly matched the best qualifying result of his young Rolex career on Thursday, taking the Playboy-liveried Michael Shank Racing Lexus-Riley to ninth on the grid for Friday nights Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen. The sister Lexus-Riley of Mark Patterson and Oswaldo Negri will start the shortest race of the Rolex Sports Car Series from eleventh on the ...

NEW YORK — Toyota Motor Corp's luxury Lexus brand retained the top slot in an automobile reliability survey for used cars for the 13th year in a row, according to a study by the J.D. Power and Associates released Thursday.

Bigger is better at Lexus. Our exclusive picture shows that the next RX will be larger than the current model – and it could even be offered as a seven-seater for the first time.

State police are looking for a 16-year-old Gettysburg girl who police say failed to return home with her 6-month-old daughter Wednesday. Heather Lauck left work Wednesday and did not return home at 517 Steinwehr Ave. with her daughter, Lexus Lauck, police said.

Lexus has been pretty good about keeping its upcoming 2009 RX crossover hidden from spy photographers, but just hours ago one of our ace photographers spotted a heavily disguised prototype out for a drive.

Toyota Motor Sales , U.S.A., Inc., today placed first among all corporations and earned 10 segment awards in the 2007 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study , more than any other manufacturer.

Q Does it not seem strange that oil prices keep inching upward, while prices at the pump inch downward? Robert Davies Santa Clara A Inch? I'd say it's more like a landslide.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Meaghan Francella, the only American golfer to reach the quarterfinals of last week's HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons on the Duramed Futures Tour.

Police said no one was injured Tuesday when a woman driving a burgundy-colored Lexus plowed into a Quizno's sandwich shop.

To avoid the worst drivers in Britain, steer clear of north west England - and head right to Scotland.

Boarded windows and cracked cabinets tell part of the story. But, a surveillance camera captured what really happened to a Rocklin Quizno's, as a car smashed right into the storefront during business hours.

SEDALIA, Mo., Aug. 8 -- Toyota is bringing its nationwide tour called "Highway to the Future: Mobile Hybrid Experience," to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Mo. on August 17-19, 2007. The tour is designed to provide consumers with a firsthand opportunity to experience automotive hybrid technology.

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Flexcar (www.flexcar.com) achieves two major milestones as it rolls out a total of 20 total environmentally friendly vehicles on the campus of The Ohio State University this week: the launch of the largest campus car-sharing program at the largest university in the country; and the opening of its 13 th U.S. city – the most of any car-sharing company.

A young driver who crashed his high-powered sports car and killed two young passengers in 2003 has been sentenced to nearly three years jail today.

The developer who was blasted last week in the pages of The Montclair Times as “mean-spirited” for having a Verona woman’s vehicle towed from his parking lot said he plans to sue his accuser for tarnishing his and his family’s reputation.

PRUETT HOLDS ON TO SLIM CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD -- Scott Pruett continues to hold on to a slim two-point lead heading into Round 12 at Watkins Glen this weekend with just three races remaining.

Bandar Seri Begawan - NBT will be holding its 3rd Anniversary Draw at the NBT TOYOTA, Gadong on Aug 10 at 9.30am.

SAN DIEGO Bartle Bogle Hegarty in London was named the Grand Prix winner of the Jay Chiat Planning Award at the Association of American Advertising Agencies' Account Planning Conference here today. The agency was recognized for its "Click" mating game campaign for client Unilver's Axe.

An estimated 2 million Iraqis have fled the country as a result of the war. A small, but rapidly increasing number of Iraqis is finding a haven on the other side of the world -- in the southern Chinese trading city of Yiwu.

All Things Considered , August 8, 2007 · The war in Iraq has spawned a new refugee crisis: An estimated 2 million Iraqis have fled the country. A small, but rapidly increasing number of Iraqis is finding a haven on the other side of the world — in the southern Chinese trading city of Yiwu.

Emissions-based fees on the way

Under all the camouflage, the next-generation RX emerges. (Spy Shots and Future Cars)

Rocklin police said no one was injured Tuesday when a woman driving a burgundy-colored Lexus plowed into a Quiznos sandwich shop.

9:16 a.m. Aug. 8 (AP): Stock car drivers are generally considered oval specialists, so scheduling two road course races in an eight-day span has put pressure on everyone in NASCAR's Busch Series.

The Lemoore City Council issued a proclamation Tuesday recognizing the victims of the devastating July fire which killed an entire family and displaced six other families.

Toyota is bringing its nationwide tour called "Highway to the Future: Mobile Hybrid Experience," to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Mo. on August 17-19, 2007.

An 18-year-old Lodi girl was one of several people kidnapped and ultimately released unharmed Monday night in what authorities believe was a case involving the breakup of a relationship.

COLUMBUS, Ohio----Flexcar achieves two major milestones as it rolls out a total of 20 total environmentally friendly vehicles on the campus of The Ohio State University this week: the launch of the largest campus car-sharing program at the largest university in the country; and the opening of its 13th U.S. city - the most of any car-sharing company.

A number of teams remain mathematically in contention with just three races remaining for the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype driver's championship, but four drivers -- two former champions and two first-time hopefuls -- control still their own destiny in the race for the championship entering Friday's Crown Royal 200 at The Glen.

AIM Autosport is ready to complete the challenge of back-to-back Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series races, this week on the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen International road course.

The McGuinty government trumpeted its strategy for bringing automotive jobs to Ontario yesterday at the Toyotetsu parts plant in Simcoe.

Nothing really went wrong on this car. I did regular maintenance on it. That is all. My previous car was a 1991 LS400, which is currently being driven by a relative.

Petersen/White Lightning get ready to welcome Peter Dumbreck as they bid to turnaround their ALMS season.

A fight over guacamole smeared on a Lexus SUV led to the arrest of the 23-year-old son of University of North Texas Athletics Director Rick Villarreal on an assault charge.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Meaghan Francella, the only American golfer to reach the quarterfinals of last week's HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons on the Duramed Futures Tour.

A speeding teenage driver ploughed head-on into an oncoming car while attempting to overtake two vehicles. (08/08/2007 10:18:31)

WHERE YOU SAW HIM: On the cover of Juice’s second issue in June 2005. He was profiled inside.

Bigger is better at Lexus. Our exclusive picture shows that the next RX will be larger than the current model – and it could even be offered as a seven-seater for the first time.

A young driver who crashed his high-powered sports car and killed two young passengers in 2003 has been sentenced to nearly three years jail today.

A fight over guacamole smeared on a Lexus SUV led to the arrest of the son of University of North Texas athletics director Rick Villarreal on an assault charge.

SIMCOE -- The McGuinty government trumpeted its strategy for bringing automotive jobs to Ontario yesterday at the Toyotetsu parts plant in Simcoe.

Gordon Brown will turn out to be a "formidable" prime minister, according to the News International executive chairman, Les Hinton.

A dozen sedans to become touring group? (Daily Auto News)

Hollywood must decide how players get paid for movies out in e-land.

Notes: Duo expecting fines

The son of University of North Texas athletics director Rick Villarreal is facing charges after a fight at a fast-food restaurant hospitalizes one man.

Grover Beach Adult-store owner Steve Diamond can keep his store on West Grand Avenue open, a federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of judges in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that his Diamond Video World was grandfathered in before a city ordinance banning such stores downtown took effect.

Staff Reporter THE second grand draw of the ‘Toyota - Lexus Summer Festival’ promoted by Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co, the sole agents for Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Qatar, was held on August 1, along with the eighth weekly draw for a Corolla.

A number of teams remain mathematically in contention with just three races remaining for the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype driver’s championship, but four drivers – two former champions and two first-time hopefuls – control still their own destiny in the race for the championship entering Friday’s Crown Royal 200 at The Glen.

Police are looking for the person or persons who crashed a pickup into the gate of an auto body shop in Grover Beach and stole a Lexus sedan early Monday. About 12:50 a.m., police were alerted to a prowler at Sierra Auto Body on Fourth Street, but officers and the business’s owner found nobody there, according to Grover Beach police. About 5:45 a.m., a trash-truck driver told police he saw the ...

FOREST GROVE - A Forest Grove woman was cited for driving under the influence just after midnight Thursday after she allegedly destroyed nearly $4,800 in city property during a late-night car trip with her dog.

LOS ANGELES Lexus has named independent Walton/Isaacson to handle its African-American creative and media chores following a review.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.----WALTON / ISAACSON, an independent, minority-owned, full-service brand-building agency with offices in Beverly Hills, Chicago, Dallas and Tokyo, has been named the African-American agency of record for Lexus, the top-selling luxury automotive brand.

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. today announced the appointment of Chris Reynolds to vice president, business law, in the legal services group of TMS.

A fight over guacamole smeared on a Lexus SUV led to the arrest of the 23-year-old son of University of North Texas Athletics Director Rick Villarreal on an assault charge.

A.J. Smith suffered through some good-natured hazing Friday from his fellow Georgia Tech offensive linemen.

Toyota is bringing its nationwide tour called "Highway to the Future: Mobile Hybrid Experience," to the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill. on August 16-19, 2007. The tour is designed to provide consumers with a firsthand opportunity to experience automotive hybrid technology.

A 72-year-old transient pushing a shopping cart wandered onto Interstate 5 and was struck and killed late Monday night, California Highway Patrol officials said.

IRVINE, Calif., (May 11, 2007) " Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) today announced several management changes, including the appointment of Ron Roensch to vice president, legal, human resources and dealer development; Terry Rains to the position of national manager for parts, service and customer satisfaction; Troy Kaiser to the position of national manager for technical and warranty ...

ARA consumer confidence marks 105 points in the month of July continuing to decline and narrowing down the margin of optimism.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Meaghan Francella, the only American golfer to reach the quarterfinals of last week's HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons on the Duramed Futures Tour.

(Montreal, Que) 6 August 2007- Brian Frisselle led the first laps in Rolex Sports Car Series competition for AIM Autosport in the Exchange Traded Gold Lexus-Riley this weekend at the Circuit Gilles Villenueve with a stint in front of the thirty-six car field during the Montreal 400k.

MONTREAL, Quebec (Aug. 3, 2007)-Cautions and carnage proved to be the most influential factors in the inaugural Montreal 400k for the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) No.01 TELMEX and No.19 Z-Line Designs/Mission Residential cars; a late yellow flag caused the race to end with a green/white and checkered that did not allow Pruett to get a last-minute run on the competition from ...

Shahin Alizadeh noticed it for the first time at his two auto dealerships in the fall of 2005. After five years of sputtering along, the Toyota Prius hybrid sedan had finally started to show some real consumer interest.

Media and professional: Gordon Brown will be a 'formidable' prime minister, according to News International boss Les Hinton.

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The sentencing of a Houston physician for health fraud took an interesting twist Monday with revelations of a murder-for-hire plot targeting a federal prosecutor and FBI agent.

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The sentencing of a Houston physician for health fraud took an interesting twist Monday with revelations of a murder-for-hire plot targeting a federal prosecutor and FBI agent.

Grover Beach Police need your help finding a car thief or thieves. The suspect or suspects stole a green Lexus from the Sierra Auto Body Shop.

What Works: Spacious new cabin; seamless hybrid performance; usable third-row seat. What Needs Work: Maximum fuel economy takes maximum effort to achieve.

Darren Law and teammate David Donohue finished 8th in a compressed schedule Montreal 400k Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve event this past Friday.

The Toyota TMX Athlete Program has announced at the Air Nautiques AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships that Wil Hahn, 17, was selected to be the 2008 Toyota sponsored rider and received a ride on the Lucas Oil Star Racing Yamaha Team as well as a new Toyota Tacoma.

Could “Made in China” soon eclipse the national cross from the famous Swiss army knife? The very suggestion is provoking a very un-Swiss uproar in the country.

Cautions and carnage proved to be the most influential factors in the inaugural Montreal 400k for the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) No.01 TELMEX and No.19 Z-Line Designs/Mission Residential cars; a late yellow flag caused the race to end with a green/white and checkered that did not allow Pruett to get a last-minute run on the competition from fifth place on the restart.

Attended the 2007 Taste of Lexus yesterday @Irvine. IS-F was there to display and the car looks hot in person. But the Lexus representative said 2008 IS-F will have 415hp, ONE hp more than M3. That will be sad if the number is true because I am hoping for 430~450hp. ^0^

I bought the '99 RX300 certified used. At 85,000 the engine blew. Lexus called it premature wearing of the rods. At 92,000 the transmission went. Fortunately, both were fully covered under the 100,000 mile certified warranty and I got free loaners both times.

EON Reality Inc., the world's leading interactive 3D software provider, today unveiled its EON Visualizer at SIGGRAPH Technology Conference. EON Visualizer is an easy-to-use, 3D interactive authoring tool that takes the first step in allowing non-technical business users to generate 3D worlds for Web, print, video and real-time formats.

A Daly City woman was injured Saturday morning when she was struck by an out-of-control vehicle while tending to her grandchildren in Pleasanton.

TORONTO and DETROIT, Aug. 6, 2007 -- The outspoken Canadian labour leader, Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove told a group of automotive investors this morning that the current focus by the Big Three on labour concessions is futile and won't help the overall picture of the North American producers.

From left, Lexus Kurtz, 6, and Kiera, 2, Brianna, 7, and Caitlin Betterly, 5, celebrate the versatile lemon during Lemonade Day in Northumberland. Each year, community members set up various stands offering everything from lemonade cookies to lemonade ice cream.

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T wenty-first century motorists are going to need a whole new vocabulary to navigate the pay-as-you-go highways of the future. Add this one to the unofficial dictionary of public discourse: Shadow tolling .

FAYETTEVILLE -- Meaghan Francella, the only American golfer to reach the quarterfinals of last week's HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons on the Duramed Futures Tour.

HAYWARD — Two Hayward men accused of murdering a Castro Valley man appeared in court Friday and again delayed entering pleas.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Meaghan Francella, the only American golfer to reach the quarterfinals of last week's HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons on the Duramed Futures Tour.

To further enhance the confidence it already enjoys, Toyota has recently launched a new interactive multimedia website, to highlight the safety and technology of its vehicles, both current and future.

Sales of imported cars in South Korea jumped 46 per cent on-year in July, led by higher sales of Japanese and German brands, an industry group said Monday.

Statistics Sales of imported cars in South Korea jumped 46 per cent on-year in July, led by higher sales of Japanese and German brands, an industry group said Monday.

Never had a mechanical failure. Only costs involved have been tires, brakes, oil changes, but it will need an exhaust soon. I love this car. It's never let me down.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Meaghan Francella, the only American golfer to reach the quarterfinals of last week's HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons on the Duramed Futures Tour.

Why don?t Americans take time off anymore? Maybe it?s because we just don?t need to.

PLEASANTON — A Daly City woman was injured Saturday morning when she was struck by an out-of-control vehicle while tending to her grandchildren.

LEMOORE - It was standing room only Friday at St. Peter's Catholic Church as the teenage couple and three children who died in last week's fire at a Lemoore apartment complex were laid to rest.

Toyota's Quarterly Profit Jumps 32 Percent, Lifted by Weak Yen and Strong Overseas Sales

A young couple dream of getting away from the Seattle grind. "I get up at 6 a.m., make coffee, get ready for work, make my lunch, hit the...

Hybrid vehicles are on track to achieve record U.S. sales this year despite signs consumer interest in hybrids is waning, an auto information company says.

AKRON, Ohio -- No longer affiliated with Tiger Woods or the tournament he won five times, American Express signed an endorsement deal Friday with the PGA of America that showed how it has shifted its strategy in golf.

THOMASVILLE — A Moultrie man killed in a midmorning wreck Friday near Ochlocknee has been identified as Jon Christopher Jordan, 60. He was pronounced dead at the crash site, said Sam Brown, Thomas County coroner.

NORTH PROVIDENCE — In a plea agreement, Gian Piscione, stepson of Rhode Island Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis, has admitted firing a shotgun into the trunk of a Lexus in a jealous rage over a girlfriend.

The Lexus LS 460 makes its extraordinary 'performance' debut at two prestigious summer classical music concerts this August.

Kirk Willet D.S. of Toyota/United Pro Makes Career Change Toyota-United Hopes To Send Kirk Willett Out A Winner. Team Director Begins Medical School After This Weekend’s Races

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Max Angelelli closed the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype championship series points lead to a scant two markers behind leader Scott Pruett on Friday evening at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to give himself, co-driver Jan Magnussen and the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac Riley team its second victory of 2007 in the 68-lap, two-and-a-half hour ...

DETROIT - Hybrid vehicles are on track to achieve record U.S. sales this year despite signs consumer interest in hybrids is waning, an auto information company said Thursday.

The California Highway Patrol and Soledad family members have released information about the two people who died in separate crashes in Soledad on Thursday night.

LEMOORE -- Hundreds of mourners packed St. Peter's Catholic Church on Friday to pay respects to five people who died in a tragic fire that rocked this small South Valley community last week.

Lexus has created the world’s first classical music ensemble composed entirely of cars. The Lexus Symphony Orchestra, a group of 12 LS 460 limousines, will perform for the first time this summer at two major open air concerts, presenting a programme of popular classics and original works.

Milacron has lost less in its quarterly report, while Toyota shows a record profit.

More than $1 million for golf, around $340,000 to use a luxury box at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts and $2.5 million in unearned commissions to agents are some of the perks and misconduct at Beacon Mutual Insurance Company detailed in a recently released report by state regulators.

CHARLOTTE - Spartan Chassis Inc. has received a $28 million order to build components for armored military vehicles. The subcontract from Sterling Heights-based General Dynamics Land Systems is the second such deal for the unit of Spartan Motors Inc. in the last two weeks.

Murder suspect Thomas Fast was ordered held without bond Friday in the Manatee County jail.

EMPLOYMENT Hiring cooled off in July, pushing the nation's unemployment up to 4.6 percent, a six-month high. The fresh snapshot of employment conditions around the country, released by the Labor Department on Friday, also showed that new job creation slowed. Employers increased payrolls by 92,000 last month, the fewest add-ons in a single month since February.Job losses in construction, ...

Max Angelelli earned his second win of the season in the Montreal 400k on Friday and closed within two points of championship leader Scott Pruett with three races remaining in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

ATLANTA - A.J. Smith suffered through some good-natured hazing Friday from his fellow Georgia Tech offensive linemen.

PROFIT REPORT: High fuel prices, along with a favorable exchange rate, bring customers into the firm's showrooms.

AKRON, Ohio—No longer affiliated with Tiger Woods or the tournament he won five times, American Express signed an endorsement deal Friday with the PGA of America that showed how it has shifted its strategy in golf.

Max Angelelli earned his second win of the season in the Montreal 400k on Friday and closed within two points of championship leader Scott Pruett with three races remaining in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

More than $1 million for golf, around $340,000 to use a luxury box at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts and $2.5 million in unearned commissions to agents are some of the perks and misconduct at Beacon Mutual Insurance Company detailed in a recently released report by state regulators.

AIM Autosport led a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race for the first time, using race strategy to head the 36-car field at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on Friday. With 76 minutes of the 2.5-hour race run under caution, pit strategy was critical in determining the finish.

Coyotes defenseman Keith Ballard considers himself fortunate. He lives a short distance from the Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis that collapsed Wednesday.

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (Aug. 3, 2007) -- Max Angelelli closed the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype championship series points lead to a scant two markers behind leader Scott Pruett on Friday evening at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to give himself, co-driver Jan Magnussen and the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac Riley team its second victory ...

TOKYO, Aug. 3 -- Booming sales of fuel-efficient cars helped lift Toyota to its biggest quarterly profit ever and kept the maker of the Prius hybrid on a pace to pass General Motors as the world's No. 1 automaker this year.

American Express has become an official patron of The PGA of America, which runs the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup.

(Montreal, Que) August 3 2007--Michael Shank Racing continued to make progress in the Rolex Sports Car Series championship standings with another strong run with both team Lexus-Riley entries on Friday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

Virginia senator’s home is first stop on anti-war coalition’s summer tour.

No longer affiliated with Tiger Woods or the tournament he won five times, American Express signed an endorsement deal Friday with the PGA of America that showed how it has shifted its strategy in golf. American Express, which in November became the first corporate partner of the USGA, agreed to become an official patron of the PGA of America, which runs the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup and has ...

Police have recorded 2,097 cases in which unsuspecting members of the public have been cheated of money by con artists in the first half of the year.

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“We are very excited about some of the upcoming developments for the IS Line, including the V8-powered IS-F and potentially, an IS coupe in the future.” Those are the words of John Roca, Lexus’ Australia division manager, during the milestone sale of 5,000 IS sedans sold.

DENVER - There was an armed robbery Thursday night at the Cherry Knolls Liquors on University Boulevard.

Driver suspected of hit-and-run in Irvine arrested after nine-mile pursuit ends in Fountain Valley.

At first glace, the Mitsuoka Orochi may seem like the Japanese answer to Ferrari, but there’s an unflattering surprise under the hood, the car is powered by a Lexus 3.3-litre V6 engine.

Earnings surge 32.3 per cent to $4.1-billion, lifted by weak yen and strong overseas sales

"Fresh from a complete redesign, the 2007 Toyota RAV4 adds more standard safety features. It ..." Classic Lexus 8470 Tyler Blvd. Mentor, Oh 1-866-786-8315

Toyota, on track to overtake General Motors as the world's biggest automaker this year, said Friday its April-June profit jumped 32.3% to a record high for a quarter, lifted by strong overseas sales and a weaker yen.

Toyota Motor Corp. today reported a 32 percent surge in first-quarter profit to a record $4.13 billion after increasing sales in all regions except Japan and trimming its costs.

Toyota posts 32.3 percent profit increase due to overseas sales, weaker yen.

August 3, 2007 - Tokyo - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) today announced operating results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2007. On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the first quarter totaled 6.52 trillion yen, an increase of 15.7 percent compared to the same period last fiscal year.

Detroit- Hybrid vehicles are on track to achieve record U.S. sales this year despite signs that consumer interest in hybrids is waning, an auto information company said Thursday.

Lexus outfit considers updating to new model for 2008 campaign.

On Wednesday, they found Fast's wedding ring, ankle bracelet and Gucci watch among the possessions of her stepson, Thomas Fast.

TOKYO - Toyota said today its April-June profit jumped 32.3 percent to a record high for a quarter, lifted by strong overseas sales and a weaker yen.

STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE -- After nearly two months on the lam, a New Jersey man wanted for questioning in the disappearance of his mistress and abandonment of their little boy returned voluntarily from Italy and surrendered yesterday to authorities in Delaware.

UNDATED: stepdaughter, Rose. Luis E. Gutierrez-Rosales would smile and talk to everybody.

DETROIT - Hybrid vehicles are on track to achieve record U.S. sales this year despite signs consumer interest in hybrids is waning, an auto information company said Thursday.

Visitors to a showroom of Toyota Motor Corp look at a Toyota Lexus in Tokyo on Friday, August 3, 2007. Submit your photos and let the world see the photographer in you.

Hybrid vehicles are on track to achieve record US sales this year, despite signs consumer interest in hybrids is waning, an auto information company said yesterday.

After five years as executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley, Steve Tedesco is leaving the organization many have credited him with saving.

Toyota, on track to beat General Motors as the world's biggest automaker this year, said Friday its April-June profit jumped 32.3 percent to a record high for a quarter, lifted by strong overseas sales and a weaker yen.

New Orleans police released sketches Thursday of two men wanted in a robbery and shooting in the Faubourg Marigny this week. A woman walking Sunday on Dauphine Street near Pauger Street at about 4 a.m. was approached by a gunman who ordered her to lay on the ground, police said.

As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, NBT will be organising an "Oldest Toyota Contest" at the Lexus Service Centre in Gadong on August 4 from 2pm onwards.

Hybrid vehicles are on track to achieve record U.S. sales this year, an auto information company said Thursday.

A seven-year-old boy was killed Wednesday and his parents injured when the SUV in which they were travelling was allegedly slammed by another vehicle, then overturned in a ditch along the Toll Gate main road in Clarendon.

DETROIT — Hybrid vehicles are on track to achieve record U.S. sales this year despite signs that consumer interest in them is waning, an auto information company said Thursday. An estimated 187,000 hybrids were sold in the first six months of 2007, accounting for 2.3 percent of all n...

State regulators yesterday released a damning report about Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. that lays out how the state’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer for years used its money, market clout and political connections to drive out competition.

Police in New Jersey break up a multistate luxury car-theft ring.

EWING, N.J. -- A sophisticated, multistate operation stole dozens of luxury cars and planned to ship them as far away as West Africa and the Middle East for sale at up to twice their U.S. sticker price, police said Wednesday in announcing eight arrests in the case.

New Jersey police break a multistate car-theft operation.

Bandar Seri Begawan - As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, NBT will be organising an "Oldest Toyota Contest" at the Lexus Service Centre in Gadong on August 4 from 2pm onwards.

The 2008 Subaru Tribeca is enjoyable to drive, and incorporates a few good tech features. However, it also has some real flaws, which could affect your long-term satisfaction with the car.