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— Sep. 11, 2007 — Access to source code is the "primary motivating factor" in operating system adoption among embedded systems developers, suggests Evans Data Corp. The research firm found that two-thirds of developers surveyed deem this "very" or "extremely" important, while only five percent thought it "not" important.

Nagpapasalamat si Ayen Munji- Laurel sa GMA Artist Center (GMAAC) dahil sa pagtitiwala nila sa kanyang kakayahan.

Federal agents converged on two upscale residences near Riverdale High School early this morning in an apparent raid and remain on the scene at this hour.

It was announced today that Tom Petty will be returning for another season of his celebrated XM show, "Tom Petty's Buried Treasure."

United Way’s Project Ready for School is celebrating its third year with a birthday party on Sunday. Volunteers are needed to serve beverages and snacks to children and families. Drink volunteers will work inside a coke wagon, filling cups with ice and beverages.

Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann will appear in court next month to learn his fate over a series of driving charges.

TechArt presented their tuning kit for the 2008 Porsche Cayenne at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. TechArt added their Aerodynamic Kit I to the Cayenne which gives it a new front spoiler, sill panels and rear diffuser giving it a sporting and elegant look.

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Footballer Dietmar Hamann's sentencing for driving offences is adjourned until October.

PARIS, Sept 20 - European stocks dropped on Thursday, ending a two-day spike, after Deutsche Bank sharpened fears over the impact of a credit crunch on banks, while shares in British lender Northern Rock plunged again.

Hamann court date set over driving offences by England

So whats the criteria for this year’s most memorable Christmas present? Adrenalin? Hair-raising? Thrill a second? Perma-grin? If you want to tick any of the above, how about offering a loved one the chance to strap themselves into one of the best handling cars in the world?

A new search engine has launched in the UK that lets users win prizes as they search. Wabbadabba is powered by Yahoo and will award up to 15 prizes at random times throughout the day, ranging from Amazon vouchers to TV sets.

A new search engine has launched in the UK that lets users win prizes as they search. Wabbadabba is powered by Yahoo and will award up to 15 prizes at random times throughout the day, ranging from Amazon vouchers to TV sets.

Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann will appear in court next month to learn his fate over a series of driving charges.

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A man killed outside his apartment in April apparently was the victim of a robbery, Raleigh police officials said Wednesday.

PARTY PARKING- Bell Canyon residents James and Terri Walker enjoy the Avantair Executive Air Hangar view from inside their 2004 Turbo Porsche Cabriolet during the Avantair Grand Opening celebration in Camarillo recently.

The Assets Recovery Agency has frozen £2.75m worth of properties, bank accounts and cars belonging to a Co Antrim man.

ON THE ROAD Bigger, faster, more-powerful machines are helping to make 2007 the deadliest year yet for motorcycle riders, say safety officials and a new insurance-industry study. In the past few years, a horsepower battle in the cycle industry has produced bikes that have the power of a car but often weigh less than ever. Sophisticated suspension and braking systems and other electronics make ...

— Sep. 11, 2007 — If you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford one. That statement likely applies to Bitmicro's new E-Disk Altima E2A3GL, which crams up to 461 GB of flash memory into a standard 2.5-inch hard drive form-factor, and which targets military and industrial applications. ...

A man killed outside of his apartment in April apparently had been the victim of a robbery, Raleigh police officials said this afternoon.

— Sep. 11, 2007 — Neoware has announced development of a notebook-style thin client claimed to be "the fastest and most powerful mobile thin client available."

— Sep. 11, 2007 — The overall market for embedded operating systems increased more than 20 percent in 2006, according to a new study of the global marketplace by Venture Development Corp. (VDC). However, operating system suppliers are under increasing pressure from Linux, the research firm says. ...

Sweden's Bjorn Waldegaard is geared up for an outright victory in this year's Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally.

— Sep. 11, 2007 — Magellan has introduced a new handheld GPS receiver for GIS (geographic information system) users, claimed to provide sub-meter accuracy in real time and to be priced "significantly lower than competitive receivers."

AHLEN, Germany — Edo Karabegovic is at it again. The latest inspiration from his Edo Competition is a conversion that will transform just about any Type 996 Porsche into a newer 997 look-alike.

A Northern Ireland businessman has assets put at more than £2.75m frozen while investigations continue.

— Sep. 10, 2007 — NEC has turned to Windows CE for its latest thin client, designed to work with the company's server products via the VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). The company says its tiny US110 offers enhanced multimedia performance, along with added support for RSA SecureID VPN connectivity.

If you have not taken steps to ensure your business' online presence in local search results is complete and accurate, you're missing a big opportunity.

A few weeks before she suffered her first heart attack, Linda Main didn’t have much to worry about medically. She was working at St. Lawrence Hospital, was in good health — to her knowledge — and fully insured.

For the fourth consecutive year, the IndyCar Series race at The Milwaukee Mile will be entitled by Wisconsin-based ABC Supply Co. The ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 is scheduled for June 1, a week after the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500. Practice and qualifications will take place on May 31. Tony Kanaan, driving the No. 11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone for Andretti Green Racing, won ...

— Sep. 10, 2007 — OQO says it has cut pricing and enhanced the specifications of its pioneering ultra-mobile PC. The Model 02 now boasts faster data rates for its integrated EV-DO wireless WAN capability, a larger hard or solid-state drive, and boost in CPU clock rate to 1.6 GHz. ...

XM, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 8.2 million subscribers, today announced the launch of a new, weekly show hosted by Marty Stuart. Debuting on Friday, October 5, "Marty Stuart's American Odyssey" will expose fans to broad range of American music -- including traditional country, blues, rockabilly, bluegrass, gospel and rock songs -- with Stuart serving as host.

Parrot, one of the leaders in wireless peripherals around the mobile phone, announces today two additional OEM contracts with prestigious PND makers.

A paving truck crashed into a house in Murrysville, Westmoreland County, on Wednesday morning.

Penske Racing's Ryan Briscoe will compete in his first Petit Le Mans this year. No first-year driver in the American Le Mans Series has found as much success this year as Penske Racing's Ryan Briscoe.

German sports car manufacturer Porsche has once again ruled out re-entering formula one in the near future. In February, the marque’s head of motor sport Hartmut Kristen denied that recent infrastructure developments were in preparation for a grand prix return.

Taylor and Richards reflect on McRae

Someone should really get these guys some Geritol, or at the very least, a walker and some reading glasses.

The folks over at Car Magazine have managed to get some snaps and info of the Porsche 911 Turbo update due in 2009. It only seems like yesterday that the new 997 based Turbo was released but Porsche have been busy working away in the background on an even better one.

Our friends over at CarMagazine have caught these latest spy shots of the new Porsche 911 Turbo hitting up the Nurburgring. Although this new facelift may lack visible changes from the current model offered by Porsche, most changes are made to the performance.

Spors carmaker Porsche says it might take legal action if the EU pushes through proposed CO2 emissions limits.

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It's coming rather late in her career, but Linda Garrison this month is making a big shift.

Tooele, Utah, 18th September 2007. Wolf Henzler may have finished his 2007 Grand-Am Rolex season with a different team to the one he began it with, but it ended well.

High costs keeping Porsche out of F1 : German sports car manufacturer Porsche has once again ruled out re-entering Formula One in the near future.

Drivers of red cars get more tickets. Don't sign a ticket and the case will be dropped. If the officer gets your hair color wrong on the ticket, you'll win.

The 10-ton earth mover approaches the banked light-bulb turn at 15 miles per hour, or at about one-tenth of the speed a custom-built sports car or world-class motorcycle will take it a year from now.

Eh tapos na ang "biro," naghihintay lang ng Wowowee na humarap kahit saan. It's the Senate's problem now, not Joey's. And Joey continues his stupid remarks even after Laguardia said to stop.

— Sep. 10, 2007 — Wyse Technology has introduced laptop- and desktop-style thin client devices based on Windows XP Embedded, plus new companion software. The X90 and X90e "thin notebooks" and V class LE desktop employ a Via C7-M processor clocked at 1.2 GHz. ...

Four-time Safari Rally winner and 1979 World Rally champion, Bjorn Waldegard, is optimistic of winning the East Africa Classic Rally in November.

A video clip posted on a popular Internet site caught Chinese men's team head coach Liu Guoliang slapping young player Hao Shuai in the face. The clip, posted by Ksjerry on YouTube, showed the coach hit Hao twice as the Tianjin player w ...

— Sep. 07, 2007 — Microsoft has scored another big win for its Windows CE-based "Microsoft Auto" technologies. It has joined forces with Siemens VDO to create a "new generation of automotive infotainment systems" that will be sold as early as 2009, the companies said in a statement. ...

Volkswagen labour leaders on Tuesday stepped up criticism of Wendelin Wiedeking, Porsche’s chief executive, accusing him of being “inflexible” over future worker representation at a planned holding company incorporating shares in the two carmakers.

— Sep. 07, 2007 — Broadcom is sampling a highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) for cable, satellite, and IP set-top boxes (STBs).

Hopes for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve offset weak figures on investor confidence.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - The judge of Stuttgart's labour court has set the date for a first hearing in the lawsuit between Volkswagen AG's works council and Porsche AG for Oct 24 in Ludwigsburg, a spokesperson told Handelsblatt in an excerpt of an article to be published tomorrow.

Dyson Racing's Andy Wallace has an overall win to his credit at Petit Le Mans. Dyson Racing's Andy Wallace has been coming to Road Atlanta since 1988 so he knows a little about what it takes to get around the 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit in northeast Georgia.

Taylor and Richards reflect on McRae : Followng the sudden and tragic disappearance of Colin McRae due to a helicopter accident, Richard Taylor and David Richards have issued statements regarding their former driver, who beared Subaru team colours for seven seasons (from 1991 to 1998).

DARREN Lapthorne had not ridden an open road race until 2005. He didn't even ride in the 2006 Australian championship as he thought he wasn't good enough.

Jurgen Klinsmann is not interested in Spurs job, plus other gossip

Chelsea could have up to 4,000 empty seats at Stamford Bridge for their Champions League tie against Rosenberg, despite pricing adult tickets at 36 pounds.

London, Sep 18 - Here's a sample of some of the gossip and transfer rumours from England's newspapers Tuesday about Premier League clubs:

EDMONDS - When the owner of DialPro Northwest asked Dennis Tyler if he wanted to buy the business, Tyler "blew off the idea." Tyler had a successful sales career in telecommunications.

Alisher Usmanov has increased his stake in Arsenal to 21 per cent. The purchase, which was announced to the Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning, makes Usmanov's company the club's second-highest shareholder behind Danny Fiszman, who has 24%.

Newcastle United boss Sam Allardyce has slammed Rafa Benitez, branding his lucky to still be in the job at Liverpool. Liverpool have finished fifth, third and third domestically under Benitez as well as winning the European Cup in 2005 and reaching the final last season.

London, Sep 18 (IANS) Here's a sample of some of the gossip and transfer rumours from England's newspapers Tuesday about Premier League clubs:

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The Museum Tower in downtown Reno, originally headquarters for Porsche Cars North America Inc., has been sold for $38.2 million, one of the biggest office building purchases in Reno.

— Sep. 07, 2007 — Wonderware has announced three new touchscreen panel computers intended for use with the company's Human Machine Interface (HMI) software. The simply-named Compact Panel Computers use a 500 MHz AMD LX800 processor and run embedded Windows CE 6.0. ...

A FORMER nuclear submarine expert was banned for two months yesterday after admitting driving his Porsche Boxster at 109mph on a motorway.

The iPod Touch is a beautiful product, inside and out. Unfortunately, its lean capacity keeps it from reigning as king of the iPods.

ENCINITAS ---- The 28th annual Wavecrest Woodie Meet hit its crescendo Saturday at Moonlight Beach with a convocation by the ocean that inspired the automobile's creation.

A muslim dentist made a woman wear Islamic dress as the price of accepting her as an NHS patient, it is alleged. Omer Butt is said to have told the patient that unless she wore a headscarf she would have to find another practice

Joel Camathias had another positive race at the fifth round of the Le Mans Series.

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TOOELE, Utah (September 15, 2007) -- Team TRG fell short of a third consecutive GT-Class Championship when the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve contested the Sunchaser 1000 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on Saturday.

— Sep. 06, 2007 — At a Sept. 5 gala event, HP debuted 56 different iPAQ-branded products, including five mobile software programs, twelve mobile services, almost three dozen handheld accessories, and five new handheld devices.

MOSCOW (Bloomberg) — Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 Carrera and Boxster sports cars, opened a 17 million-euro ($24 million) service center in Moscow as Russian purchases surge.

MOSCOW (Bloomberg) — Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 Carrera and Boxster sports cars, opened a 17 million-euro ($24 million) service center in Moscow as Russian purchases surge.

European leaders have recently come out in support of proposed EU CO2 standards that aim to cut average CO2 emissions for new vehicles from the present limit of 160g/km by 25% to 120g/km.

Eh tapos na ang "biro," naghihintay lang ng Wowowee na humarap kahit saan. It's the Senate's problem now, not Joey's. And Joey continues his stupid remarks even after Laguardia said to stop.

Eh tapos na ang "biro," naghihintay lang ng Wowowee na humarap kahit saan. It's the Senate's problem now, not Joey's. And Joey continues his stupid remarks even after Laguardia said to stop.

Cushman & Wakefield's Capital Markets Group of Southern California and its London office announced the sale of Two Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California for $275 million, or $2,174.46-per-square-foot. World renowned as a luxury shopping destination...

Our current bank problems look old-school.

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG's labor leaders sued Porsche AG in an effort to gain more seats on the supervisory board of a holding company the sports-car maker set up to manage its stake in Europe's largest auto manufacturer.

We’ve been enthusing about gold one rally at a time for more than a year, but it may be time to loosen up and imagine bigger possibilities. Our minimum upside objective for the December Comex contract has been 736.80 ever since Gold was trading in the low 690s.

WOLFSBURG, Germany (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG's workers council has filed suit against VW major shareholder Porsche at Stuttgart's labour court, a spokesman for the council told German news agency dpa, confirming earlier media reports.

WOLFSBURG, Germany (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) 's workers council has filed suit against VW major shareholder Porsche ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) at Stuttgart's labour court, a spokesman for the council told German news agency dpa, confirming earlier media reports.

The celebrations of Kris Meeke's third-place finish on Rallye Luxembourg were short-lived.

Eh tapos na ang "biro," naghihintay lang ng Wowowee na humarap kahit saan. It's the Senate's problem now, not Joey's. And Joey continues his stupid remarks even after Laguardia said to stop.

The celebrations of Kris Meeke's third-place finish on Rallye Luxembourg were shortlived.

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EDMONDS - When the owner of DialPro Northwest asked Dennis Tyler if he wanted to buy the business, Tyler "blew off the idea." Tyler had a successful sales career in telecommunications.

DUBAI — An impressive performance in the Transsyberia Rally by Karim Al Azhari and Blair Cole sets Dubai’s Al Nabooda Racing Team on a new track. In a remarkable shift into rally driving two of Dubai’s leading track racers finished 10th in this year’s 4,400-mile Transsyberia Rally.

ENCINITAS ---- The 28th annual Wavecrest Woodie Meet hit its crescendo Saturday at Moonlight Beach with a convocation by the ocean that inspired the automobile's creation.

A Porsche 911 sits outside company headquarters, ready for employees to grab and go for a spin. Inside, a "chill out" room offers an XBox, while the staff lounge displays the kookiest items employees have found on eBay, including a beer-branded model airplane.

Ana Luisa Sanchez Maccise, a Mexican citizen, is neither seeking a path to US citizenship nor living a fitful undocumented existence. Yet she lives and works in Houston, where she sends her son to a local private school. She has another home in Mexico City, where her husband still works.

In excellent weather conditions the factory Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R finished on the podium today.

THERE WAS a sombre atmosphere at Knockhill yesterday following confirmation that Colin McRae had died in a helicopter crash just a fortnight after he last visited the circuit.

We’ve been enthusing about gold one rally at a time for more than a year, but it may be time to loosen up and imagine bigger possibilities. Our minimum upside objective for the December Comex contract has been 736.80 ever since Gold was trading in the low 690s.

ENCINITAS ---- The 28th annual Wavecrest Woodie Meet hit its crescendo Saturday at Moonlight Beach with a convocation by the ocean that inspired the automobile's creation.

Each of my children got a solo visit this year with their grandmother in San Francisco.

Luxury high-rises promise to redefine the look of downtown Denver, luring tony buyers seeking their own wide-open spaces in the sky.

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Despite years of sliding U.S. sales for Volkswagen, the company is optimistic the brand can hit annual U.S. sales of a half-million vehicles within five years.

STEUBENVILLE — A couple of years in Afghanistan have only renewed the spirit of education, that knowledge can change the world, as embodied by Mingo Junction native Frank Petrella.

Tooele, UT (September 15, 2007) -- Spirit of Daytona Racing made over 600 miles of racing progress on Saturday in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve season-ending SunChaser 1000k at Miller Motorsports Park.

Motor shows have always been about sexy cars. Now, the emphasis seems to have shifted to low fuel consumption and emissions.

Porsche's Cayenne is getting even hotter with this latest evolution, which not only has a new engine, but improved suspension, too. The Cayenne GTS is making its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week.

The Barrington Concours Car Show kicks off.

My search ended when I got passed by a black F430, going at a fair lick more than I dared. A local, I thought to myself. Indicating left, I pulled in behind the rapidly dwindling Ferrari and floored it.

DW-WORLD.DE talked to Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking at the International Motor Show (IAA) about environmentally friendly cars, foreign takeovers and harvesting potatoes.

A small but growing group of Mexican citizens are creating parallel lives in Houston, Dallas and other cities north of the border.

Tooele, UT (September 14, 2007) -- For most contestants in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve season-ending SunChaser 1000k at Miller Motorsports Park, the race marks the end of a highly competitive season as well as the end of the current era of Daytona Prototype racing.

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Multinational gas barbecue manufacturer Grand Hall introduced a new product at Cologne's Spoga Exhibition Sept. 2-4 -- an outdoor kitchen designed and developed with the support of Porsche experts.

TOOELE, Utah (Sept. 14, 2007) -- Patrick Long will start the No. 23 Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team Porsche-powered Crawford Daytona Prototype on the inside of row three following qualifying for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Sunchaser 1000k at Miller Motorsports Park.

German sports car maker Porsche says it may take legal action if the EU pushes ahead with its proposed CO2 emissions limits.

TOOELE, Utah (Sept. 13, 2007) -- The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team completes Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve practice sessions at Miller Motorsports Park. Today's practice was in preparation for Saturday's Sunchaser 1000k.

Race car designer Gordon Murray is now creating a vehicle that will tread very lightly

Tuner Edo has updated their Edo 996 GT2 R with the latest version of the 911 GT2. Since the Edo 996 GT2 R was already modified in the areas of brakes, suspension, engine, transmission, aerodynamics, exhaust system, interior, wheels/tires and light-weight windows.

The logo of German carmaker Porsche is seen in the rim of a 2007 model. German luxury sports car maker Porsche might take legal action if the EU pushes ahead with its proposed CO2 emissions limits, a press report said Friday.

A Porsche logo is seen in the rim of a model displayed at the South Florida International Auto Show in Miami, 2006. German luxury sports car maker Porsche might take legal action if the EU pushes ahead with its proposed CO2 emissions limits.

CLEVELAND - Alcoa Wheel Products, a Cleveland, Ohio-based business unit of Alcoa (NYSE:AA), today announced an extensive wheel fitment program with TechArt Automobildesign to include the new Porsche Cayman, Boxster, 911 Carrera and 911 GT3. All wheels also fit the Porsche series cars. TechArt, a world-renowned specialist for Porsche sports car tuning, looked to Alcoa Wheels for expertise in ...

Porsche has boosted registrations in its home market in Germany for the seventh year in a row.

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(FRANKFURT ) - The German luxury sports car maker Porsche might take legal action if the EU pushes through proposed CO2 emissions limits, a press report said Friday.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) is considering taking legal action if the European Union pushes through proposed new carbon dioxide emissions regulations cutting average emissions for new vehicles to 120 grams per kilomter by 2012, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported, citing a spokesman for the German carmaker.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG is considering taking legal action if the European Union pushes through proposed new carbon dioxide emissions regulations cutting average emissions for new vehicles to 120 grams per kilomter by 2012, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported, citing a spokesman for the German carmaker.

The values of some classic sports cars are rising faster than the wail of their engines on a race track.

— Sep. 04, 2007 — Think your sports car would be let down by a mass-market GPS system? Then Navigon has announced the unit for you, styled by Porsche Design. The "extremely slim" P9611 features a 4.3-inch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio and reportedly runs Windows CE. ...

Race car designer Gordon Murray is now creating a vehicle that will tread very lightly

Porsche has added even more power to its Cayenne Turbo, just the thing for SUV-lovers who crave supercar performance. Porsche has updated its Cayenne SUV with new technology, minor appearance changes and a hefty power upgrade for the 2008 model year.

Due to its success Hamann offers various modifications for the Porsche Cayenne SUV to make it more individual. The new Porsche Cayenne “Cyclone” receives a body-kit, which makes the car look more imposing.

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Alcoa ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) Wheel Products, a Cleveland, Ohio-based business unit of Alcoa (NYSE:AA), today announced an extensive wheel fitment program with TechArt Automobildesign to include the new Porsche Cayman, Boxster, 911 Carrera and 911 GT3. All wheels also fit the Porsche series cars.

CLEVELAND----Alcoa Wheel Products, a Cleveland, Ohio-based business unit of Alcoa , today announced an extensive wheel fitment program with TechArt Automobildesign to include the new Porsche Cayman, Boxster, 911 Carrera and 911 GT3.

Maybe we should blame YouTube.

We don't know about you, but August had us nodding off into our mojitos. Relaxation's one thing. Slack-jaw boredom is something else. Clearly, party-planning types felt the same, because September has gotten off to a brisk start, with one stylish shindig after another.

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(Updates with further analyst comments) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Shares in Porsche AG are expected to extend gains seen yesterday following a bullish presentation at the IAA car show and supported by a hefty target price raise to 1,500 eur from 1,400 eur at WestLB.

European carmakers are hoping that diesel power will become an alternative to the hybrid cars popularized by Toyota and others.

According to AC Research ’s research note dated September 11 and published this morning, the company has announced its preliminary 2006/2007 earnings results. In that period, Porsche was able to grow sales by 3.4% y/y to €7.4 billion. Vehicle sales at the same time were up 0.7%, at 97,515 units.

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GERMAN sports car maker Porsche has signalled it is soon likely to increase its stake in Volkswagen, its bigger mass-market competitor, from 31 per cent to majority control.

You don't drive a Porsche without chrome rims. You don't take the prom queen to Willie's Weenie Wagon on a first date. And you don't win a Super Bowl without some degree of urgency, because NFL stands for Not For Long, and the window of opportunity could fall on your ACL on any given Sunday.

Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- European stock-index futures were little changed. BP Plc and Anglo American Plc may gain after oil traded near a record and copper rose in Asia.

- 6.1 seconds to 100km/h in the new Porsche Cayenne GTS, half-a-second faster than the standard Cayenne S. This is thanks to about 20hp more resulting in 400hp generated by the V8. The car is also set up to be the sportiest of the Cayennes (even if the Turbo has it beat in sheer power) with Porsche Active Suspension Management getting its body up to 24mm lower than the standard Cayenne.

Fish & Richardson PC, one of the largest intellectual property firms in the United States, will plant its flag overseas.

From speed to sound system, everything you want to know about the new Porsche.

Porsche , the German sports carmaker, has signalled it is soon likely to increase its stake in Volkswagen , its bigger mass-market competitor, from 31 per cent to majority control.

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Porsche AG said today that its sales rose by 3.4 percent during its recently ended fiscal year, pushed up by rising demand for its luxury cars. ...

Fashion brands Ted Baker, Mandarin Duck, Porsche and Levi are launching limited edition mobile phones exclusively with Carphone Warehouse in time for the Christmas rush.

Introducing the GTS, Porsche is supplementing the Cayenne range with a particularly sporting and dynamic model, the Cayenne GTS standing out in particular through its chassis and suspension developed specifically for this model variant: This is the first Cayenne to combine steel springs with PASM Porsche Active Suspension Management, a suspension concept so far reserved exclusively to Porsche ...

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Porsche AG said Tuesday that its sales rose by 3.4 percent during its recently ended fiscal year, pushed up by rising demand for its luxury cars.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Porsche AG said Tuesday that its sales rose by 3.4 percent during its recently ended fiscal year, pushed up by rising demand for its luxury cars.

Firstly I have to say I have a bias towards anything Porsche. This is not a bad thing, because until owning the Boxster I wrote it off as being 'not a proper Porsche'.

(updates with more comments) FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG CEO Wendelin Wiedeking said his company has secured a "sufficient" amount of financial instruments and derivatives to allow it to increase its current 31 pct stake in Volkswagen AG to significant levels.

Porsche AG said that its sales rose by 3.4 per cent during its recently ended fiscal year, pushed up by rising demand for its luxury cars.

Porsche AG said that its sales rose by 3.4 per cent during its recently ended fiscal year, pushed up by rising demand for its luxury cars.

Porsche AG said that its sales rose by 3.4 per cent during its recently ended fiscal year, pushed up by rising demand for its luxury cars.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Shares in unlisted Porsche AG were higher in afternoon trade on the back of strong full fiscal-year unit sales released today, and after the automaker said that it will consider increasing its 31 pct stake in peer Volkswagen AG for which it has already secured a large of options.

German car manufacturer Porsche has reported that profits for the fiscal year to July 31, 2007 rose 66% to approximately E3.5 billion, reported Reuters, quoting German magazine Auto Motor und Sport as its source.

Porsche has announced that it set new sales and turnover records in its 2006/07 fiscal year (ended July 31), in spite of the sporty Cayenne SUV model change. Sales were down in the US, but new markets like China and Russia more than compensated.

Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 Carrera and Boxster sports cars, said fiscal full-year revenue increased 3.4 percent, helped by sales of 911 models.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) will consider increasing its 31 pct stake in Volkswagen AG ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) if the 'Volkwagen law' -- which limits its voting rights in the company to 20 pct -- is ruled illegal, Porsche's chief executive Wiedelin Wiedeking said.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG said its full fiscal-year unit sales rose 0.7 pct to 97,515 vehicles, from 96,794 units in 2006.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) said its full fiscal-year unit sales rose 0.7 pct to 97,515 vehicles, from 96,794 units in 2006.

Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 sports car, said fiscal full-year revenue increased 3.4 percent, helped by the Cayman and a new model of the Cayenne sport-utility vehicle. Profit will rise to a record.

Porsche's new 911 Turbo Cabriolet is an open-top rocket. Even on a wide-open autobahn, our reviewer is too scared to put it in top gear.

Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in European markets. Prices are from the last close.

Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rise; crude oil nears record; Porsche AG reports revenue; Royal Grolsch NV posts earnings; FTSE 100 Index, DAX, CAC 40 will increase, Cantor Index predicts.

A tweaked Cayenne sidles up to the Frankfurt crowd. (Reviews - SUVs/Wagons)

PETALUMA, Calif., (September 10, 2007) -- Team TRG is poised to stake claim to its third consecutive GT-Class Championship when the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve competes in the Sunchaser 1000 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on Saturday, September 15th.

Signaling that the Silicon Valley economy is revving up, three car connoisseurs are building condominiums exclusively for cars.

It all started with the launch of Porsche's hot new 911 GT3 RS and quickly developed into one of those rowdy watercooler arguments.

Only six competitors took part in this year's Chili Cook-Off, sponsored by Malibu Kiwanis. A couple from San Marino win the grand prize raffle of a 2007 Porsche Cayman. G & G Motorsports wins the People's Choice chili award.

After showing us the first images of the Porsche Cayenne Hybrid prototype earlier in August, Porsche now shows us a video of the upcoming hybrid SUV in action. The prototype gave a hint of what the company will offer consumers by the end of this decade.

Der Sportwagen-Hersteller Porsche hat seinen Gewinn einem Pressebericht zufolge im Geschäftsjahr 2006/2007 auf rund 3,5 Milliarden Euro gesteigert. Dies sei ein Plus von 66,6 Prozent, berichtete das Magazin 'auto motor und sport' am Montag in Stuttgart unter Berufung auf Konzernkreise.

Malcolm Morrison September 10, 2007 - 10:27 a.m. A worker covers a Porsche car at the fairground in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, one day before the International Auto Show starts for media.

Intellectual property law firm Fish & Richardson P.C. plans to open its first office outside the U.S. in Munich, German, the firm said on Monday.

Porsche have unveiled their latest model in the Cayenne lineup – the Cayenne GTS. The GTS is powered by a 4.8 litre V8, naturally aspirated, with 298 kW/408 bhp at 6500 rpm and a maximum torque of 500nm/370ftlb at 3500 rpm.

STUTTGART (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG expects the European Union to adjust proposed limits on carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from passenger cars to account for different categories of vehicles, Porsche executive-board member Wolfgang Duerheimer said.

STUTTGART (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG expects the European Union to adjust proposed limits on carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from passenger cars to account for different categories of vehicles, Porsche executive-board member Wolfgang Duerheimer said.

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Firm Wraps Collectible Comics In Airtight Plastic, Increasing Their Value Remember when comic books were considered too juvenile to be read? Now it appears that they have become too valuable to be touched.

Frankfurt Auto Show will attract this year those who like more environmentally friendly cars with hybrid propulsion and more advanced, cleaner engines.

Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks including DaimlerChrysler AG, ThyssenKrupp AG and TUI AG retreated. Bayer AG paced rising shares. The DAX Index decreased 7.50, or 0.1 percent, to 7,429.13 as of 1:21 p.m. in Frankfurt.

London, Sept.10 (ANI): Volkswagen is to build another no-frills "People's Car" for the 21st century, 70 years after the emergence of the first "Beetle". The tiny 111/2foot-long four-seater will be unveiled tonight on the eve of the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new Beetle will have its engine in the rear, with luggage space under the bonnet. In China, India and other ...

Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks including DaimlerChrysler AG, ThyssenKrupp AG and TUI AG retreated. Bayer AG paced rising shares. The DAX Index decreased 2.58, or less than 0.1 percent, to 7,434.05 as of 11:06 a.m. in Frankfurt.

(FRANKFURT ) - Porsche sports cars will struggle to meet strict carbon dioxide emissions limits that the European Union is proposing to introduce from 2012, chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking acknowledged Monday.

A VILLAGE'S country fete raised at least £8,000 on Sunday with chances to win a Porsche for a weekend, a human fruit machine, 50 different stalls and a fun dog show.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking said the company's cars in their current form won't be able to meet carbon dioxide emissions limits that the EU is proposing to introduce from 2012.