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My first car, a 9-year-old peeling-blue Ford I bought before my junior year in college, lasted me the two years I needed it to hold a part-time job until graduation.

Charlotte Harbor's waves break steadily along the shore behind Nellie LaMeire's small Bokeelia home — perhaps the only sound to punctuate the...

I miss the old mailbag into which columnists of yore would dip from time to time for readers' comments or updates on their prior work. Mailbag is a good old name, and I'll miss it when it's gone. Of course, the same kind of information still comes via e- or voice-mail.

BOLIVAR, Mo. — Pittsburg State’s balanced offense was too much for pass-happy Southwest Baptist in an MIAA football game Saturday at Plaster Stadium.

It was a Friday, the morning of Feb. 21, 1975. A 19-year-old blonde woman named Dale Sauls Howell needed laundry detergent. She walked from her apartment behind a shopping center on Cherry Road to what was then the Super Duper grocery store.

MIAMI, Okla. — After the July 4 flood, Ron Forkum was ready to move out of the home he had lived in since 1959. “My intention was to move when the flood hit, but they figured the damage to my house was only 46 percent,” he said.

VW Microbus back on the table?

PARIS, Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets suffered substantial losses Thursday after Bank of America results spooked investors and the euro hit a new record against the dollar, sparking fresh concerns about the outlook.

NOEL, Mo. — Truckers traveling south on Missouri Highway 59 through Noel can find themselves between a rock and a hard place. “Trucks hit the bluffs quite often,” Mayor Paul Gardner said this week. “It’s happening more and more.”

Carmi Kiwanians honored Thursday have chalked up 900 years of service

NOEL, Mo. — By the first of the year, the Noel Fire Department will be ready to open a firefighting academy, according to the city’s fire chief. “We’re shooting for January,” Chief Brandon Barrett said this past week.

Boston, MA October 19, 2007; With high energy prices, dependence on foreign oil, and climate change all topping the news headlines, the 5^th annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation & Energy Festival introduced a record number of attendees to clean, sustainable transportation and energy solutions during two days, September 28 and 29, at Boston's City Hall Plaza.

What things have gone wrong with the car? Brand new, so nothing. Will give updates as I put more miles on. General comments?

Officers seized $800,000 in marijuana at the Otay Mesa port of entry.

With an investment of E223 million, Germany-based automobile manufacturer Volkswagen intends to manufacture a new pickup truck at its plant in Pacheco, Argentina.

ProLogis, an owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, has announced that it will develop 436,000 square feet in northern Germany for Volkswagen.

And you wonder why VW became the most recalled automaker of 2007 . An unlucky fellow in South Florida came back to his brand new 2008 Volkswagen R32 when he got off of work, discovering that the hot hatchback got a little too hot. In fact, it caught on fire.

The Long Island Chapter of the Cooley's Anemia Foundation is raffling off a brand new Volkswagen Beetle. For $100 you could drive away in a VW Beetle (or take the cash value!). Don't wait; the drawing is November 3, 2007!!

SAN DIEGO, 11:08 a.m. Oct. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE): A 27-year-old driver was killed early Friday morning when his 2002 Volkswagen Jetta crashed on Interstate 5 in La Jolla and then was struck from behind by another car, the California Highway Patrol reported.

VW to bring back Camper? New VW bus would have a simple layout. Picture: Auto Bild It may seem like a strange alliance, but Volkswagen and British rock group The Who have joined forces. And the result could see the return of the firm’s much loved camper van.

SAN DIEGO, 8:14 a.m. Oct. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE): A 27-year-old driver was killed early Friday morning when his Volkswagen Jetta crashed on Interstate 5 in La Jolla and then was struck from behind by another car, the California Highway Patrol reported.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry find 16 packages of marijuana in the trunk of a Volkswagen.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Morgan Stanley lifted it price target on shares in Volkswagen AG to 171 eur per share from 158 and reiterated its 'overweight' stance after it said the automaker's third-quarter unit sales numbers smashed the brokerage's estimates.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Speculation that Volkswagen AG and Wallenberg family-controlled entities have agreed Scania AB ( Nachrichten ) will bid for MAN AG ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) is being driven by market interests rather than hard facts, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported citing sources familiar with the matter.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Speculation that Volkswagen AG and Wallenberg family-controlled entities have agreed Scania AB will bid for MAN AG is being driven by market interests rather than hard facts, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported citing sources familiar with the matter.

SHANGHAI, Oct 19 - Top European auto maker Volkswagen AG said on Friday it will boost the research and development capability of its China ventures but has no plan to roll out cars under the ventures' own brands next year.

Swedish truckmaker is reportedly set to bid for its German rival.

CAR Magazine has captured some shots of the new hot-hatch doing hot laps at the Nurburgring. Further clues are provided in what the world's been meant to see in the shots of a heavily wrapped Scirocco.

Karmann Edition, 99K orig mi, body recently restored, white ext, white int, white convertible top, runs exc, exc cond, Serious Inquiries Only, MUST SELL, $6000 OBO. (203) 488-1373 .

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced a new provincial day off for the third Monday of February. Is this the best time of year for Canadians to be given a day off?

As with humans, corporate love triangles can become unstable and bitter. Might a three way relationship in European trucking end up the same way? Germany’s Volkswagen owns 30 per cent of compatriot truck maker Man as well as 36 per cent of the voting shares of Sweden’s Scania . In return, Scania owns 14 per cent of Man. The first public fight occurred last year when Man launched a hostile ...

Am 20. Oktober 2007 ist die Volkswagen Halle in Braunschweig das Mekka für Breakdance- und HipHop-Fans aus der ganzen Welt. Das „Battle of the Year“ findet bereits im 18. Jahr statt.

Frankfurt - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG said Thursday worldwide sales surged by 8.2 per cent during the first nine months of the year to a record 4.61 million, powered ahead by booming demand in China, South America and Eastern Europe. Th...

LinuxWorld: "The rugged communications bus designed for automotive and other high-noise applications now has Linux support, thanks to kernel developers at Volkswagen..."

WOLFSBURG, Germany (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG said September group unit sales rose 6.5 pct year-on-year to 545,500 vehicles.

Volkswagen plans to prices its vehicles in the US market more aggressively and drop costly features many customers there don't want.

VOLKSWAGEN AG chair Ferdinand Piech is one of 18 witnesses scheduled to testify at the trial of two men implicated in a bribery scandal at the automaker.

FRANKFURT, Oct 18 - Volkswagen group vehicle sales rose 6.5 percent last month to 545,500 units, its best September ever, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Thursday.

FRANKFURT, Oct 18 - Volkswagen group vehicle sales rose 6.5 percent last month to 545,500 units, its best September ever, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Thursday.

Volkswagen plans to prices its vehicles in the U.S. market more aggressively and drop costly features many customers there don't want, Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn was quoted as saying.

STOCKHOLM (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG and Wallenberg family-controlled entities, have agreed Scania AB will bid for MAN AG, the newspaper Dagens Industri reported citing "many" unnamed sources.

Paul Martin was a doctoral student in the ’70s when a traveling “rock band” in a Volkswagen took control of his life. Dropping out of school, Martin spent more than seven years in what he called a “Jesus freak hippie commune.” Only later did he realize it was a cult.

I love so many things about this car, but I have lost all respect for VW and will not buy another. A nice looking piece of junk!

A hate crime against a grad student in New York has turned into a nationwide educational effort on homophobia. Erin Davies -- with her vandalized Volkswagen Beetle -- stopped at Harper College in Palatine Wednesday to share her story with students.

Alessandro Profumo, the chief executive of UniCredit, said Wednesday that the bank had managed its derivatives contracts with its clients completely openly.

Betsy Liggitt has every right to want to stay in bed today. Her body is deeply sore, and has been for months. Today’s special is a new variation on an unwelcome theme — a cranky knee, which is minor in relation to the near-constant torment that plagues her hips.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has the total population of 80mil, the total space area of 330,000 sq km of mainland, and a national economy which is growing rapidly. Meanwhile, it has 1mil cars of different kinds only. Why limit the number of circulating cars?

Newtown (WTNH, Oct. 17, 2007 9:45 PM) _ A teen boy was hit by a car tonight in Newtown and police are looking for the driver.

The much-ridiculed, boxy East German auto could ride again, if a Bavarian model-car maker has its way

The Tiguan, Volkswagen’s new compact 4×4, is now available for ordering from UK retailers ahead of its UK launch in February 2008. Prices start at £19,370 for the entry-level model, the S 1.4-litre TSI 4MOTION. This vehicle takes Volkswagen into a new market segment and has been eagerly anticipated since its debut as a concept at the Los Angeles Motor Show in November last year.

A toddler who suffered serious head injuries when she was struck by a car dies in hospital.

Volkswagen plans to increase its market share in China from the current 18% to 20%, Chinese media reported yesterday.

The same man has attempted to abduct two girls in Londonderry, according to police.

Los Angeles police are seeking the driver of a black Volkswagen sedan that crashed into a San Pedro apartment building early Tuesday. The wreck at West 26th Street and Pacific Avenue occurred about 1 a.m., and the driver ran off, said Lt. Robert Long of the Harbor Division station.

Ottawa police have charged a Pembroke man and impounded his car in connection with a crash that sent a 21-year-old woman to hospital with serious injuries yesterday.

They were teens hanging out near the grounds of a neighborhood school, friends enjoying a pleasant October night. As 9 p.m. approached, only two in the group remained; a girl perched on the curb of Forsythia Drive South in Levittown, and a boy astride his bike. Both were 14.

A pedestrian is in critical condition with head injuries and two broken legs after being struck by a Gresham motorist Tuesday, Oct. 16.

Everybody loved the old Volkswagen Beetle . Those who say they don’t love it are lying to themselves and need to come out of the automotive closet on the subject. The Volkswagen Beetle was the Sixties on wheels, a flower-power punch to the face of the Ford Fairlane yank-tank-driving establishment.

Macedonia has been plunged into mourning following the death of pop singer Toše Proeski in a car crash on a Croatian motorway. The chart-topping singer was asleep in the passenger seat of a Volkswagen Touareg which was travelling on the Zagreb-Lipovac highway in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Wolfsburg, Germany - Volkswagen is offering its small car, Fox, in a Fresh version featuring an extensive package of extras including special seat coverings, an RCD 200 radio system and power steering. The bumpers come in the vehicle colour and 185/6...

The little neighbor boy, Noah age 8, jumped up and down excitedly pointing as we returned from town in the Gecko Green New Beetle. We waved, of course, though we weren’t used to getting such attention with what we thought of as a relatively ordinary car.

The Volkswagen brand has delivered 8.2% more vehicles to customers worldwide during the first nine months of this year compared to the same period in 2006.

Volkswagen, which said three years ago that it would not build any more plants in China, now says it could expand production in the country.

European car sales fell in September on weaker demand for Renault, Toyota Motor and Volkswagen models as declines in Germany and Spain undermined buoyant business in eastern Europe.

WOLFSBURG (Dow Jones)--Die Volkswagen AG wird umgerechnet rund 223 Mio EUR in den argentinischen Standort Pacheco zur Fertigung eines neuen Pick Up investieren.

U.S. automaker Ford has shown significant improvement in reliability, but Japanese and South Korean cars dominated the field in Consumer Reports' car rankings released Tuesday.

BATTERY TOWNSLEY, the secret World War II fortification in Marin that could launch shells that weighed as much as a Volkswagen more than 30 miles, will be reopened

Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Germany's benchmark DAX Index dropped for a second day. Siemens AG, the country's largest engineering company, paced the decline after its telecommunications rival Ericsson AB unexpectedly reported a slump in profit.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German shares closed lower with Volkswagen, ThyssenKrupp and Siemens leading the way down among decliners, dealers said.

Carlo van Dam to drive Volkswagen-powered RC Motorsport car in F3 Euroseries finale at Hockenheim.

Los Angeles police Tuesday seek the driver of a black Volkswagen sedan that crashed into San Pedro apartment building.

BEIJING (AP) — State-owned China FAW Group Corp., one of the nation's largest vehicle makers, said auto sales in the January to September period rose 23 percent from a year ago to more than 1 million units, according to a media report.

New, 7 a.m. Early morning mishap ends with car lodged in a bedroom wall, driver runs off.

Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Germany's benchmark DAX Index dropped for a second day. Siemens AG, the country's largest engineering company, paced the decline after its telecommunications rival Ericsson AB unexpectedly reported a slump in profit.

Volkswagen unveiled its new Up! Concept, a small rear-engine car, at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month. Speaking with the press in Frankfurt, Volkswagen CEO, Martin Winterkorn, said that the Up! concept was a “real Volkswagen.”

Two New Windsor men were jailed Monday after they were charged in connection with a series of thefts in the town, town police reported Tuesday. Philip Calyer, 25, and Matthew June, 20, both of Little Britain Road, face burglary and larceny charges in town court, police said.

Police are searching for a man who is responsible for up to eight early morning burglaries in the Ohio State campus area.

MIDDLETOWN - Two 14-year-olds from Middletown were listed in stable condition Monday at a Philadelphia hospital after being struck by a car on Forsythia Drive South in Levittown Sunday night.

Tyre Safety Month has won the support of Volkswagen. It’s the first manufacturer to sign up to the campaign run by industry body TyreSafe. During October, drivers of any make of car can stop at one of VW’s 250 dealers and receive a free tread check and tips on the best ways to care for their rubber.

VoiceObjects, the leading provider of adaptive self-service phone portals, announced today that Volkswagen Financial Services AG (VWFS) has successfully deployed a new, personalized self-service voice portal from VoiceObjects.

Los Angeles police sought the driver of a black Volkswagen sedan that crashed into a San Pedro apartment building.

Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Germany's benchmark DAX Index dropped. Siemens AG, the country's largest engineering company, paced declines after its telecommunications rival Ericsson AB unexpectedly reported a slump in profit.

A golden retriever in Virginia has adopted a daughter - a stray kitten. The hungry kitty, found in a concrete plant in Stephens City, refused to drink from a bottle, and the family of the worker who brought her home feared she'd die. That's when...

Accidental order spurs sales of white cars at Volkswagen. White vehicles are a hit for Volkswagen, but their popularity was discovered by accident. The Tiguan unveiled at the official launch was white, and the shade has long been a favourite on the latest Golf GTI.

A 21-year-old Sacramento man was killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle collision.

As many as 19 have died in the last month. No precedent exists to hold guards responsible. In the days after Usama Abbass was shot dead in a Baghdad traffic circle by security guards working for Blackwater USA, his brother visited the U.S.-run National Iraqi Assistance Center seeking compensation.

Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in German markets. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the company names and prices are from the Xetra close unless otherwise stated.

VoiceObjects, the leading provider of adaptive self-service phone portals, announced today that Volkswagen Financial Services AG has successfully deployed a new, personalized self-service voice portal from VoiceObjects. The VoiceObjects phone application server software suite enables VWFS to easily manage increasing call volumes while improving customer satisfaction and reducing service costs.

(RTTNews) - The major European index futures are pointing towards a lower opening for the markets on Tuesday. Global cues are also weak with the U.S. markets ending lower overnight on renewed credit concerns and the major markets across the Asia-Pacific region trading mixed on Tuesday.

Embezzlement, corruption and other economic crimes during the last two years have led to €6 billion in losses, PricewaterhouseCoopers reported.

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- Two teenages were hospitalized in stable condition following a hit- and-run accident Sunday night and the driver surrendered to police yesterday, police said.

Volkswagen's China joint venture -- FAW Volkswagen -- was the top seller.

DADE CITY - A tractor-trailer driver was ticketed for careless driving Monday after his vehicle fishtailed on U.S. 301 at Centennial Road and struck a vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

BEIJING, Oct 16 - Shanghai Automotive Co. plans to produce 2 million vehicles by 2010, up from expected production of more than 1.5 million this year, its chairman, Hu Maoyuan, told a Communist Party gathering on Tuesday.

China's rapid economic growth has created huge companies - but most of them are owned by the state, opening up the possibility of corruption.

This week, Jonathan Welsh answers questions on whether turning off the engine at a spotlight saves fuel and reduces pollution, are minivans safer than an Audi and finding a convertible with good visibility.

Although Volkswagen is the most recalled automaker of 2007 , the German manufacturer is still pressing ahead to grab as much market share as possible. The latest development over at VW is the possible creation of a "Small Family" lineup of RWD vehicles.

Terri Moore, left, gets information from Odessa Police Officer Tiffany Baker after her son Wade Baker, 20, overcorrected to avoid hitting a stalled car rolled his 2000 Toyota Tundra, Monday near the intersection at E. Loop 338 and Eastridge Road.

A Richmond Hill man has been charged after he and four others were hurt in what police are calling an act of street racing.

An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run accident that injured two 14-year-olds on Forsythia Drive South in Middletown, police said.

The driver of a vehicle is dead after he lost control of his car and slid into the path of an oncoming truck near Roseville.

Grief counselors are working with students today at Little Miami High School after a student was killed in a weekend car wreck.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG sold 20 pct more units of its luxury model Phaeton in Germany in the nine months through September than in the year-earlier period, Handelsblatt reported, citing a spokeswoman for the company.

Police say they have charged a man in connection with a hit-and-run crash that put a pair of teens in critical condition Sunday night in Bucks County.

Volkswagen is working on a new minicar whose launch is viewed by officials as the most important project since the Golf hatchback replaced the Beetle in the 1970s.

The Volkswagen Group conferred the “Best Apprentice Award 2007” on its best apprentices from all over the world in Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic). This year, 20 young people from ten countries and three continents received the award. In 2006, the Group trained over 9,000 men and women worldwide.

Shanghai. October 15 (Gasgoo.com) - German automaker Volkswagen announced plans to sell 900,000 vehicles in China this year, spurred by a 30-percent rise in sales in the first nine months, Xinhua News Agency reported today.

Man gehe auf einen Absatz von mehr als 3,5 Mio Volkswagen Pkw in diesem Jahr zu, sagte Martin Winterkorn, der Vorstandsvorsitzende der Volkswagen AG und der Marke Volkswagen. Am 9. November werde der Geländewagen "Tiguan" auf dem deutschen Markt eingeführt, die weiteren Märkte würden folgen.

WOLFSBURG (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG said worldwide VW brand deliveries totaled 2.73 mln vehicles in the first nine months of 2007, an increase of 8.2 pct from the same period last year.

"I will never buy another VW product!" What things have gone wrong with the car?

The inquest into the death of a 24-year-old woman in a traffic pile-up on the M7 motorway in March of this year has opened at Kildare Coroner's Court.

A guard is assaulted as a gang armed with Samurai swords and machetes steal cash from a store.

Battery Townsley, the secret World War II fortification in Marin that could launch shells that weighed as much as a Volkswagen more than 30 miles, will be

Two children were seriously injured last night by one and possibly two hit-and-run drivers on a residential street in Middletown Township, Bucks County.

Statistics show Puget Sound-area residents buying fewer cars, driving fewer miles, using more transit. Experts say frustration over growing road congestion is an obvious factor

Prague, Oct 14 (CTK) - Skoda Fabia is the top-selling passenger car among new cars sold in the Czech Republic as 19,960 Fabias were sold in the country in January-September, according to Car Importers Association (SDA) statistics.

China's automobile manufacturers sold 4.58 million passenger vehicles in the first nine months of this year, up 23.84 per cent over the same period of last year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Statistics   China's automobile manufacturers sold 4.58 million passenger vehicles in the first nine months of this year, up 23.84 per cent over the same period of last year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

A participant sits in a Volkswagen Beetle automobile in downtown Sofia during the VW national retro-parade. The very first Volkswagen Beetle car was produced in Stuttgart in the late 1930s by the special request of Adolf Hitler.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - US SUMMARY: Stocks higher on sales data; oil at all-time high

The glow of candles overpowered the lights outside Little Miami High School Sunday night as hundreds circled the parking spot of junior Kaitlyn Gentry, who died over the weekend in a car crash.

Talk was increasing that Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) had lost its contract to produce the Golf 6, some businessmen said in private informal conversations at the SA Bureau of Standards awards dinner last week.

Harry Blume has many visitors at his home on U.S. 301 in Bamberg. Stuck on the front of his storage building is a white Volkswagen Beetle. Only half of it is visible. “Looks like it drove into the wall, don’t it?” said Blume. The quirky sight makes many stop and take a closer look.

JENKINSVILLE — Deep in the pine woods between Columbia and Greenville, miles from the nearest interstate, a concrete dome squats like a fat little corn silo. It's a scarred relic, a once-radioactive ruin from the first nuclear energy harvest. The little reactor smashed atoms from 196...

In the global energy debate over supply, demand and emissions trends, there are no easy solutions. Rather, the pathways to improvements require simultaneous actions and behavior changes on many fronts, argues Jorma Ollila, chairman of Royal Dutch Shell in this first part of a two-part series.

A hit and run driver sent two Bucks County boys to the hospital Sunday night.

There was lots of polka music, drinks, and of course bratwurst at Oktoberfest at the Chattanooga Market. Folks did the polka, enjoyed the crafts, and a classic Volkswagen car show.

South African band Freshlyground is embarking on a national summer tour to promote their new album, Ma’ Cheri. The band’s 2004 album, Nomvula, has gone platinum five times over, having sold 250000 copies, earning them an MTV Music Award. The new album looks likely to be just as successful.

Frisco police and fire units responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident Wednesday on Farm-to-Market Road 423 in which a resident of The Colony died from his injuries.

SOME things never change with age. Restored to their prime conditions, old-world cars are out to conquer hearts once more at the 8th Motorshow Cebu International at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) on Oct. 16 to 21.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG's chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking rejected union calls to amend plans for the makeup of the future Porsche Automobil Holding SE's supervisory board following the possible takeover of Volkswagen AG, Focus magazine reported.

Downtown Sofia became the gathering point dozens of Volkswagen Beetle cars and lovers of the brand at the 12th national fair. Volkswagen Beetles from around Bulgaria filled the Alexander Batenberg Square to celebrate the biggest fair in the country of the attractive retro automobile.

Race results for the second Formula 3 Euroseries race at Hockenheim, Germany the final round of the season.

It was a dark and stormy night.

OSHKOSH, WIS.: Sitting high in the cab of the hulking lime-green TerraMax truck, a driver can be excused for instinctively grabbing the steering wheel.

Datuk Seri Najib Razak checking out a remote-controlled bomb disposal robot at the armed forces’ career exposition in Pekan yesterday. PEKAN: Spending on new military hardware is not an extravagance but part of the country’s balanced development, the deputy prime minister said.

IPOH: With only RM1,400 and several sponsored parts, a group of 19-year-old vocational students at Alliance Institute have designed and built their own 1,300cc car — the “Micwa 50Y” — in conjunction with the upcoming Merdeka celebrations.

?Things We Want? is the first new work from Jonathan Marc Sherman in nearly a decade.

TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 13, 2007) - Jay Marlowe, of Hendersonville, N.C., led every lap in the G Production race to capture his first National Championship at the 2007 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by AT&T at Heartland Park Topeka.

Could not be better! A classy, stylish, sporty, and very quick car that will keep competitors in your rear view mirror.

An 11-year-old boy, who was seriously hurt in car crash, is transferred to a specialist children's hospital for treatment.

A police officer is injured after the van he was driving collides with a car in Northumberland.

A 1959 Mercedes-Benz that belonged to Padre Pio, the 20th-century monk said to have had stigmata and supernatural powers and who was elevated to sainthood in 2002, will be auctioned in Padua on Oct. 27.

NISOOR SQUARE UPDATE....Yesterday the Washington Post reported that an Army investigation of last month's shooting in Nisoor Square had found no evidence that Blackwater guards were shot at. In fact, just the opposite:At least two cars, a black four-door taxi...

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and Daimler AG have each acquired a minority shareholding in CHOREN Industries GmbH, Freiberg. Contracts to this effect were signed today in Freiberg.

FRANKFURT: German auto giant Volkswagen aims to sell more than a million vehicles in China next year, its head of Chinese operations said Friday. The business daily Handelsblatt quoted Winfried Vahland as saying Europe's biggest automaker was also looking for manufacturing bases in the country.

Germany's Commerzbank was at the centre of bid speculation this week, with both French Société Générale and Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo touted as possible buyers.

VW emblems on a production line at a Volkswagen plant. German auto giant Volkswagen aims to sell more than a million vehicles in China next year, its head of Chinese operations said Friday.

German auto giant Volkswagen aims to sell more than a million vehicles in China next year, its head of Chinese operations said Friday.

German auto giant Volkswagen aims to sell more than a million vehicles in China next year, its head of Chinese operations said Friday.

A 12-year-old boy is in a critical condition after a crash between two cars in Lancashire.

In a world premiere, Volkswagen will be presenting the Touareg R50 on October 11 at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Its power of 258 kW / 350 PS (at 3,500 rpm) positions the new Touareg version among the most powerful SUVs in the world.

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- India's industrial production growth exceeded expectations in August, accelerating for the first time in five months, as record investment in factories, roads and power plants boosted demand for cement and steel.

CV joint, clutch, wheel bearing, parking brake cables. All recently, around the car's TENTH birthday. Still as fast and beautiful as the day I bought it.

The car moves only on one gear. it does not pick it just moves of one gear. the consumption of petrol is very high. it also cuts especially when I reduce speed or stationary.

Is this the wildest-ever VW Touareg? Called the R50, it’s the latest addition to the firm’s high-performance range. It certainly looks the part, with massive alloys, wider wheelarches and lowered suspension.

Department of Public Safety Officers Jeremy Disbrow, left, and Michael Lorenzini view the scene of a two-car crash that injured a husband and wife after their Volkswagen was rear-ended by a Ford Expedition SUV on Interstate 10 about a mile east of the Vail exit Thursday morning, according to the Department of Public Safety.

General Motors Corp said on Friday it will build a comprehensive vehicle proving ground in China as the Detroit automaker seeks to speed up research and development in the world's second-largest car market.

The Long Island Chapter of the Cooley's Anemia Foundation is raffling off a brand new Volkswagen Beetle. For $100 you could drive away in a VW Beetle (or take the cash value!). Don't wait; the drawing is November 3, 2007!!

A new biomass to liquid plant would make enough fuel for 15,000 a year.

The sad story of a good deed gone bad took a positive turn Thursday.

The 2007 passenger car sales champion looks set to emerge from Shanghai GM, Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW Volkswagen, with Chery in fourth place, the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News reports.

Joint ventures / investment   The 2007 passenger car sales champion looks set to emerge from Shanghai GM, Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW Volkswagen, with Chery in fourth place, the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News reports.

A 61-year-old Laurel Springs man died in a single-vehicle accident last Saturday night on Roberts Road. Donald Wayne Miller was driving a 1971 Volkswagen northwest on State Road 1142 (Roberts Road) when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway in a lefthand curve.

The bait: a high-end SUV with shiny chrome 23-inch rims. The hook: a remote device that locks its doors and cuts its engine.

I have a 97 Jetta GLS. I am the second owner and bought it while in college. I've had it for 4 years now. One problem I had was what seemed to be a transmission problem. It is an automatic and when I would put in drive it would jerk from 1st to 2nd and so on. It wouldn't do it all the time though.

The Fischer-Tropsch process, originally developed for converting coal into liquid fuel, makes a comeback.

Volkswagen hat seinen Absatz und Gewinn in China in diesem Jahr besser als erwartet steigern können.

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and Daimler AG have each acquired a minority shareholding in CHOREN Industries GmbH, Freiberg. Contracts to this effect were signed today in Freiberg.

Volkswagen led a rally by European stocks on Thursday as demand for its vehicles in China surged almost 30 per cent this year and indexes were also buoyed by a bullish performance from telecoms stocks.

WOLFSBURG (Dow Jones)--Die Volkswagen AG (VW), Wolfsburg, und die Daimler AG, Stuttgart, beteiligen sich am Biokraftstoffunternehmen Choren Industries GmbH. Die entsprechenden Verträge seien am Berichtstag am Unternehmenssitz von Choren in Freiberg unterzeichnet worden, teilte VW am Donnerstag mit.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) and Daimler AG ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) jointly bought a minority stake in German biofuel company Choren Industries GmbH to help ensure broad market-entry of environmentally friendly fuel.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG jointly bought a minority stake in German biofuel company Choren Industries GmbH to help ensure broad market-entry of environmentally friendly fuel.

2007-10-11 08:46:54 Volkswagen China/HK Jan-Sept sales up 30.2 pct yr-on-yr at 684,786 units

BEIJING (Dow Jones)-- Die Volkswagen erhöhte das Absatzziel in China für 2007 um 12,5% auf 900.000 Fahrzeuge. Zuvor waren es 800.000 Einheiten. Volkswagen komme mit dem Restrukturierungsplan schneller voran als geplant, teilte das Unternehmen am Donnerstag mit.

Susan Levermann manages the best performer this year among funds investing only in German equities.

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after he is injured by a reversing van.

Burglars stole an MP3 player between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Sept. 29 out of an unlocked 2002 Volkswagen parked in an apartment lot on the 0-100 block of Woodhills Bay, police said. Value was estimated at $250.

European stocks edged up in late trade on Wednesday, with the FTSE Eurofirst 300 adding 0.1 per cent to 1,589.93.

Durham, NC -- To look at Bob Clemen ’s silver Volkswagen Jetta, nothing suggests it is any different from the dozens of other vehicles in the parking lot adjacent to Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

Southfield, Mich., Oct. 08, 2007 - Gail & Rice, a leading brand communications and experiential marketing agency, announced today that it has been selected to provide auto show staffing and other event services for Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VOA). The announcement was made by Tim Rice, owner, Gail & Rice.

Shanghai General Motors has regained its place as the best selling automaker in the Chinese market in after the American automaker had lost No. 1 place to Volkswagen in China in five consecutive months earlier this year, according to official statistics released today.

European stocks were narrowly lower on Wednesday with investors taking profits and seeking direction after the Federal Reserve failed to give a signal about future interest rate decisions.

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WAVERLY --- Wartburg College will host woman who uses her vandalized Volkswagen Beetle to raise awareness about homophobia.

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has not set a date to meet Volkswagen AG chief executive officer Martin Winterkorn, nor will the government rush the German carmaker into making a decision to take a stake in Proton Holdings Bhd.

Volkswagen has added an 'R' version to its Touareg SUV line-up for which it claims some startling performance figures.

What things have gone wrong with the car? General comments? This car gave me nothing, but trouble since I bought it. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

This car doesn't even sound like it is physically possible. The crazy kooks at Volkswagen have decided to replace the rear seat and trunk in a VW Golf GTI with an unbelievable 6.0L W12 engine, developing 650 raging stallions of power.

"The car does everything well a great value!" What things have gone wrong with the car? General comments?

European stocks ended higher on Tuesday after a directionless day, as the rumour mill ground into action over bid speculation.

WAVERLY --- Wartburg College will host woman who uses her vandalized Volkswagen Beetle to raise awareness about homophobia.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - In an Oct. 2 story about self-driving vehicles, The Associated Press erroneously reported the type of vehicle Stanford University used to win a Defense Department racing challenge in 2005. It was a Volkswagen Touareg, not a Volkswagen Passat. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

In a world premiere, Volkswagen will be presenting the Touareg R50 on 11th October 2007 at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Its power of 258 kW / 350 PS (at 3,500 rpm) positions the new Touareg version among the most powerful SUVs in the world.

In an Oct. 2 story about self-driving vehicles, The Associated Press erroneously reported the type of vehicle Stanford University used to win a Defense Department racing challenge in 2005. It was a Volkswagen Touareg, not a Volkswagen Passat.

In an Oct. 2 story about self-driving vehicles, The Associated Press erroneously reported the type of vehicle Stanford University used to win a Defense Department racing challenge in 2005.

Ken Rufo holds his daughter Helena as he examines his fiancée’s 2001 Volkswagen Jetta after a van driven by Richard Benofsky pushed it into the front of an Anthes Avenue business during a multiple-car accident in Langley in August. Police say the driver of the van that caused the crash was DUI.

HANOVER, Germany - October 9, 2007: An official event to celebrate 60 years of Volkswagen vans held in Hanover, Germany, last weekend (5-7 October) attracted 71,000 visitors with a selection of over 5,000 Transporter vans and camper vans - from the original 'split-screen' T1 to today's fifth-generation models - and included the highlight of an exclusive concert by British rock legends, The Who.

A lorry driver jailed for killing a family of four in a motorway crash has his sentence cut on appeal.

The Quandt family - one of Germany's wealthiest business dynasties - is to reveal details of its Nazi-era past.