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Mercedes-Benz Group Vehicle Sales Up 22% In April (Nasdaq)

FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Mercedes-Benz, the car division of Daimler AG (DAI), said Tuesday combined sales of the four brands of Mercedes-Benz Cars reached a total of 119,000 units for April, an overall increase of 22% from the 2007 figure of 97,800 units.

Jaguar Land Rover welcomes CO2 technology funding (AM Online)

Jaguar Land Rover has welcomed government funding for technologies which will significantly reduce CO2 emissions.

Central New York limousine business picking up (News 10 Now Syracuse)

With prom and wedding season here many limousine companies are seeing an increase in business. Brad Vivacqua is at American Limousine in Syracuse with more on some of the popular limousine rides.

Hit cop cars, car thief jailed (winnipegsun.com)

A teenage car thief arrested after he rammed two police cruisers with a stolen Hummer has been sentenced to 20 months in jail. Judge Brian Corrin gave the 18-year-old man double credit for the nine months already spent in custody, leaving just two months remaining in his sentence.

BMW starts practice in Turkey in tricky conditions

In the first free practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix, Nick Heidfeld completed the major part of the preparation work for the BMW Sauber F1 Team. While the German completed three stints comprising a total of 21 laps, his team-mate, Robert Kubica, made do with just one stint of seven laps.

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Mercedes-Benz Group Vehicle Sales Up 22% In April (Nasdaq)

FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Mercedes-Benz, the car division of Daimler AG (DAI), said Tuesday combined sales of the four brands of Mercedes-Benz Cars reached a total of 119,000 units for April, an overall increase of 22% from the 2007 figure of 97,800 units.

Massa keeps Ferrari on top in Turkish GP practice (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports)

ISTANBUL, May 9 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Felipe Massa led first free practice for the Turkish Grand Prix on Friday while a gearbox problem left championship-leading team mate Kimi Raikkonen at the other end of the timesheets.

A bus to the prom (Baltimore Sun)

Amid rising fuel costs, students are forsaking the traditional limo for less glamorous transportation Pastel-colored dresses for the girls and dark suits for the boys were in this year at Oakland Mills High School's prom. Renting a stretch limousine was out.

Catch the finest film you haven't seen (Orlando Sentinel)

Let me recommend the best movie you never saw.