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RALEIGH — A man was arrested Friday and charged with shooting at two vehicles while driving on a highway. Charlie Moon Lytle, 27, of Darwin Court is charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and two counts of FirstChoiceAutoFinder

MATTOON, Ill. — A central Illinois police force is harnessing the power of e-Bay. The Mattoon Police Department recently put an out-of-service detective car and two squad cars up for sale on the online auction site. And Police Chief Dave Griffith FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Emergency responders bid farewell to boy who dreamed of being a - Blueridgenow.com
It was a river of lights streaming for what looked like a mile, yet the procession was silent save for the hum of the fire trucks, cars and ambulances joining the final journey of Garrett Sheehan. The six-year-old son of a firefighter died Monday

Toyota sees market contracting 15% in 2009 (The Nation - Thailand’s English news)
The Thai automobile market is expected to plunge by 15 per cent this year, according to Toyota Motor Thailand, which has already announced that it will indefinitely delay its Bt5.4-billion pickup-truck diesel engine plant, which was originally scheduled to come on stream in 2010. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, TMT president Mitsuhiro Sonoda said construction of the plant had …

Gun, ammunition stolen from two police cars (Baltimore Sun)
Howard County police are investigating the theft of a gun, ammunition and other property taken from two marked police cars parked three streets apart in Elkridge.

Toyota has taken the unusual step of launching its 2009 Formula One car online. The TF109 was launched online as a cost-cutting measure, rather than having an expensive press conference, and allowed fans to be among the first to see the new car as FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Pascal Vasselon - Toyota’s senior general manager chassis: It is hard to make a clear prediction of how we will perform before we have been able to measure the car’s performance against our rivals on track. However, our obvious intention is to fight FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Over the years I’ve hung graduation tassles from high school and college, a crystal that I took down quickly because it became annoying, and probably one or two of those air fresheners shaped like a leaf or a tree. But I gave that up. It’s not FirstChoiceAutoFinder

BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. — State police at the Butler barracks said road conditions on a snowy Wednesday evening contributed to a crash that sent a 10-year-old girl to a Pittsburgh hospital. A semi truck heading east on Route 422 in Franklin Township FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FAYETTEVILLE - A marksman and former Olympic rifleman who is now an Arkansas legislator wants to amend state law so holders of concealed-carry gun permits can stash weapons in their cars while parking on college campuses. Rep. Randy Stewart, a FirstChoiceAutoFinder

PARIS - Eurotunnel’s revenue fell 24 percent in the fourth quarter after a fire earlier in the year caused a steep drop in traffic through the tunnel under the English Channel. Eurotunnel reported revenue of euro129 million ($169.8 million) for the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

The Thai automobile market is expected to plunge by 15 per cent this year, according to Toyota Motor Thailand, which has already announced that it will indefinitely delay its Bt5.4-billion pickup-truck diesel engine plant, which was originally scheduled to come on stream in 2010. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, TMT president Mitsuhiro Sonoda said construction of the plant had … FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Sales of new cars in Northern Ireland fall by 30% while the use of public transport is on the increase. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Howard County police are investigating the theft of a gun, ammunition and other property taken from two marked police cars parked three streets apart in Elkridge. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Sales of new cars in Northern Ireland fall by 30% while more people use public transport. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Residents trapped, houses threatened Cars, shed already destroyed Speed of fire left it too late to evacuate FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A town committee is urging the town to cut back on the number of cars it lets employees take home, saying the practice is more expensive than simply reimbursing workers for miles driven in their own cars. Discuss the take-home car policy on the Brookline TAB Blog . FirstChoiceAutoFinder

NEW ORLEANS — Councilwoman Shelley Midura says she hopes to open the dialogue between the mayor’s administration and the council in hopes of determining what the city can do to reduce the amount of take home cars. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

TORONTO — Ontario is taking its first baby steps to position itself for the coming revolution in electric cars by backing a California high-tech company that plans to build battery recharging stations. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

BUSHFIRES are still threatening houses, having already destroyed sheds and cars and trapped residents in their homes. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

It has been announced that a set of tax cuts aimed at encouraging the growth of the Chinese automobile market has been approved by the country’s State Council. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Phoenix finally hops on the train - CNN Money
PHOENIX (Reuters) — With a hearty “All Aboard,” Phoenix launched a sleek new $1.4 billion light-rail system Saturday amid uncertainty people will hop out of their cars and onto the train. About 75 people became the first riders of the 20-mile system

Md. Firm To Ship Cars From Tampa Port To Africa, Mideast - Tampa Bay Online
TAMPA - AAA Lines, a specialized vehicle delivery service based in Baltimore, will launch an export service at the Port of Tampa on Sunday that will transport cars, trucks and construction equipment to West Africa and the Middle East. The “roll on

Who needs to own a car when you can rent one by the hour? - Walletpop.com
How often do you really need a car? Instead of owning your own ride, what if there was a fleet of cars conveniently stationed nearby that you could rent by the hour when the need arose? Following in the tread print of Zipcar, Hertz has started just

Stock Picker: Old Cars, New Opportunity - CNBC
Detroit’s nightmare could be a dream come true for auto-repair stocks, according to Anthony Cresitello of BB&T Capital Markets. “It’s a combination of keeping cars longer, and the age of the fleet on the road today keeps getting older and older,” he

The Catalog Alarm - Kommersant
In the Far East, the regional authorities stepped in Monday in an attempt to reconcile the Far East Customs Department and car owners . The drivers oppose new methods for calculating the value of used cars imported to Russia, as the cost of the Asian

Nevada train derailment won’t disrupt service after all - NebraskaTV
RENO (AP) - Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad officials are investigating the cause of a weekend freight train derailment in northern Nevada. Railroad officials say there will be no disruption to rail service on 1 of the country’s main east-west

City income tax to be proposed to Iowa lawmakers - Clinton Herald
DES MOINES — A measure that would allow cities to tax the income of residents to reduce their reliance on property taxes will be proposed to lawmakers when they convene next month. Cities and counties generate more than 80 percent of their budgets

Nissan, NEC To Spend $1 Billion On Battery Output - TechWeb
The joint venture will start manufacturing lithium-ion batteries next year with an initial capacity to supply 13,000 units a year. TOKYO, Dec 29 - Japan’s Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will invest at least $1.1 billion to make lithium-ion batteries

Madera Speedway will offer packed 2009 slate - Fresno Bee
The green flag will go down on Madera Speedway’s 24-date racing season March 21 with the Smokey Hanoian Classic and fireworks show. The one-third-mile asphalt track will feature four races for USAC Sprint Cars, six for USAC/BCRA Midgets, three for

The General Motors exec behind the Chevrolet Volt electric car hands environmentalists another twig to beat GM with when he reportedly calls global warming “a crock of sh-t.” Bob Lutz, GM’s vice chairman for product development, later addresses the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Hawthorn premiership ruckman Brent Renouf was interviewed by police over an alcohol-fuelled incident where he damaged two parked vehicles on Saturday night. The incident occurred after Renouf was leaving a Melbourne hotel. The 20-year-old, who played FirstChoiceAutoFinder

DRESBACH, Minn. — Railroad officials say a crew has pulled a locomotive from the Mississippi River after last week’s train collision. Mike LoVecchio, a spokesman for Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., says crews pulled the locomotive up the embankment FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Riot police in Vladivostok in the far east of Russia broke up a protest yesterday against a steep rise in car import duties. Witnesses said at least 100 people were detained as police closed in on the unsanctioned rally, beating protesters and FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Protesters have clashed with riot police in central Athens following a memorial for the teenager who was shot dead by police. Mourners gathered at the site where 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was killed on December 6, in the central Athens FirstChoiceAutoFinder

ST. PAUL, Minn. New numbers are coming on cars, guns and cash forfeited in drug cases and other crimes in Minnesota. State Auditor Rebecca Otto releases figures for 2007 on Monday. Her 2006 report says criminal property forfeitures have been on the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Holden has announced that it will build a four-cylinder fuel-efficient car at its Elizabeth production plant in Adelaide. The car maker says it will start building the small cars in 2010 on a second production line at the plant, in Adelaide’s FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Real-estate tycoon-turned-reality-TV star Donald Trump has filed a $100 million lawsuit against a small city outside of Los Angeles over his plans to revamp his world-class golf course in the suburb. Trump accused the city of Rancho Palos Verdes of FirstChoiceAutoFinder

People protest against a government decision to hike car import tariffs in downtown Moscow, Russia , Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. The poster, bottom, reads: “Today they raise car tariffs tomorrow food prices!” The banner, top, reads: “Let lawmakers ride FirstChoiceAutoFinder

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Riot police clubbed, kicked and detained dozens of people in the Pacific port of Vladivostok Sunday in a harsh crackdown on a protest that was one of dozens across Russia by people outraged over an increase in car-import FirstChoiceAutoFinder

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Riot police clubbed, kicked and detained dozens of people in the Pacific port of Vladivostok Sunday in a harsh crackdown on a protest that was one of dozens across Russia by people outraged over an increase in car-import FirstChoiceAutoFinder

People protest against a government decision to hike car import tariffs in downtown Moscow, Russia , Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. The poster, bottom, reads: “Today they raise car tariffs tomorrow food prices!” The banner, top, reads: “Let lawmakers ride FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Real-estate tycoon-turned-reality-TV star Donald Trump has filed a $100 million lawsuit against a small city outside of Los Angeles over his plans to revamp his world-class golf course in the suburb. Trump accused the city of Rancho Palos Verdes of FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Holden has announced that it will build a four-cylinder fuel-efficient car at its Elizabeth production plant in Adelaide. The car maker says it will start building the small cars in 2010 on a second production line at the plant, in Adelaide’s FirstChoiceAutoFinder

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Riot police clubbed, kicked and detained dozens of people in the Pacific port of Vladivostok Sunday in a harsh crackdown on a protest that was one of dozens across Russia by people outraged over an increase in car-import FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Hawthorn premiership ruckman Brent Renouf was interviewed by police over an alcohol-fuelled incident where he damaged two parked vehicles on Saturday night. The incident occurred after Renouf was leaving a Melbourne hotel. The 20-year-old, who played FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Protesters have clashed with riot police in central Athens following a memorial for the teenager who was shot dead by police. Mourners gathered at the site where 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was killed on December 6, in the central Athens FirstChoiceAutoFinder

ST. PAUL, Minn. New numbers are coming on cars, guns and cash forfeited in drug cases and other crimes in Minnesota. State Auditor Rebecca Otto releases figures for 2007 on Monday. Her 2006 report says criminal property forfeitures have been on the FirstChoiceAutoFinder