GM: NOT SO FAST, TOYOTA: A global sales surge keeps

GM: NOT SO FAST, TOYOTA: A global sales surge keeps us ahead, Wagoner reports (Detroit Free Press)
They may want to hold off on the party hats at Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner said Friday that GM sold nearly 9.2 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2005, the most since 1978, casting doubt on forecasts that Toyota Motor Corp. might surpass GM as the world's automotive sales leader this year.

Pianos, plays and fast cars at the fairgrounds: Take your pick (The Clarion-Ledger)
Here's a doozy for the ears: an ensemble of eight pianists in the splendid Recital Hall in the Ford Academic Complex at Millsaps College.

Stand back Mr Cage ... these guys are fast (Independent Online)
It was not quite Gone In 60 Seconds starring Nicholas Cage, but 20 armed robbers stole 20 imported cars from a Durban parking garage in under nine minutes this week.

China pushes for smaller cars as environmental concerns grow (Channel NewsAsia)
BEIJING - China has begun a push to promote small, low-emission cars as oil prices remain high and environmental concerns grow over the nation's fast-rising auto culture, state press reported Thursday.