Asia News: China s market for in-car GPS maps to exceed

Asia News: China s market for in-car GPS maps to exceed US$1.25bn (Telematics Update)
According to a Xinhua report, China's market capacity of electronic GPS maps used in vehicles may exceed 10 billion yuan (US$1.25 billion) within the next three years.

Winter Driving Tips From the Experts
Winter conditions can be challenging for drivers of all skill levels. The editor of Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada offers sound advice from the Great White North.
Marc Lachapelle, with Gerry Malloy for Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada

Flood Damage: Don't Get Soaked When Buying a Used Car
Carfax provides guidance and tips to help you spot vehicles with potential water damage.
Editors of MSN Autos

Some residents upset with upcoming construction (Benton Courier)
The proposed construction of two overpasses on Arkansas 35 near the Union Pacific Railroad crossing on Edison Avenue in Benton is expected to help end years of traffic congestion and train-related snarls.

Preview: 2006 Porsche Cayman S
Porsche's new mid-engine coupe builds on the Boxster S, but kicks it up a notch in the performance department.
Mike Meredith

Reporting on the world's largest from the Great Plains (Bismarck Tribune)
ALLIANCE, Neb. - At first it was the world's largest pelican at Pelican Rapids, Minn. Then, later, the world's largest loon at Vergas. The world's largest buffalo brought North Dakota into the game - with some dignity - in 1959. After that ... well, you know the rest.

State offers alternatives to gasoline blend 01/15/06 (News-Herald)
Ethanol, created from corn, is a cleaner-burning alternative to gasoline. In some Michigan counties with air quality issues, such as Wayne, a 10 percent ethanol/90 percent gasoline mixture is sold during the warmer months. The blend can be used in any nondiesel car or truck.

Test Drive: Project Gotham Racing 3
Editors at MSN Autos take Microsoft's latest driving game out for a spin.
Perry Stern

Love and winter (The Times Argus)
Janisse Ray grew up in Georgia along U.S. Highway 1, the onetime main road between Maine and Miami. Drivers, however, never seemed to notice her house. Their eyes gravitated like magnets to the hundreds of dilapidated automobiles and appliances around it.

Development to lead in green energy (The Daily Tar Heel)
Four years ago Tim Toben, an active environmentalist, met architect William McDonough and was blown away by his vision to create buildings modeled after trees.