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Automakers are rushing to cash in on China's growing passion for SUVs, with sales up five-fold in the last half-decade, as increasingly affluent urban consumers seek to showcase their wealth.

(Reuters) - A Pittsburgh armored car driver sought in the murder of a co-worker and theft of about $2.3 million is the target of a manhunt, Pittsburgh police said.

(Reuters) - The suspected kidnapping and murder of a Montana teacher by two men said to be seeking work in the oilfields of North Dakota underscores the darker side of a regional energy boom that has pumped jobs and money as well as newcomers and crime into rural towns.

(Reuters) - The suspected kidnapping and murder of a Montana teacher by two men said to be seeking work in the oilfields of North Dakota underscores the darker side of a regional energy boom that has pumped jobs and money as well as newcomers and crime into rural towns.

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A man who said the crack cocaine he was smoking "brought the devil out in him" was looking for a woman to abduct and kill before he strangled a school teacher who happened to jog near him in Montana, a prosecutor said in a sworn statement.

Hyundai, KIA, win five of 11 categories. Koreans Rule at Canadian Car of the Year TestFest By Jim Bray TechnoFile.com If anyone still dismisses Korean carmakers Hyundai and KIA as not worthy of note, the results of the recently-concluded Canadian Car of the Year (CCOTY) TestFest may help change a few minds. The reason? The two companies drove off with five out of 11 category titles, a tour de force that shows these companies have not only arrived, they can compete with the best from anywhere in the world in their particular market niches. The Canadian Car of the Year TestFest is an annual event held in Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, a town near Niagara Falls where the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada members gather to wring out the latest and greatest ? as in new or substantially changed from the previous model year ? from the major carmakers. Cars are driven on routes that take them along a freeway and various interesting country roads that give us a nice feel for what they

(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> tumbled 10 spots in a widely watched reliability study due to problems with the new touch-screen entertainment system in some of its models and transmission issues in two of its most popular cars.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers ratified a labor deal with Ford Motor Co on Wednesday, leaving Chrysler as the last U.S. automaker without a finalized contract.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers ratified a labor deal with Ford Motor Co on Wednesday, leaving Chrysler as the last U.S. automaker without a finalized contract.

WAYNE, Michigan (Reuters) - A bright red Ford Focus sits illuminated on a platform just outside the automaker's Wayne, Michigan, assembly plant, a proud symbol of the company's success in reinventing itself under Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally.

WAYNE, Michigan (Reuters) - A bright red Ford Focus sits illuminated on a platform just outside the automaker's Wayne, Michigan, assembly plant, a proud symbol of the company's success in reinventing itself under Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally.

WAYNE, Michigan (Reuters) - A bright red Ford Focus sits illuminated on a platform just outside the automaker's Wayne, Michigan, assembly plant, a proud symbol of the company's success in reinventing itself under Alan Mulally.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker Ford <F.N> is confident sales growth in Russia will hold up amid tough economic conditions and that the government will support Western involvement in the industry long after upcoming elections, its new Russia chief said on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of grieving parents, students and friends were gathering at Mainland Regional High School in southern New Jersey on Sunday evening to mourn the deaths of four football players in a car crash.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Over the past two years, Ford Motor Co has roared back from the brink of failure, won accolades for its gains in quality, posted its highest profits in a decade and rewarded patient investors with a 14-fold increase in its share price.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sport utility vehicles are emerging from a long period of scrutiny with design and other changes that have markedly improved safety.

Torquey TDI a fine drive - as is Ford's big SUV. VW Touareg Diesel Rocks (and we take a second look at the new Ford Explorer) By Jim Bray TechnoFile.com High gas prices may make you want to think about a hybrid as a way to save some fuel, but there's another way to do it: Go diesel. Diesels have had a reputation for being stinky and slow, but that was then and this is now. According to Sergio Stiberman, CEO and founder of LeaseTrader.com, "The diesel cars of today are clearly not your father's diesel." Stiberman, whose company matches shoppers with "shoppees" who want to get out of their auto leases, says "More people today are searching for diesels because of the improved mileage they can get." Diesel engine technology has been popular in Europe, and in Canada somewhat as well, for years but it's only recently gaining ground in the U.S. outside of its traditional niche of big trucks, buses, and the like. Modern diesels burn cleanly and ? even if diesel prices are higher than those of

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> reluctantly agreed on Thursday to greatly expand a recall of its F-150 pickup, the best-selling vehicle in North America, on concerns that some air bags could unexpectedly deploy.

Big SUV gets major overhaul for 2011. New Explorer Covers New Territory for Ford By Jim Bray TechnoFile.com Quebec, Canada ? It bristles with high tech new features, and Ford is hoping its new Explorer will be discovered by armies of consumers searching for just the right big SUV. Ford introduced the all-new 2011 Explorer to a group of media folk at a "Winter Adventure" in the ultra-frosty climes of Quebec City and environs, an event that also proved the value of a good heating system for that time of year, when the temperature drops to near Absolute Zero. Fortunately, the Explorer's heater works well! Even better, there's a lot more about it that works well, including the MyFord Touch interface and a bunch of safety and driving aid features that can help keep the Explorer planted wheels down regardless of the terrain. Ford claims its reinvented Explorer offers best-in-class fuel economy as well as improved driving dynamics. The company also says the new, unibody-based Explorer raises

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is recalling more than 1,600 just-built Explorers for a safety problem with the second row of seats.