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Auto retailers struggle to offset new car slump (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Major U.S. auto retail groups on Tuesday posted quarterly results that underscore their mixed success in offsetting pressure from slumping new vehicle sales through sales of used cars, financing and service operations.

‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ is exhilarating adventure (USA Today)
Let’s cut right to the chase: Grand Theft Auto IV is not a video game for kids, tweens or even young teenagers. As with its controversial predecessors, the latest in the 70 million unit-selling series is a Mature-rated adventure, created for players 17 years of age and older as it gives you a virtual taste of the criminal underworld. Think of it as an interactive episode of The Sopranos, if you …

‘Grand Theft Auto’ goes Jersey (The Star-Ledger)
By all accounts, the latest iteration of ‘Grand Theft Auto features New Jersey. We beat out Staten Island to be included in the latest chapter of the popular video game serial.

Grand Theft Auto IV - Anand’s Thoughts (AnandTech)
2007 proved to be an amazing year for gaming and 2008 is shaping up to be no different with an early start thanks to Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV. You’ve undoubtedly read about the game by now, but here are our thoughts on what makes it great, and how it falls short. A critical look at GTA4.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Early review (CNN.com)
To watch the opening scenes of "Grand Theft Auto IV" is to experience the beginning of a new chapter in video game storytelling.

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Grand Theft Auto 4 set to blast sales records (CNN.com)
The fourth installment of the controversial video game "Grand Theft Auto" goes on sale worldwide Tuesday with expectations that it will break sales records.

Grand Theft Auto launches to rave reviews (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
"Grand Theft Auto 4" went on sale Tuesday, with fans lining up at midnight to grab the first copies of the criminal action game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to films like "The Godfather."

Auto retailers struggle to offset new car slump (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Major U.S. auto retail groups on Tuesday posted quarterly results that underscore their mixed success in offsetting pressure from slumping new vehicle sales through sales of used cars, financing and service operations.

Sluggish auto finance hurts GMAC (CNN Money)
Financial services firm’s first-quarter loses widens to $589M vs. $305M a year ago, on downturn in auto financing.

"Grand Theft Auto 4" hits the streets (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
"Grand Theft Auto 4" went on sale on Tuesday, with fans lining up to grab the first copies of the criminal action game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to films like "The Godfather."

‘Grand Theft Auto’ Set To Smash Records (The Tampa Tribune)
It’s the video game that launched a $2 billion takeover war. "Grand Theft Auto IV" was expected to have one of the biggest debuts in entertainment history when it hit stores Tuesday. Analysts predict it will ring up more than $400 million at retail in the first week, topping "Halo 3," which in the fall smashed the previous record with $300 million.

British launch of Grand Theft Auto IV marred by stabbing (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British police were Tuesday hunting the attacker of a man stabbed as he walked by shoppers queuing to buy the latest edition of the notoriously violent computer game "Grand Theft Auto IV."

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Nationwide suing Advance Auto Parts over deal for in-store agents (BizJournals)
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. thought it struck gold when it signed a deal to put insurance agents inside at least 1,000 Advance Auto Parts Inc. stores nationwide.

Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Grand Theft Auto IV is due for worldwide release on 29 April, bringing to an end months of legal and regulatory wrangling.

Software Notebook: Choose your console for the next ‘Grand Theft Auto’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The debut of "Grand Theft Auto IV" this week offers another chance to engage in the video-game franchise’s infamous brand mayhem. But there’s also a real-world business drama surrounding the release, involving Microsoft and Sony.

Cheers and fears as Grand Theft Auto IV revs at starting line (AFP via Yahoo! News)
"Grand Theft Auto IV" hits streets on Tuesday and is expected to race into record books as the fastest-selling video game ever despite being tailed by critics condemning its violent themes.

Kids ride free on Amtrak Auto Train to Florida (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
WASHINGTON — Amtrak is offering free passage for children ages 2-15 on the Auto Train between Lorton, Va., near Washington, and Sanford, Fla.

Cheers and fears as Grand Theft Auto IV revs at starting line (AFP via Yahoo! News)
"Grand Theft Auto IV" hits streets on Tuesday and is expected to race into record books as the fastest-selling video game ever despite being tailed by critics condemning its violent themes.

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Fitch Rates Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2008-B (InfoBolsa)
23/04/2008 21:37:00 Business Wire Fitch Ratings rates the following Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2008-B, effective April 22, 2008: –$390,000,000 2.76579% class A-1 F1+ ; –$497,900,000 floating-Rate class A-2 AAA ; –$359,200,000 4.28% class A-3a AAA ; –$ 80,000,000 floating-Rate class A-3b AAA ; –$120,700,000 4.95% class A-4a AAA ; –$ 50,000,000 floating-Rate class A-4b AAA ; –$ 47,300,000 …

Watertown police recover stolen auto parts in Terryville (Republican-American)
TERRYVILLE Watertown police late Thursday arrested one man suspected in the theft of about $40,000 in auto parts from an Audi dealership.

Crime Pays for Music Biz With New Grand Theft Auto (PC World)
The latest chapter in the popular and controversial Grand Theft Auto game franchise will make history on several levels.

Auto plant workers end strike, continue negotiations (The Pantagraph)
PARIS — Striking auto-parts workers at a plant in Eastern Illinois have agreed to go back to work after 17 days.

Grand Theft Auto countdown (Toronto Star)
On Tuesday, the latest in the 70 million-unit-selling video game series Grand Theft Auto will race into retail, anxiously greeted by gamers determined to climb back behind the wheel of this pop-culture phenomenon.

Crime pays for music biz with new Grand Theft Auto (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
When "Grand Theft Auto IV" reaches stores on Tuesday, the latest chapter in the wildly popular and controversial videogame franchise will make history on several levels.

‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ expected to steal sales record (The News & Observer)
When "Grand Theft Auto IV" parks on store shelves Tuesday, the latest entry in the controversial video game franchise could be the most lucrative launch ever.

"Grand Theft Auto 4" set to entertain and inflame (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Beatings, carjackings, drive-by shootings, drunk driving and hookers. For video game fans, it can only mean one thing: "Grand Theft Auto 4" is here, with all the subtlety of a shotgun blast.

NJ Auto Mechanic Offers Classes for Female Drivers (KYW News Radio 1060)
Scott Santos, owner of Tony and Lenny’s auto service Lukoil of Cinnaminson says he started the bi-annual car clinic as a response to all the car questions from his female clients who could use a little automotive education.

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