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Munich – The compact Audi Sports Utility Vehicle, the Q5, the Honda Jazz and the Hyundai i20 received a top five-star rating in the latest EuroNCAP crash test while the Suzuki Alto failed the safety test.

Wolfsburg, Germany  – Volkswagen and the Chinese car maker BYD (Build Your Dreams) have signed a memorandum of understanding on building hybrid and electric vehicles powered by lithium batteries, according to a VW statement.

Munich  – BMW has no plans for forming a partnership with other manufacturers on battery powered electric vehicles and has its own plans to mass-produce “megacity” e-vehicles by the year 2015, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer has announced.

Cologne  – Motorists should take care to load their roof box carefully to avoid accidents as it can affect the roadholding of the car, according to safety experts.

Berlin  – German exports dropped more than expected in April, data released Tuesday showed, as Europe’s biggest economy battles to emerge from its deepest recession in more than six decades.

Hamburg  – For five decades, Beatles fans have made the pilgrimage to Hamburg in hopes of following in the footsteps of the Fab Four, who got their first recording contract and their first rave reviews in the German port city.

Wennigsen, Germany  – Visitors to South Africa can take an eight-day guided detour to see the Garden Route between the Eastern and Western capes.

Schlier, Germany  – Anyone who wants to take a Jeep tour of eastern Cuba to follow the life of Fidel Castro can now do so thanks to a new tour offered by tour company Miller Reisen.

Frankfurt  – Hua Hin, Thailand’s oldest beach resort, can be reached from Bangkok by bicycle. Dertour is taking advantage of this fact with a new tour, which includes two overnights in simple, traditional dwellings. It also includes a visit to the floating markets and a trip via long boat and bicycle to Hua Hin while [...]

Hamburg  – Travel company Schnieder Reisen has six dates on offer between May and September for a trip with the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Beijing via Lake Baikal and the Gobi Desert.