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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.

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.

Munich  – The BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo that was first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in October just prior to making its appearance in European showrooms.

Munich  – Often enough drivers of open-top vehicles have been surprised by changing weather patterns with BMW now offering for the first time up-to-date radar weather maps to customers in Germany.

Munich  – Keeping cool in summer has a price with a car air-conditioner system adding between five and eight euros (seven to eleven dollars) to the fuel bill, according to a test conducted by Germany’s motoring association ADAC.

Munich  – Travellers planning a trip across the European continent should be aware of huge disparities on motorway fees in some countries that can be very confusing, Germany’s motorists association ADAC has warned.

Hamburg – Bayern Munich will make use of a special clause to sign VfB Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez for a Bundesliga record 30 million euros (42 million dollars), the Bild daily reported on Tuesday.

Amsterdam – Louis van Gaal said Thursday he would take no players from the newly-crowned Dutch champion AZ Alkmaar to Bayern Munich when he takes over as coach of the Bundesliga club.

Munich  – A wedding day should be perfect, and while no host wants to be a killjoy or a spoilsport, some couples find it important to consider environmental impact when planning their special day.

Munich – European business confidence has picked up for the first time in 18 months, according to a quarterly survey released Wednesday by the Munich-based ifo economic research institute.