Industry
· GM's credit rating could sink: Cash-strapped carmaker's borrowing costs could jump by millions, hitting stock [The Detroit News]
· Oil Prices Fall on Decline in Demand [Forbes]
· Steel costs may add 2.5pc to car prices [The Telegraph (UK)]
· New Mercedes chief seeks $650 million in cost cuts, improved quality [AutoWeek]
Notable
· Court Says, No Probable Cause Needed for Use of Drug-sniffing Dogs to Check Out Motorists [Chicago Sun Times]
· Ruling opens door for challenge to Miss. 'Choose Life' car tags [Clarion-Ledger (MS)]
· Used-car Web sales revving up [Dallas Business Journal]
Oddball
· Dad 'Loses It,' Rams Car Into Daughter, Friend [Local 6 News (FLA)]
· Drink-driver says she was fleeing amorous clutches of an old flame [The Scotsman]