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* China’s assemblers are likely to make and sell 6.4 million passenger cars, vans, buses and trucks in 2006, spurring the country to surpass Germany as the world’s third-largest vehicle maker, Chinese researchers said.

* The Sun of Baltimore said it would offer buyouts to its staff with the goal of eliminating 75 jobs, or about 5% of its workforce. The newspaper is owned by Tribune Co., also parent of the Los Angeles Times.

* Knight Ridder Inc.’s San Jose Mercury News said it would avoid layoffs by cutting 16% of its newsroom staff through buyouts and attrition.

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