German car exports up by nearly half in May

An industry group says German car exports saw another strong year-on-year rise in May _ increasing by nearly half as global demand recovers.The VDA group said Wednesday that Germany exported 367,700 cars last month _ an increase of 46 percent compared with May 2009. That followed a 58 percent rise in April.Sales in Germany itself have been slipping in year-on-year terms for months after a popular