Domestic car sales down 12.5%, bikes sales up in Dec

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New Delhi: Domestic car sales fell by 12.51% to 1,41,083 units in December last year compared to 1,61,247 units in the same month in 2011.
According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, motorcycle sales last month went up by 4.83 per cent to 8,44,113 units from 8,05,198 units in December, 2011.
Total two-wheeler sales in December, 2012 rose by 4.45 per cent to 11,37,148 units from 10,88,746 in December, 2011.
Sales of commercial vehicles were down by 13 per cent to 62,786 units from 72,166 units in the same period in 2011, SIAM said.
Total sales of vehicles across categories registered an increase of 2.77 per cent at 14,51,517 units last month as against 14,12,372 units in December 2011, it added.
SIAM is expecting a growth of 0-1 per cent in domestic sales during the current fiscal.
The overall growth in domestic sales during

15-year-old girl found alive, tied up in trunk of car 7 days after being abducted

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A 15-year-old girl was found alive, tied up in the trunk of a car, seven days after a stranger kidnapped her from her rural village in southern France.
Chloe Rodriguez disappeared on Nov. 9 as she headed to a friend’s house on her scooter, which was later found six miles away with all of her belongings save her helmet and cell phone.
Police found the teen in Germany on Friday when they pulled over her kidnapper during a routine traffic stop, NBC News reported.
“This man who did her so much harm - there is justice, and justice will be rendered. But I thank him anyway, because he kept her alive,” Rodriguez’s mother, Violette Rodriguez told reporters Friday.
The kidnapper, currently behind bars in Germany, has been identified as a 32-year-old man from France’s Gard region, the same area where Chloe Rodriguez lives.
During the seven-day ordeal, the brave girl memorized little details about her kidnapper, including his car and license plate number, metrofrance.com reported.
But she never disobeyed him, fearing that he would kill her if she did.
"She told us that she was able to have a dialogue with this man, and that she obeyed all his orders," her father, Jesus Rodriguez, told reporters.
The kidnapper recently served over three years in jail for physically and sexually assaulting six women.
The victims were all abducted as they walked or biked alone in the rustic region.
The man underwent recommended counseling while in prison, his lawyer told RTL.fr. But he failed to contact his probation officer after his release.
Chloe Rodriguez was not harmed, however, her parents say she is physically exhausted and cries often.
Her disappearance sparked a national search that ended with their reunion Saturday.
“Today is too beautiful,” Violette Rodriguez said in French. “There will be two birthdays for my little Chloe.”