Summary Box: US auto sales better-than-expected-- U.S. February auto sales rose 13 percent over the same month last year. Here's how the top seven automakers fared.

Auto sales: Still a contact sportThe tabulation of U.S. auto sales for the month of February contains some big surprises. Consider:

Man dies after jumping into Chicago River to elude policeA man died tonight after he jumped into the south branch of the Chicago River to elude police, officials said. The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m., according to hospital spokesman Marcel Bright.