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This section of Torque News provides the latest auto news and updates from the car manufacturers. Every day number of news stories and editorials are published here that give our readers an overview of what is happening in the automotive industry. Read this section daily to find out about new cars, vehicle reviews and car pictures. Torque News is an automotive news website by Hareyan Publishing, LLC, dedicated to covering the latest news, reviews and opinions about the car industry.

By Armen Hareyan on
Do some homework and learn about Plakette if you will be driving to Frankfurt this September to participate in the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.
By Hawke Fracassa on
Researchers from MIT and Princeton University took the best-paper award for a system that uses a network of smartphones mounted on car dashboards to collect information about traffic signals and tell drivers when slowing down could help them avoid waiting at lights. This happened in July, at the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiSys conference,
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An SUV driver that loses control can do a lot of damage both outside and inside the vehicle, which is why some models can be pricey to insure.
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Today, students worldwide are getting a crash course in physics from controlled car collisions that create a dramatic instructional part of a new curriculum developed by The JASON Project in partnership with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
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Last week, Toyota USA unveiled the 2012 Toyota Camry with a redesigned look inside and out and now we have a look at the version of the 2012 Camry destined for the Russian market – with a look quite different from what American buyers will be getting later this year.
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Flashing blue and red lights in your rearview mirror usually precede an unpleasant, even if courteous, interchange with one of our men or women in blue, resulting in a speeding ticket that hits you in the bank account. Hundred thousand speeding tickets daily.
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Ford Motor Company recently invited a group of reporters to their Romeo Proving Grounds for a first-hand, hands-on look at the upcoming 2012 Ford Explorer EcoBoost – which will be among the first 4-cylinder EcoBoost models from Ford in the US market when it arrives later this year.
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The Acura TSX Special Edition will have different body styling and an upgraded interior, but won't come with the optional V6.
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Although GM and BMW are the only auto manufacturers to have production facilities on the East Coast in the path of Hurricane Irene, all manufacturers have dealerships including some suppliers in the storm’s path.
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The French auto maker Peugeot brings back to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show the new concept of French high end cars, the HX1.
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER), a leading global provider of flexible thin-film solar laminate products and systems for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop markets and a longtime creator of specialty batteries for automotive applications, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30. The suburban Detroit company was founded by the famous scientist, Stanford Ovshinsky (pictured).
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General Motors media was quick to place this story, and with good reason, as an unmodified Chevrolet Cruze Eco driven by an Australian couple achieved 64.42 MPG over a 23-day, 9,552 mile trip
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Hertz's (NYSE: HTZ) many car rental stations in Shanghai will offer electric cars for renters. This welcome move remains to see if the drivers will rent an electric car on mass.
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NADAguides has taken into account safety, price, fuel efficiency and cost of ownership in compiling its 2011 choices for best back-to-school vehicles. This list is intended to satisfy drivers and their parents. Vehicles that fit all criteria include models from Chevrolet, Ford, Kia, Nissan and Toyota.
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GM was quick in responding to Highway Loss Data Institute's (HLDI) release that placed Escalade on the top of the most stolen cars. The company now says the 2012 Cadillac Escalade will be delivered with a 4-point ani theft system.
By Don Bain on
The 2011 Nissan Juke SL is the most expensive subcompact on the market, but just might have you jumping for joy with this jazzy, jaunty, fully loaded, fun little runabout.
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Mercedes-Benz and American Express start offering new credit cards capitalizing on their brand names and offering them only to Mercedes drivers and enthusiasts, but how does one qualify as an enthusiast?
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Number of coastal states have announced evacuation plans and have set up evacuation zones for the people to seek shelter, but drivers should prepare to protect their cars and know some special driving habits on how to drive during a hurricane.
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Lexus today announced Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP) on its 2012 models ranging from the CT 200h hybrid premium compact to the LS 600h L premium luxury hybrid sedan. Below is the complete information of all the Lexus 2012 model prices.
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Natural gas emits just over half as many greenhouse gas emissions as coal does for equivalent energy output, a study released today from the Worldwatch Institute and the Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors says.
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Mazda, Nissan, Volkswagen, Honda have recently announced investments totaling $2 billion in Mexican plants and facilities, while Audi and Toyota are reportedly looking over the possibility of their own investments.
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More apocalyptic news from Saab as it is seeking government intervention in its struggles to pay its numerous creditors.
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Toyota has announced it will add HD Radio Technology with the popular iTunes Tagging feature to the 2012 Camry, the new model of the reigning best selling car in America making its debut at dealerships this fall.
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If you really want a close-up look at the shape of cars to come, get to the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, MI Oct. 11-13 for The Business of Plugging In seminar.
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After IndyCar driver Danica Patrick told reporters today she was going to drive NASCAR full time, we found out lots of important stuff from Twitter tweets. Like that she is dreamer and at the same time, a football fan, a Bears fan and a martini lover. Read for yourself from her unedited tweets from the past two weeks, and a critical twwet from a critic, too.
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What follows is how driver Danica Patrick explained to fans today on her own Web site why she is making a move into NASCAR driving full time.
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Lightning Motorcycles now holds the land speed record of 215.9 mph for an electric motorcycle, set and documented last week at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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Danica Patrick announced today she is leaving IndyCar next year to drive Chevrolets on the NASCAR circuit. She will run a full Nationwide schedule with JR Motorsports and as many as 10 Sprint Cup races for Stewart-Haas Racing.
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While the hope of the nation rests in the decisions or indecisions of the Fed at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, so does the hopes and dreams of auto sector investors that the 2012 Toyota Camry will help Toyota stock get its mojo back and retrace three major price gaps in its recent trading.
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After Audi discovered they have more social media followers than Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber, they hit upon the brilliant idea of letting some of their model owners tell – unscripted in their own words – how the vehicle has enhanced their lives.