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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.

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The NFL Pro Bowl is held every year in beautiful Honolulu Hawaii and this year, GMC offered 400 tickets to the men and women of the US armed forces to bring their families out to enjoy the National Football Leagues annual all-star event.
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The Bonham Important Motor Cars and Fine Automobilia at the Grand Palais in Paris this Saturday features two cars tied to ‘60s icons Jackie Kennedy Onassis and John Lennon.
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General Motors’ GMC division is the official automotive sponsor of the NFL and for the super-active week leading up to Super Bowl XLV in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, General Motors will provide locally built GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade models as courtesy vehicles for league and team officials.
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In late December, a US District Judge in New York dismissed the multi-billion dollar lawsuit filed by Black Diamond Offshore and Elliott Associates LP against Porsche for the investing impact felt by their failed attempt to buy up a massive chunk of Volkswagen and not surprisingly, that dismissal has been appealed by Black Diamond and Elliot on the behalf of their 39 plaintiffs.
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General Motors dealers in the United States reported 178,896 total sales in January, a 23-percent increase from a year ago for the company’s four brands.
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Even before Chevrolet Volts arrive at dealerships, showroom and web traffic has increased.
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Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) cover just about every industry and sector except the one that is growing by leaps and bounds in emerging markets - the global auto industry.
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Today in General Motors’ Oshawa Assembly Plant in Canada, production of the new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible began and NASCAR legends Rick Hendrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were on hand for the momentous occasion.
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Kiplinger has announced its Best in Class new vehicles for 2011 and only one domestic vehicle is in the mix.
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Chrysler has announced that they will be issuing performance bonuses for many American and Canadian employees with hourly workers getting around $750 as soon as next week.
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The 2011 Phildelphia Auto Show is showing an upward attendance growth trend like the Detroit Auto Show, with a rise in attendance of 28.4% thus far.
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Earlier this month, Shelby American announced that they would be producing a special set of limited edition modern Shelby Cobra roadsters to commemorate the 50th anniversary and today, Shelby announced that these 50 new Cobras sold out in less than 48 hours after going on sale.
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Up to half of the 50 states may provide benefits to owners of electric vehicles not available to those who drive internal combustion vehicles.
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Despite the rebound move just before the State of the Union Address, General Motors (NYSE: GM) is showing weakness from Friday's close, even after the first hour of Monday morning trading.
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Almost a year ago, the Chrysler Group announced that their Ram brand (then Dodge Ram trucks) would be offering a small fleet of plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) trucks using the popular 5.7L Hemi and at the Washington DC Auto Show, the new Ram Hybrid made its formal debut.
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Jordin Sparks and Allstate are bringing the "X the TXT: DSGN8 Before You Drive" anti-texting campaign to the Jordin Sparks Experience, an annual gala for Sparks Charities held just before the Super Bowl.
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Mazda has announced that they will be producing a version of their popular Mazda5 to be rebadged and sold as a Nissan starting in May but the two automakers only intend to sell this Mazda-built Nissan compact minivan in Japan.
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Edmunds.com is predicting that January sales figures will reveal strong growth in new car sales compared to January 2010 with a strong indication that 2011 could see 12.5 million light vehicle sales.
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Just in time for the 125th birthday of the automobile, three Mercedes B-class F-cells are off on a journey to circumnavigate the globe.
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As the Egyptian nation finds itself in the throes of civil unrest, the investors in their auto industry watch with great angst how Mubarak handles the situation.
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Cella Energy Ltd. just may have leaped over one of the major barriers to the widespread adoption of safe, low-cost storage hydrogen for automobiles and trucks.
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It was 125 years ago today, Carl Benz taught the world to play, as he filed an application in Berlin for a patent on his three-wheeled motor car.
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We have known for some time that BMW would be introducing a turbocharged 4-cylinder in the US market and today, the automaker has revealed some official specs on the new turbo 4.
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To the average American car buyer, the name F150 is most commonly associated with the bestselling half-ton pickup from Ford but as of today, the racing world connects the name to the newest Formula 1 race car from Team Ferrari.
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Thanks to a strong presence in China, Nissan has passed Honda in total global sales.
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Lamborghini has used this week’s Qatar Motor Show to unveil the newest limited edition package for the Gallardo – the LP 560-4 Bicolore.
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Members of the National Auto Dealers Association are resistant to a White House plan to have dealers pay the plug-in hybrid tax credit directly to consumers.
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First Ford stopped production of the 2011 F150 due to supplier shortages and now we know that next week, Chrysler will be halting production of the popular 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country due for the same supplier issues as Ford.
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Ford has announced their net income for Q4 of 2010 along with the profit for the entire year and in the “rebound year” from the disaster of 2009, Ford Motor Company earned a whopping $6.6 billion.
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Carnegie Mellon University has released a study of diesel engines that show they recuperate their extra cost quickly.