Automotive News

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 Patrick Rall Jun 4 2012 - 12:35pm

The Chrysler Group continues to power forward in May 2012

The Chrysler Group continued their incredible growth in May 2012 – once again standing as one of the strongest automakers in the US in terms of growth compared to the same month one year ago.

Fedex 400 Crash Fox video screen shot from Youtube

By John Goreham Jun 4 2012 - 10:47am

Big crash at Dover Fedex 400 Sprint Cup race

NASCAR has the best crashes and yesterday’s Dover race did not disappoint.

By John Goreham Jun 4 2012 - 9:28am

Ford Evos experience previews the next generation Mustang's technology advances

Ford unveils the Evos concept at CES in Las Vegas that previews the incredibly advanced driving experience of the next Mustang

By Denis Flierl Jun 4 2012 - 7:57am

BMW looking to expand its high-performance M lineup

BMW is looking to expand their high-performance M brand and a senior BMW executive has said an M7 is a good possibility.

By Denis Flierl Jun 4 2012 - 7:26am

Volkswagen unveils four new models to their lineup

Volkswagen has announced the addition of four new models to the lineup from the Scirocco, Beetle, CC and Polo models.

By David Herron Jun 3 2012 - 9:37pm

DriveLite offsets your carbon pollution at the pump with smart phone app

Maybe you can't see your way, yet, into an electric car, and DriveLite helps you offset the pollution from burning gasoline, at the gas pump, using a smart phone app.

By Nicolas Zart Jun 3 2012 - 1:27pm

BYD’s Electric Car Problems Won’t Affect The Company

We’ve seen it before, BYD has had problems but the company hasn’t been negatively affected yet.

EV would cut down on city energy budget and asve money

By Nicolas Zart Jun 3 2012 - 12:15pm

Using Electric Cars For Some Of The Police Force

Using electric cars for some on the police force not only makes sense, it would be the right thing to do.

By David Herron Jun 3 2012 - 11:56am

GE showcases alternative fuel vehicles at new fleet operator test center

GE's Fleet Services divisions is one of the largest vehicle lease operators in the world, and GE's new Test Center for Alternative Fuel Vehicles allows fleet owners to test and evaluate alternatively fueled vehicles including electric, plug-in hybrid, natural gas or hydrogen automobiles and trucks.

By Nicolas Zart Jun 3 2012 - 11:31am

How To Power Your Home With An Electric Car

The idea of charging your car and using the battery pack as electricity storage for future use is not new and as the industry matures, it brings this to a reality with V2H.

By Denis Flierl Jun 3 2012 - 7:55am

Guinness world record set by extreme MINI parking [Video]

The Guinness World Record for Tightest Parallel Parking was broken last week in China, when a MINI managed to squeeze between two MINIs with only 15 cm to spare.

By Denis Flierl Jun 3 2012 - 7:37am

1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sells for world record $35 million [Video]

The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that was made for race driver Stirling Moss has become the world’s most expensive car, selling for $35 million.

By Aaron Turpen Jun 3 2012 - 1:24am

Mazda MX-5 Miata 'Yusho' revealed at 240HP

A new Miata MX-5, called the Yusho, was revealed in Leipzig, Germany, as a concept with a fearsome 240 horses pounding away under its hood.

By David Herron Jun 2 2012 - 9:29pm

A123 Systems warns of financial danger, and is selling more stock

The financial woes befalling A123 Systems led management to issue a "going concern" warning, to tighten up expenses, and sell more stock, as the company faces steep losses due to defective battery packs and slow ramp up of production at partners including Fisker Automotive.

By Anthony Faccenda Jun 2 2012 - 5:16pm

Cars.com defends Toyota Prius C, takes issue with Consumer Reports

Despite a scathing review from Consumer Reports, Cars.com remains totally behind the Toyota Prius C.

By Anthony Faccenda Jun 2 2012 - 4:06pm

PGA star Bubba Watson involved in strange late-night car chase

Watson, winner of the 2012 Masters, reportedly drove around for nearly 40 minutes, because he was being followed by another vehicle.

By Aaron Turpen Jun 2 2012 - 3:24pm

Audi planning to elminate side mirrors

Audi plans to remove the side view mirrors on their race cars.

By Anthony Faccenda Jun 2 2012 - 2:54pm

Fisker Karma announces battery recall, yet again

Fisker's latest recall brings the total number of affected vehicles to 258.

By John Goreham Jun 2 2012 - 11:44am

New car features that will drive you crazy

Here are the 5 most annoying new car features as voted by the Torque News staff. Tell us which ones make you crazy.

By Denis Flierl Jun 2 2012 - 9:15am

Toyota developing PS3-compatible track box for FR-S and Subaru BRZ.

Toyota is developing a new event recorder for the GT86, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ that will allow drivers to upload data from the track to their PS3s.

By Aaron Turpen Jun 2 2012 - 12:55am

Ford Focus EcoBoost sets 16 world speed records

Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost has set sixteen world speed records with the FIA with unmodified factory cars over distances ranging from 1 kilometer to 4,104.7km.

By Patrick Rall Jun 1 2012 - 9:53pm

Ron Capps Dodge Charger runs a record 3.964 at 320.89mph

Tonight marked the first two rounds of qualifying for the Toyota NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown New Jersey and while Toyota may be the title sponsor – it was the NAPA Dodge Charger funny car driven by Ron Capps who made the most noise as he turned a record elapsed time of 3.964 seconds on the 1,000 foot long track.

By David Herron Jun 1 2012 - 9:42pm

CARB offers answers to frequently asked plug-in vehicle questions

A new website launched by the California Air Resources Board aims to be a one-stop guide to answering all your questions about battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, as well as adoption guides for business, fleet owners and others.

By Anthony Faccenda Jun 1 2012 - 9:17pm

Christopher Meloni's NYC condo comes with a Porsche Panamera Hybrid

The former star of 'Law and Order: SVU' is selling his NYC condo for $12 million.

By Patrick Rall Jun 1 2012 - 8:40pm

The Chevy Volt continues to dominate the Nissan Leaf in May 2012

The domination of the electric car segment in the USA by the Chevrolet Volt continued in May 2012 as the electric Chevy outsold the Nissan Leaf by a margin of better than 3 to 1 – helping the Volt to continue to pull away from the Leaf in terms of annual sales.

By Anthony Faccenda Jun 1 2012 - 8:05pm

Hyundai records best-ever May sales

Hyundai sold 67,019 vehicles in May, making it the company's third straight month with over 60,000 in sales.

MotoCzysz is making its powertrain available

By Nicolas Zart Jun 1 2012 - 6:40pm

MotoCzysz Powers Jeep Like SUV

MotoCzysz has taunted us with some impressive concepts in the past and after a few successful years winning races, emerges with a its own drivetrain that can power an electric car.

By Armen Hareyan Jun 1 2012 - 5:53pm

German Prior Design rdesigns the Ford Mustang with a new aero package

The 2005-2009 Ford Mustang just got a new European look courtesy of German tuning company Prior Design – which has put together the body kit shown on the right side for the early S197 generation Mustangs.

By Patrick Rall Jun 1 2012 - 5:32pm

Mustang posts best numbers of 2012, pounds Camaro, Challenger in May

The Ford Mustang had an incredible month in May 2012, selling more vehicles than any car in the rear wheel drive performance car segment has this year in a single month along with comfortably beating the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger in monthly sales.

By Patrick Rall Jun 1 2012 - 4:43pm

GM closing one production line in Oshawa, 2,000 jobs lost

General Motors is reportedly planning to shut down one of the production lines at their Oshawa Ontario production facility, a move that could cost around 2,000 people their jobs.

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