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Malcolm Burwell, Director of Technology Development for the International Copper Association, will be speaking at the Powertrain Electric Motors Symposium about the rare earth metal shortage and what it means for the copper industry. He also will be at the SAE World Congress, and TorqueNews will be available to interview him.

It's a comment sentiment to say "GM is going to the dogs" in any number of ways (design, government loans, etc.) but not in the way you would least expect: serving them and their owners breakfast while letting them prance around the GM display at the New York International Auto Show.

The 2013 Ford Focus ST is slated as Ford Motor Company’s first fully global performance vehicle and as the reach of the new Focus ST spreads around the world – the upcoming 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition will introduce the Chinese market to this sporty new hatchback.

Porsche AG announced today that when the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (aka Auto China) opens later this month, they will unveil their newest high performance SUV in the form of the 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS.

This time next year there should be a new cat prowling the world's highways: a Jaguar F-Type, a two-seat sports car that borrow heavily from the Jaguar legacy of great sports cars. Its upcoming production was announced at the New York Auto Show.

At the New York Auto Show media days, Honda introduced the Honda Crosstour Concept, which is really what the next generation of the Honda Crosstour is going to look like company officials readily admit.

Saturday, April 14th will be the first annual Bookman's Spring Thaw electric vehicle drag races, kicking off a new season of EV racing in the U.S.

The NYIAS opened to the public yesterday and will be going on for about a week until April 15th. Be sure to check out our top picks for coolest concepts on display in New York.

The ink hasn’t dried on the press releases from the 2012 New York Auto Show as the general public begins to pour into the Javits Center in NYC but the automotive world has already looked forward – with the Chrysler Group announcing a pair of wild looking concepts based on production models headed for the 2012 Beijing Motor Show that opens later this month.

Among the big debuts at the 2012 New York Auto Show was the Acura RLX Concept and while this new flagship luxury sedan from Honda might not have gotten the most attention from the media at the Big Apple show – American Honda expects the future production version of the Acura RLX to help Acura compete more with other full size luxury sedans in North America.

Everyone knew that the new 2013 SRT Viper would make its debut this week at the 2012 New York Auto Show but SRT CEO and President surprised the motorsports world when introduced the new SRT Viper GTS-R – a purpose built race version of the new Viper destined for the ranks of the American LeMans Series (ALMS).

While the ultra high performance Ford Mustang built by Shelby American made its online debut in pictures that turned out to be photoshopped, the 2012 New York Auto Show brought the incredible new Shelby 1000 Mustang into the public eye for the first time at the same auto show that introduced the world to the Shelby name back in 1962.

It has been over 35 years since John DeLorean debuted his vision of the new age of automobiles at the 1977 Detroit Auto Show but with the opening of the 2012 New York International Auto Show, the epic gullwing American sports car made its reemergence into the auto show world – this time powered by a high tech electric drivetrain in the form of the new DeLorean DMCev.

Among the world debuts at the 2012 New York Auto Show is the introduction of the 2012 BMW M6 Convertible - a high performance droptop slated to hit North American dealerships this summer with a price starting well above the $100k mark but just like the M6 Coupe, the M6 ‘vert comes with all of the high performance goodies that you would expect from BMW’s performance division.

The Chrysler Group announced the details for their 2013 Ram 1500 today with a slight facelift, more power from the Hemi, the new Pentastar V6, an air suspension system, start/stop technology and an 8-speed automatic transmission for both engines that is expected to help increase fuel economy by roughly 20%.

Hyundai managed to do the impossible – keep the launch of its 2013 Santa Fe Long Wheelbase model almost a complete secret before it was launched at the New York Auto Show. That's practically unheard of in this day and age.

Today at the New York Auto Show debut of the 2013 SRT Viper, SRT brand CEO Ralph Gilles announced that the folks at Turn 10 Studios had indeed rendered the Viper images that hit the internet last night – as Xbox 360’s driving simulator Forza Motorsport 4 will soon be offering the 2013 Viper in both gameplay and Autovista modes via the upcoming Viper Pack.

The iconic Yellow Cab is a symbol of New York City around the world, and those taxis are a vital part of NYC. Soon though the taxis in NYC are going to be getting a vital update and will be on display at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, and are known as the “Taxis of Tomorrow.”

The all-new Nissan Altima not only features an affordable starting MSRP, but also a laundry list of standard features.

The automotive world has known for ages now that the 2012 New York International Auto Show would introduce the world to the next generation of the fabled Dodge Viper-turned SRT Viper but when the press conference ended just a few minutes ago, the world was not introduced to one but rather three new versions of the gorgeous 2013 SRT Viper – the standard Viper, the Viper GTS and the new Viper GTS-R race car.

There is no denying, BMW is beating the iron while red hot and hailing its sales success wit a retrospective of the MINI at the New York Auto Show, two new unveiling and more products.

Tech papers to be released at SAE World Congress Expo to reveal new advantages which will create a potential challenge to EVs based on the functionality of the Miller Cycle and an air-hybrid option.

What’s the significance of an emblem? At the Design Center of General Motors (NYSE: GM), all logos and emblems are a big deal, and here’s why there is so much fuss over the 2014 Chevy Impala’s emblem.

General Motors is revamping its lineup to remain competitive, and the 2014 Chevrolet Impala is shedding its commercial fleet clothes and gets a smart, fresh styling as it officially makes its debut today at the New York Auto Show.

The folks at the Inside Line introduced these pictures earlier today, showing what looks like the 2013 SRT Viper in a computer generated world with graphics that strongly resemble something that would be seen on the Xbox 360’s Forza Motorsport 4 – giving us our best look yet at the new American supercar hours before the car is formally introduced in New York.

Attendees to the New York International Auto Show, which is open to the public from April 6 to 16 at the Jacob Javitts Center in Manhattan, will be able to see for the first time Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport. That is unless they have $1.9 million and have already purchased one.

Before the grand opening of the New York International Auto Show, Lincoln debuted the 2013 Lincoln MKZ before a packed house at the beautiful IAC building in Manhattan's lower West Side. It's the first Lincoln product to come out under Lincoln's relatively new director of design Max Wolff and it demonstrates what a difficult job he has ahead of him.

Just a few minutes ago, the DriveSRT Facebook page issued the newest teaser of the 2013 SRT Viper, giving us a shadowy look at the hood and roofline of the new supercar but with a little quick image enhancement – a great deal more of the new Viper becomes visible.

Special models like the 2012 GMC Yukon and Sierra Heritage Editions will commemorate 100 years of the GMC name, which just so happens to coincide with the 2012 New York Auto Show that reflects back to 1912.

The 2013 SRT Viper is the big news from the Chrysler Group headed into the 2012 New York Auto Show but beginning tomorrow, the Ram Truck brand will begin teasing a new model of its own on Twitter and Facebook ahead of the public debut set for April 5th.