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Chevrolet Silverado HD Selected as Motor Trend Truck for 2011

Major automotive announcements usually aren’t made on the weekend, which is why it’s unusual that the Chevrolet Silverado HD was named Motor Trend Truck of the Year on a Saturday.

Ford electric van squeaks in at deadline

One element of Ford's vehicle electrification program kept to its timetable, when Ford partners completed and shipped the first samples of battery-driven Transit Connect Electric vans just as 2010 approached its end.

Remembering Chuck Jordan, former GM design chief, dead at 83

Chuck Jordan, the legendary design chief that helped usher in the modern era of styling at General Motors with the Motorama cars, passed away on Thursday.

GM Wins Golden Spike Award for Chevrolet Volt

As the railroads like to advertise, the most fuel-efficient vehicles are probably trains – especially when you factor in the amount of goods they carry. That’s why it is fitting the Chevrolet Volt was honored with the Golden Spike award.

Customers Stay Loyal To Brands with Fun-to-Drive Vehicles

Attention car makers: new-vehicle owners want fun-to-drive vehicles, according to the 2010 customer retention study by J.D. Power and Associates. Buyers are staying loyal to brands like Ford for that reason.

Fender, Volkswagen, Panasonic Pair up on New Audio System

In what might best be described as the ultimate automotive aural ménage a trois, Fender, Volkswagen, and Panasonic automotive have come together to create a new nine-speaker audio system for the Jetta GLI.

Hot Hatch Volkswagen Golf R Coming to the United States

The European Volkswagen Golf R, a car lovingly called a hot hatch by the British, is coming to the United States by the end of 2011. Top Gear calls it “unbelievably good” – it’s about time it came to our shores.

Cyclone Power to run patented steam engine in land speed record attempt

Lest you think the steam engine for automobiles is dead, think again. Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. already has a compact, heat regenerative, external combustion engine that has been developed to achieve high thermal efficiencies and power-to-weight ratio. First things first, though. How about a land speed record?

The 2011 Chrysler 300 shows off on YouTube

Chrysler has teased the 2011 300 as far back as 2010 Detroit Auto Show and with the 2011 Detroit show official debut of the new muscular luxury sedan just a month away, we get our first good look at the 2011 Chrysler 300 in the video linked below – courtesy of YouTube user carmgn56.

Dodge announces the schedule for the 2011 Viper Cup race series

Dodge announced today that their Dodge Viper Cup, a spec series featuring an entire field of the race-ready Dodge Viper ACR-X will be returning in 2011 after the inaugural season ended up this October.

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