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The Ford F Series Pickup tops the 20 bestselling vehicles in 2011

Sales numbers for 2011 have taken some time but with every major automaker reporting, the Ford F Series is once again the bestselling vehicle in the American auto industry - followed by the Chevrolet Silverado and the Toyota Camry – with those three top spots mirroring the top three from the 2010 sales year.

Chevy Camaro takes the muscle car crown for 2nd straight year

Sales numbers for December and the rest of 2011 are in and for the second straight year, the Chevrolet Camaro has claimed for title of being the bestselling muscle car in the American automotive industry – beating out the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger by a very comfortable margin as the Camaro claimed its first back-to-back sales title in decades.

The Camaro ZL1 Carbon Concept with the Camaro 1LE Concept at SEMA

The 2013 Dodge Dart hits 40mpg, earns Fiat 5% more Chrysler

Since Fiat has taken majority control of the Chrysler Group from the US Government there hasn’t been much talk of Chrysler ownership but with the upcoming 2013 Dodge Dart reportedly hitting 40 miles per gallon in preliminary testing late last month – Fiat has met the final requirement set forth by the feds when Fiat purchased the first piece of the American automaker in 2009.

Ford paves its way forward with EcoBoost, intelligent Hybrids and EV

Ford's strategic EcoBoost move and what it means to you.

The 1.0L EcoBoost engine from the Ford Start Concept

The new Porsche 911 Cabrio to make grand debut in Detroit

Porsche AG announced this morning that they will use the 2012 North American International Auto Show next week in Detroit to formally introduce the new 2012 Porsche 911 Cabrio.

GM announces battery fire fix for the Chevrolet Volt

This morning, General Motors announced the changes that will be made to the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle battery coolant system in an effort to lower the risk of fires after severe accidents after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary investigation into the design of the Volt’s battery system.

Chevy Volt wins December sales battle, Nissan Leaf wins 2011

The Chevrolet Volt ended 2011 the same way that it started, comfortably outselling the Nissan Leaf (for the third month in a row) but as the numbers were tallied up for all of the 2011 year, the Nissan Leaf claimed the title of the bestselling electric vehicle in the American market.

Focus heavy on design and technology during NAIAS 2012 press days

There are unique aspects to every major auto show, especially hype which is ever present during press days; so the NAIAS 2012 will be no different. However, be prepared for more coverage by TorqueNews this year from press day events on design and technology.

Infiniti Poised To Follow Lincoln's Path to Irrelevance

The 2011 sales numbers are in and it seems as if Infiniti is poised to follow Lincoln's path to irrelevance in the marketplace. The problem may be that Nissan is making its own cars and trucks too damn well to justify buying an upscale Infiniti.

MIT reports improved mileage of average car mileage missing

While the efficiency of modern engines has been improving for years, a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reports most of the efficiency went into carrying the extra weight being added to the cars American’s buy. Basically, they are stating if the engines of today were in the cars of 1980, they would go a lot farther on a gallon of gas.

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