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Marc Carter is the Editor-in-Chief and founder of The Torque Report.

Ford is Going to Increase Focus Production by 30 Percent to Keep up With Demand

I'm sure you're as surprised as nearly everyone else in the automotive world when you see a headline like that. Well apparently the new 2008 (US) Focus is selling beyond expectations and Ford is going to increase production of the vehicle. Ford has announced that the automaker is going to increase production of the new Focus by 30 percent to...

The Next-Gen Ford Focus is Going to be Built on a Global Platform…Finally!

Ford just released a newly restyled Ford Focus in the US, but it still not the same Ford Focus that is offered in Europe. This is finally going to change in 2010. According to Derrick Kuzak, product chief at Ford, the next-generation Ford Focus will receive about 87 percent of its parts from Ford's global parts bin, this includes the...

Nissan and Chrysler Announce Partnership to Produce Two New Vehicles

Yesterday Nissan and Chrysler announced a new partnership that is going to spawn a new small car and full-size pickup. In January Nissan and Chrysler announced that Nissan is going to supply Chrysler with a car based on the small Versa sedan that will be sold in South America. Now the partnership is going to go even further with Nissan...

All-New 2009 Acura TSX Starts at $28,960

Acura has announced the pricing for its all-new 2009 TSX sedan. The base TSX starts at $28,960 and tops out at $32,060 for the TSX with the Technology Package. The 2009 TSX features a 201 horsepower 2.4L 4-cyl that can be mated to either a 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic transmission. A 2.2 liter i-DTEC diesel engine is expected soon....

All-New 2009 Acura TL May Get All-Wheel-Drive and 300 Horsepower

Acura has already unveiled the new 2009 RL and TSX sedans, but probably the most anticipated model is the all-new 2009 TL that is also expected to be released by the end of the year. Acura (Honda) had its dealer meetings in New Orleans last week and information was given about the all-new TL. According to an inside source the...

Audi Q5 and Mercedes GLK SUVs are Set to Debut in Beijing

Audi and Mercedes-Benz are going to use next week's Beijing Auto Show to debut the Audi Q5 and Mercedes-Benz GLK SUVs. China is quickly becoming an important market for most automakers as sales in other areas of the world are experiencing sharp declines. Audi's sales in China have increased 24.8 percent in one year, making it Audi's second largest market...

All-New 2009 Dodge Ram Regular Cab and TRX-4 Models Show Up on the Web

Chrysler officially unveiled the all-new 2009 Dodge Ram at the Detroit Auto Show in January, but failed to unveil the regular cab model alongside the crew cab. Here is the one of the first images of the Regular Cab TRX-4 model thanks to PickupTruck.com. The 2009 Dodge Ram regular cab pickup can come with either a 6-foot 4-inch, or 8...

VIDEO: 2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe Caught at GM's Milford Proving Grounds

GM officially unveiled the Cadillac CTS Coupe at the Detroit Auto Show this past January. At the time the automaker would not say if the car was ever going to enter production, although we all new better. The 2010 CTS coupe has been caught testing at GM's Milford Proving Grounds and as you can tell much of the same details...

2009 Corvette ZR1 Hits the Nurburgring and Gives the GT-R Some Competition

GM unveiled the Corvette ZR1 at the Detroit Auto Show this year and the car just recently hit the Nurburgring in Germany to get some track times. Engineers behind the wheel claimed that the ZR1 was able to achieve lap times in the low 7:40s. According to Edmunds the track was damp and the track times were rough estimates. When...

2009 BMW X6 "Sports Activity Coupe" is Going to Start at $53,275

BMW has announced the starting price for its new "Sports Activity Coupe", the X6. The xDrive35i with the 3.0L inline six-cylinder with 300 horsepower and 300 lb-ft. of torque is going to start at $53,275. Of course once you add desirable options you can expect the price to be closer to $60k if not over. Expect the xDrive50i with its...

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