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

GM Announces Employee Pricing for Everyone

GM has announced the return of employee pricing for its 2008 models and the 2009 Pontiac Vibe. The new sales promotion will include employee pricing on up to 90 percent of GM's 2008 vehicles. The program is expected to start Wednesday and go through Labor Day. “We are going to have an employee-discount-for-everyone program,” GM spokesman John McDonald confirmed to...

Re-Styled 2009 Honda Civic Exposed!

Honda is going to refresh its popular Civic for the 2009 model year and thanks to a guy with a scanner we have the first images from the 09' brochure. From the scans we can tell that Honda has refreshed the front grille and lower fascia to make the car look sportier. Out back the reverse lights have been re-styled...

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Unveiled…The World's Fastest Roadster

Bugatti has unveiled the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The topless Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport is powered by a 16 cylinder engine that propels the car up to 253 mph when the roof is closed and 224 mph with the top down. In addition to taking the top off the Veyron, Bugatti has made some...

2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible Unveiled Before the LA Auto Show

Infiniti has released one single photo of the upcoming G37 Convertible before its official unveiling at the Los Angeles Auto Show this November. Infiniti hasn't released the full details on the hardtop convertible. What we do know is that it will feature a three-piece retractable hardtop and be powered by the same 320+ horsepower 3.7L V6 as the coupe and...

Lincoln Confirms Production of the MKT Crossover for 2010

Lincoln has confirmed the production of the MKT crossover for 2010. The MKT Concept was unveiled earlier this year and at the time it was expected that the concept would eventually enter production as an alternative to the large Lincoln Navigator SUV. The MKT shares its basic platform with the recently introduced Ford Flex, although it has completely different styling....

Toyota Kills Plans for New Supra and Next-Gen FJ Cruiser

According to the Automotive News Toyota has dropped the successor to the Supra from its product plans due to the high mpg requirements in the US. In addition to the death of the Supra it looks like the FJ Cruiser will only be around for one generation. Toyota only has plans to continue producing the 4-Runner, which the FJ Cruiser...

2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Unveiled at Pebble Beach

Cadillac has officially unveiled the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The CTS Sport Wagon takes the basic styling of the sedan and adds a more usable rear hatch. It rides on the same 113.4 inch wheelbase as the CTS sedan, but is 0.3 inch shorter. The highlight of the Sport Wagon is that...

All-New 2010 Cadillac SRX Unveiled

Earlier this year Cadillac unveiled the Provoq Concept, which featured an E-Flex fuel cell drivetrain. Well Cadillac has basically taken the Provoq and put a conventional V6 engine to come up with the all-new SRX crossover. Cadillac has taken the wraps off the new crossover in Pebble Beach, CA. "The next-generation SRX is the result of the continued exploration and...

New Production Chevy Volt Teaser Images Released

GM has released more photos the production version of the upcoming Chevy Volt. Only two of the photos are of the actual car while the other nine or so are of the engineers and designers hard at work on a clay version of the car. The two photos provide little details about the actual shape and design of the car....

2009 Ford Fiesta Production Begins in Cologne

Ford has officially started production of the 2009 Ford Fiesta in Cologne, Germany today. Ford invested 455 million Euros restructuring and modernizing the plant. The automaker is hoping to produce 148,000 Fiestas at the plant in 2008. "The Ford Fiesta is very special to us in Ford of Europe and to our customers," said John Fleming, President and CEO, Ford...

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