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Automotive News

This section of Torque News provides the latest auto news and updates from the car manufacturers. Every day number of news stories and editorials are published here that give our readers an overview of what is happening in the automotive industry. Read this section daily to find out about new cars, vehicle reviews and car pictures. Torque News is an automotive news website by Hareyan Publishing, LLC, dedicated to covering the latest news, reviews and opinions about the car industry.

By Armen Hareyan on June 5, 2018 - 5:28PM
Here you can watch the live recording of Tesla's 2018 annual shareholder meeting in which Tesla showed a new image of model Y. Lots of investor eyes, Tesla owner eyes and Model 3 reservation holder eyes were on CEO Elon Musk who faced scrutiny at the shareholder meeting.



By Patrick Rall on June 5, 2018 - 1:08PM
After Courtney Force beat Camaro-driving teammate Robert Hight to win a few weeks ago in Kansas, Hight got his revenge this past weekend at the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals, beating Force in the second round as he raced to his first event win of the 2018 season.
By John Goreham on June 5, 2018 - 12:36PM
Mazda's MX-5 Miata RF took home an award at the New England Motor Press Association's Winter Testing ceremony. Here's why.
By John Goreham on June 5, 2018 - 11:52AM
The New England Motor Press Association names the Mazda CX-5 the best compact crossover after evaluating it during winter testing.
By Denis Flierl on June 5, 2018 - 8:01AM
Fans at Boxerfest were the first to see the new 2019 Subaru WRX and WRX STI Series.Gray. Hurry if you want one.
By Marc Stern on June 5, 2018 - 12:00AM
Across the industry light truck -- crossover and SUV -- sales continued their growth, averaging about 4.7 percent. VW was right on that target as its crossover and SUVs pushed their sales up. Surprisingly, the new Jetta also finished May strongly.
By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2018 - 5:40PM
May 2018 was a great month for the American muscle cars, with the Ford Mustang posting its best sales numbers of the year, beating the Dodge Challenger which posted its third-best sales month in the modern era.
By Armen Hareyan on June 4, 2018 - 3:21PM
Electric car sales are growing in China, but the United States comes the second and in 2017 Tesla Model S topped the list of top selling EV sales per unit sold in the United States. It's followed by Chevy Bolt, Tesla Model X, Nissan Leaf and BMW i3. Here is one projection on how EV sales revenue will grow by 2019.
By Armen Hareyan on June 4, 2018 - 2:06PM
Tesla and investors are actively preparing for tomorrow's shareholder meeting. Some are frustrated with the CEO Elon Musk while other expect a 'bombshell' from Elon tomorrow. What could possibly be a 'bombshell' at a shareholder's meeting? Here are 7 possibilities.
By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2018 - 1:42PM
The June 2018 Hellcat of the Month as picked by the members of the SRT Hellcat and Demon Facebook Group is the 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat shown above, owned by Chris Fuelling.
By John Goreham on June 4, 2018 - 12:44PM
The 2016 Toyota Prius was named the 2018 Wheels TV Previously Owned Vehicle Award. Here's why.
By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2018 - 10:21AM
A new 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 served as the official pace car for the 2018 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, but as GM exec Mark Reuss prepared to bring the field around for its first pace lap, the automaker’s Vice President of Global Product Development lost control of the 755-horsepower supercar, slamming hard into the wall and forcing the field to come to an immediately halt.
By Denis Flierl on June 4, 2018 - 7:39AM
The Subaru Forester, is Subaru’s number one selling vehicle around the globe, but Crosstrek is catching up. See how Crosstrek closed the gap in the US.
By Denis Flierl on June 3, 2018 - 9:27AM
Subaru is honored with The NEMPA Automotive Company of the Year Award. See how Subaru’s top exec lets others share the love.
By Armen Hareyan on June 3, 2018 - 9:03AM
In some places of the nation Tesla Model S owners are reporting increase in Tesla car insurance cost and siting three reasons for it.
By Denis Flierl on June 3, 2018 - 7:44AM
The 2018 Subaru WRX and WRX STI see their first sales increase in 12 months. Will new 2019 STI power upgrades keep the momentum going?
By Marc Stern on June 2, 2018 - 10:45PM
There was an interesting report today that is making the rounds regarding the 2019 VW Golf. It is reportedly going to be the most powerful hatchback at 400 HP in VW history.
By Denis Flierl on June 2, 2018 - 12:49PM
The all-new Ascent 3-Row will be the first Subaru to offer in-vehicle WI-FI hotspot. A new infotainment kit will save customers money.
By Denis Flierl on June 2, 2018 - 7:26AM
Sales of the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek and Outback wagon keep the brand rolling. Why are consumers responding to the two vehicles?
By Patrick Rall on June 1, 2018 - 5:44PM
Sergio Marchionne delivered some unpleasant information for Dodge Viper fans, explaining that a new version of the discontinued supercar is “not in the plan” – refuting a report from earlier this week stating that a new Viper is in the works with a planned arrival of 2021.
By Denis Flierl on June 1, 2018 - 2:40PM
This week we review the new 2018 Subaru BRZ tS sports coupe. See what crucial flaw keeps the sports coupe from being great.
By John Goreham on June 1, 2018 - 12:50PM
Toyota makes the top-selling affordable vehicle with a plug and no competitor is even close in sales to the plug-in hybrid electric Prime for May or for 2018 year to date.
By Denis Flierl on June 1, 2018 - 10:09AM
The all-new Subaru Ascent 3-Row family hauler gets tested by Consumer Reports. See what they say holds the Ascent back from being great.
By Mary Conway on May 31, 2018 - 9:51PM
Thieves are finding more ways to break into and steal vehicles. In fact, a former sheriff in Michigan was just victimized when a thief broke into his SUV and stole his handgun.
By John Goreham on May 31, 2018 - 11:39AM
Tesla has updated the firmware on the Model 3. Testing is in and the results look good. But are they good enough?
By Denis Flierl on May 31, 2018 - 7:15AM
New 2019 Subaru Forester and all-new 2019 Subaru Ascent get added standard safety. See how it will help prevent collisions with pedestrians.
By Marc Stern on May 31, 2018 - 12:03AM
One of the more photogenic cars on the road, the Lamborghini has been featured in a number of famous films over the last half-century.
By Marc Stern on May 30, 2018 - 7:49PM
Whether a recall is 1 car or 1 million, responsible automakers usually push things out quite quickly to make sure owners are notified. It is also a PR coup when a recall is handled quickly and efficiently as it shows the automaker thinks highly of its customers.
By Armen Hareyan on May 30, 2018 - 1:34PM
Crash after crash involving Autopilot shows that the human beings are not ready for Tesla's Autopilot. It's better to remove them and save lives or change the name.
By Denis Flierl on May 30, 2018 - 7:35AM
We’ll check out the 2018 Nissan Titan SL 4x4 Crew Cab Midnight Edition and see how it performs in the high-altitude of Colorado.