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From the outside, the new Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid looks exactly the same as the rest of the Fusion family -- until you notice its charger port, which lights up to indicate that the battery is fully juiced.

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More Now, though, as hybrids and plug-in cars are slowly growing their share of the market, Prius sales have fallen--not just as a share of the "alternative powertrain" segment, but in raw numbers.

From the folks who brought you the Venom GT and countless other cars and trucks capable of putting up ridiculous numbers, Hennessey Performance is back with another concoction, the VelociRaptor SUV.

The last time Ford stock reached that level, the company was benefiting from a spate of recalls at Toyota Motor ( Today, Ford stock's strength can be attributed to the company's success, rather than competitors' difficulties.

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Chrysler Group is developing a supercharged Hemi V8 with power approaching the 640 hp of the SRT Viper's V10.

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For several years there has been convergence in the automotive market. No, we're not speaking of integrated media technology, Internet TV in the back seat or the return of badge engineering.

In 2008, new vehicles with four-cylinders made up 40 percent of the market, according to market researcher R.L. Polk & Co.; today, they are 53 percent of the new-vehicle market.

RANGOON, Burma - Maroon robes for Buddhist monks had long drawn customers to the shop in downtown Rangoon.

Joe Thompson was chosen to lead the new division as its president to develop propane autogas technology for fleet vehicles for companies to deliver products or governmental entities that needed to use vehicles, driving them frequently and accumulating hundreds and hundreds of miles.

General Motors paid special attention to smoothness and quietness, neither normally associated with big pickups, in redesigning its full-size trucks for 2014.

Since CEO Alan Mulally took the helm in 2006, Ford Motor Company morphed from a multinational enterprise characterized by regional fiefdoms, to a truly global operation building cars on common platforms worldwide.

SENIOR EDITOR AT LARGE J.P. VETTRAINO: Go ahead, laugh at the old guy. He's geeked at the prospect of seat time in a 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cargo van .

Authorities were alerted just before noon to a bank robbery at the Chase Bank at 21331 South Tamiami Trail in Estero.

John Force ended a 19-race No. 1 qualifying slump with a track-record Funny Car run Saturday in the NHRA Kansas Nationals.

While Cadillac sells more models every month than Lincoln, Ford's premium brand offers more SUVs.

Apple Ford of Red Lion will host its annual "Drive One 4UR School event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Dallastown Area High School, 700 New School Lane, York Township.

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At a special event to celebrate the title's 15th anniversary, its creator said he hopes the brand will eventually build its own car.