One of the highlights of last week's SEMA show for motorsports enthusiasts has to be Ford's announcement that it will be bringing the Fiesta R2 rally kit to this side of the pond.

It stands for Specialty Equipment Market Association and it has become one of the largest yearly events in Las Vegas. It has also evolved into an elaborate show at which the auto manufacturers can display some of their more over-the-top concepts from aftermarket customizers.

Nevertheless, it has evolved into a show where many of the auto manufacturers come to display many of their more over-the-top concepts constructed by their aftermarket parts manufacturing partners.

During the past couple of weeks, Ford has released details about custom versions of its Explorer, Taurus SHO, Edge, Fusion, F-150, F-350 and Lincoln MKX models due to pay a visit to Sin City. Yesterday, it revealed details about nine (count ‘em) Mustangs that will make their first semi-public appearance on the Las Vegas strip next Tuesday. So here goes:

So Ford plans on officially introducing the mildly refreshed Mondeo at the Moscow Auto Salon later on this month. Big deal. Since there's probably a snowball's chance in you-know-where that we'll ever see it stateside, what's the big deal?

Earlier today, Korea's Hyundai motors announced that DUB magazine would be customizing the new Equus sedan for the 2010 SEMA show - one of the largest shows in Vegas since Elvis left the building and certainly the biggest custom car show that is off-limits to the general public.

Leave it to Rolls-Royce to never understate their position in the automotive heavens.

It all began 22 years ago this month in Chicago, when the first generation Mazda Miata was unveiled to the world at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show.

The results of the 2010 Texas Truck Rodeo have been released and this year the Texas Auto Writers Association has bestowed top honors on the Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn along with the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Nissan Juke

This year, the list of ten best seems to mirror the upheaval that the auto industry has experienced the last two years as the list of current winners marks the biggest turnover in the history of the competition (winners from the previous year's list are automatically entered the following year).