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There are a lot of reasons to like Barack Obama, the most important of which that he isn’t George Bush. A close second behind that is that he seems to genuinely possess a desire to make the world around him a better place. To that end, we bring you this …

BMW is, by most accounts, a relatively new auto manufacturer. Although born in 1916, BMW spent a few years perfecting its game with motorcycle and engine production before launching its first car in 1928. But, new or not, there’s no disputing the existence of the brand’s various historic models. From …

Toyota's Prius hybrid was Japan's top-selling car in March for an 11th straight month despite massive recall woes, an industry group said Tuesday. Toyota Motor Corp., reeling after recalls over issues that included braking problems with the Prius, sold 35,546 units of the gas-electric vehicle in Japan last month, according …

Geneva, Switzerland – Breaking news from VW: First, a game of musical chairs is going on between the Golf and the Jetta, with the latter becoming Volkswagen Canada’s new entry-level model. Second, other vehicles we’d love to have here in the True North will be out of reach for Canadians.

The HS 250 is a complete and utter failure. Debuting as some sort of bizzaro premium Prius for the Lexus loving crowd, it’s relatively astronomical price tag and middling fuel economy led to nearly unanimous criticism and dismal sales performance. But apparently Lexus wants another kick at the can with …

When news first broke that McLaren was working on a new car to follow in the mighty F1’s footsteps, you better believe the world took notice. Because as much as cars like the Veyron have thoroughly trounced the F1’s speed record, there’s no getting around the fact that the F1 …

More Than 400 New Positions To Be Added Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) is scheduled to add a second production shift to its Plant 2 facility in early 2011 that will increase daily output from 400 to 600 units per day, and will allow HCM to add more than 400 …

A recent study carried out by Canadian psychologists Nina Mazar and Chen-Bo Zhong has discovered that green consumers are more likely to be social deviants. Studying the environmentally conscious consumer, Mazar and Zhong (of the University of Toronto) found that “purchasing green products may produce the counterintuitive effect of licensing …

If you’re in the market for a cheap and reliable service van, you might want to start watching your local government surplus auction. In a recent release, Canada Post has announced that they will begin replacing their aging fleet of mail vans with 1,175 new Ford Transit Connects. Chosen as …

If you’re anything of an automotive enthusiast, you know that BMW has founded their entire empire on the construction of agile, capable rear wheel drive coupes and sedans. And while other manufacturers have spent the last thirty years proliferating the use of wrong-wheel drive layouts to power econoboxes and bland …