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RecallsToyota Announces Comprehensive Plan to Fix Accelerator Pedals
By end of this week, owners of recalled vehicles and customers awaiting new vehicle delivery will have access to remedy for recalled vehicles Toronto, ON, February 1, 2010 – Toyota Canada Inc., (TCI) today announced it will begin fixing accelerator pedals in recalled Toyota Division vehicles by the end of …
New ModelsCamaro Convertible Contracted to Canadians
Modern cars aren’t built entirely by the manufacturers. Using components and pieces manufactured by other suppliers, most modern cars are as much assembled as they are built. And this is especially true when it comes to convertibles. But GM’s hotly anticipated Camaro convertible has had some trouble finding someone to …
NewsVolvo Debuts First Direct Injection Motor
Any modern car really will need to have direct injection. Revolutionizing fuel delivery in much the same way as fuel injection did, direct injection allows engineers to extract more power and better efficiency from their engines; both goals that are imperative for staying competitive. And now Volvo’s got their own …
ElectricHonda Begins Operation of New Solar Hydrogen Station
Los Angeles-Based Station to Re-Fuel Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Honda today began operation of a next-generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles.
RecallsToyota Temporarily Suspends Sales of Selected Vehicles
Toyota Canada Inc (TCI) today announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of the eight models involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedal, announced on January 21, 2010. Toyota is making every effort to meet the needs of customers and this decision will enable TCI …
NewsVolkswagen Sweeps Dakar
Volkswagen has dominated what is arguably the single most difficult race in motorsports. Led by veteran driver Carlos Saintz, the Volkswagen team of specially prepared (read: in no way related to what you can buy) Touaregs to occupy all three podium positions of the 2010 Dakar rally, now held in …
New ModelsMini Countryman Roams Free
For years now, Mini has been teasing the car buying public with a Mini-based crossover. Although it was initially rejected as simply conjecture, it quickly became apparent that Mini had every intention of providing their dealers with a small, all-wheel drive crossover; a sort of long distant cousin of the …
NewsThe Ford Model T: A technological breakthrough
The automobile. An everyday object of consumption. These days, knowing how to drive is almost as essential as knowing how to walk. In fact, all too often we find ourselves taking the car instead going by foot. The Car, with a capital C, has shaped our lives, our environment, our …
NewsCamaro SLP ZL Series, only 550 horsepower
SLP announces the availability of its Limited Edition ZL® Series 550 Horsepower and 575 Horsepower 2010 Supercharged Camaros from Chevy dealerships across Canada. Produced by SLP Performance Parts, Inc. and only available at Chevy dealerships throughout the U.S. and Canada, SLP’s Supercharged Camaro offers Supercar performance, handling and braking with …
NewsGM says final Saab decision due later this month or Feb
The final decision on whether Swedish automaker Saab will live or die is likely to come later this month or in February, General Motors Co.'s top European executive said Tuesday. But GM Europe president Nick Reilly said the longer the troubled brand lingers without being sold, the less likely a …
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