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On the heels of record March sales, KIA Canada Inc. today announced the pricing and specifications of the all-new 2010 KIA Forte compact sedan. The 2010 Forte was developed under the leadership of world acclaimed designer Peter Schreyer and represents the first step in KIA's exciting brand evolution. "With its …

Insight targets entry segment as gateway to hybrid technology The all-new 2010 Honda Insight hybrid hatchback goes on sale on Earth Day, April 22, with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $23,900 for the Insight LX. The distinctively styled, 5-passenger, 5-door dedicated hybrid vehicle is powered by an Integrated …

After providing the Volvo brand with a stable sales success for years, the vaunted S60 model has finally come to its end. After providing the Swedish manufacturer with a solid competitor in the mid-size luxury market, the S60’s long design term has finally come to completion with sliding sales and …

For the car-buying public, the world of used car shopping has changed significantly. Gone are the days of sitting down with the latest Buy & Sell to scour for that one great deal, replaced by the cruel efficiency of Craigslist and other similar sites. Providing sellers with dozens of avenues …

While F1 promises to provide race fans with an entertaining season, the pure cost of each and every little piece, and the sponsorship dollars at risk means that, as always, the upper crust of open wheel racing will continue to be the fast, clean, surgical enterprise it always has been.

Old news for those of you that read the Globe and Mail, Mazda’s president and CEO Takashi Yamanouchi recently announced that the much-lusted-after Mazda2 will be coming to Canadian showrooms. Although tight-lipped as to the timeline, other sources would seem to indicate that we can expect to see the diminutive …

MMSCAN, Government of B.C., BC Hydro and the City of Vancouver Join Forces Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada (MMSCAN) announced, today, its new zero-emission electric car i MiEV could hit the streets of Canada as early as November 2009. As part of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between MMSCAN, Mitsubishi …

Acura's all-new V-6 model for its TSX sports sedan line-up will make its Canadian debut Monday, March 30, at the Vancouver International Auto Show. Scheduled to go on sale later this summer, the new 2010 TSX V-6 will be equipped with a powerful 3.5-litre V-6 engine, exclusive suspension tuning, larger …

KIA Canada Inc., today announced that they have joined in partnership with Lion's Gate Marketing Company Ltd. a leading supplier of extended warranty protection, and Omni Warranty Corporation to deliver a Certified Pre Owned Vehicle Program (CPOV) that provides significant advantages to consumers who are considering the purchase of a …

While the millions of brand new passenger cars zipping around typically employ a smorgasbord of modern technologies aimed at reducing fuel consumption and emissions, the millions of heavy trucks hauling things (like brand new cars) from the continents railway depots and ports to our local shops are hardly what one …