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When a manufacturer or nameplate celebrates a large birthday, it’s usually big news. When GM celebrated their 100th, Ford spelled out “Happy 100 GM” with their office’s lights at nights, while Ford themselves recently made big news of their 125th anniversary. So you’d think that something as monumental as a …

Mazda Canada Launches Alternate Reality Game "33 Keys" - Gives Players a Chance to win a 2010 MAZDA3. Time travel, secret police, underground rebellions and an evil empire hell-bent on enslaving mankind to a lifetime of conformity. While it may sound like the ingredients to this summer's latest blockbuster, it's …

First All-New Porsche in Seven Years Poised to Set New Standards in the Premium Sedan Segment Porsche today officially unveiled its Panamera four-door performance car. The first all-new, built-from-the-ground-up vehicle from the German manufacturer since the debut of the Cayenne in 2002, the Panamera was presented at the Shanghai motor …

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 …